I may not be an expert on the millennial dating scene, but I know two ways to kill your relationship: Cheating & Politics.

But, like I said, I don’t know the first thing about millennial dating.

I imagined the only other people who would join a Bernie Sanders-themed dating website would be other Sanders supporters who hopefully would have a sense of humor. But what I learned while on the chat feature was that a lot of my fellow Sanders’ supporters are also fellow web developers. This came in handy as Bernie Singles went viral and the servers overloaded. Colten Caudle, the founder, called on the handful of chat room insomniacs to help build upon what ended up being an incredible idea for “millennial dating.”

As I mentioned, I know about websites, but I don’t know about dating. My quest is to write this article, to figure out how Bernie Singles appeals to young daters as much as Bernie Sanders appeals to young voters. So, I reached out to two friends—Ketzer and C.D.—to see what they thought of a dating site specifically based on one’s political affiliation.

“It’s a good filter,” Ketzer said. “It’s helpful if one day you’re like ‘Man, I’m tired of fuckin’ around, and I want to find a specific person.’ I prefer if I can narrow down certain things about somebody if I’m doing, like, online dating.”

“With Tinder, you’re not actually looking for anyone you’re actually trying to date long,” C.D. said. Anyone who’s ever ventured into the nudes-fueled vortex of swipes, messaging apps, and hookup sites would probably agree with him.

What options do today’s young voters have if they’re looking for someone to hold hands with on their way to the polls or have a meal after a hometown rally? (Something on the site we like to call, “Democratic socialism & chill.”) The site has created an environment for young voters to meet and talk about politics. In fact, Bernie Sanders earned 84% of the millennial vote in the Iowa caucus [1]. Bernie Singles is not only giving something daters can passionately agree on; it’s also mitigating any potential fallout from finding your sweetheart on the other side of the caucus floor.

“… That can cause a lot of frustration… it can definitely drive a wedge between people,” C.D. said, referring to unforeseen political differences between daters. “It would be a helpful tool. It’s not often brought up on dating sites because it’s a bit of a faux pas to talk about, at least in public.”

He’s right. OkCupid asks a number of political questions in its match surveys but doesn’t outright encourage political discourse between daters. Two women were banned from Tinder after using it to campaign for Sanders [2].

The voting booth doesn’t look like it’s gonna replace the kissing booth any time soon.

Maybe political compatibility really isn’t as important as which way the toilet paper hangs.

Not so fast. A 2013 study out of Stanford Business School found that political compatibility made a potential mate look anywhere from 3% to 9% more interesting [3]. That might not seem like much, until you couple it with one reason why people get divorced. Over half of divorcées surveyed cited too much conflict and arguing as a driving force behind their separation [4]. It was the second most given reason for that particular survey.

The first? Lack of commitment. The third? Infidelity.

It’s uncomfortable to sit through a date during an election season knowing that the person across the table may be the one to cancel your vote out. Nobody wants to have to go through a messy political debate with a new mate, much less an old one. Certainly nobody wants to suffer knowing, beyond matters of the country, that their mate couldn’t agree with them on matters of the heart.

Like I said I don’t know shit about millennial dating. I think it involves people my age who are probably happier than me. But, I do know that I (and, if our voting record is something to point to, other people my age) want other people to be happy, and feel secure in their lives.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign has been built on a foundation of social security: reinvigorating the American safety net, rebuilding our infrastructure, and addressing the financial inequality that plagues the modern American household. We’ve got a site that wants to prevent poverty of love, based on a campaign that wants to prevent poverty of wealth.

Oh, you want to know how my career in “millennial dating” is going?

I’m up at two o’clock in the morning writing an article about a Bernie Sanders-themed dating website. How do you think it’s going?

I’m Bernin’ Up.

That’s how it’s going.

[1] http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/02/hillary_clinton_is_losing_young_voters_to_bernie_sanders.html

[2] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-tinder-idUSMTZSAPEC2533E5RP

[3] http://huber.research.yale.edu/materials/38_paper.pdf

[4] http://www.smartmarriages.com/nms.pdf