Love in the time of Trump: Dating sites for the politically passionate

This photo illustration shows a woman checking out TrumpSingles.com online at her computer in Los Angeles, California on December 2, 2016, a dating site inspired by President-elect Donald Trump that seems to be atracting lots of young republicans. The appointment was perfect until he said he supported Donald Trump. Their love was over and they never saw each other again. / AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Javier TOVAR

LOS ANGELES: The encounter had seemed promising enough, but the couple brought together by an online dating site failed to connect because of one glaring, irreconcilable difference: He was a Donald Trump supporter, she was not. 

It’s a scene played out again and again in the dating world: In an increasingly partisan and polarised country, similarity in political viewpoints has become a major criterion when choosing – or weeding out – prospective love interests.