Saturday, August 22, 2026
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Now more than ever, politics are affecting how Americans date. Just ask Sean, the subject of our most recent installment of the Secret Lives of Men. He claims he has no problem hooking up, but when things get too serious with women, they start to back away. Why? Because he’s a Trump supporter. Once you read his story below, you’ll pick up on why, despite his political leanings, he’s not the catch he thinks he is. —Chris Hatler, deputy editor
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I don’t have a problem getting girls. My main problem, thanks to politics, is keeping them.
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On a recent weeknight, I went out on a date with a girl I had been seeing for a few weeks. We were at a cute little wine bar, and there weren’t many people there, which I liked. She was telling me about an upcoming project from the business she ran with her friends, and I was asking normal questions about it. Then I saw her get uncomfortable, and she said it: “I don’t think we can keep going out.”
“I’m around these friends constantly, for work, all the time,” she said. “You’re eventually going to meet them. We’re going to be at each other’s birthdays. And I just can’t have you around them.”
Why? Because I’m a Trump voter.
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Whether you’re just beginning your watch-buying journey or you’re a seasoned collector, there’s a healthy chance that you have serious respect for one brand: Seiko.
Based in Tokyo, Seiko makes watches and clocks in thousands of styles, colors, complications, and sizes, all at prices that have proven affordable to millions around the world. From soldiers to students to office workers, from athletes to doctors to journalists, people love this brand for its potent mix of affordability, utility, and variety.
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I had relocated my job from D. C. to St. Louis, where I’d cover college sports for the Post, where we planned to raise a family—to raise you—just a short drive from your Nan and Tom Tom. Money was good, the lower state taxes sprinkling another dinner out on top of every paycheck. Over big pours of wine, we mused about opening a bookstore, about how Mom would run it and make baked goods to sell at the register.
And then, Eva, when we had packed our bags for the hospital, when we were just 16 days from meeting you, I received an email at 7:58 a.m., before I had finished my first cup of coffee. The subject line: Your Role Is Eliminated by Today’s Workforce Reductions.
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