If someone's political views are significantly different from your own, does it mean a romantic relationship is off the cards?

While there are plenty of people who've found love across the political divide, others have struggled to keep a relationship going once ideological differences become too pronounced.

Reuters' John Whitesides may have found the first married couple to have split as a direct result of Donald Trump political career .

Gayle McCormick, 73, a retired prison guard from California, has separated from her husband of 22 years after he revealed last year he was planning to vote for Trump in the US election.