# What's up with the Conways? How does that marriage work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825 "2020-01-23T00:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/1 "2020-01-23T00:39:49Z")
I never understood this. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/2 "2020-01-23T00:47:24Z")
maybe it’s purely sexual. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/3 "2020-01-23T00:49:22Z")
That’s my guess. I mean, look at Kellyanne then at George. It’s still my guess. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/4 "2020-01-23T01:04:20Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > I never understood this. Maybe they think they’re going to be the next Matalin and Carville. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/5 "2020-01-23T02:30:43Z")
Maybe she leaks like a sieve to the press. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/6 "2020-01-23T05:17:37Z")
A married couple need not agree on everything. But they are pushing the outer limits as to what could be comfortably maintained. IMO ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/7 "2020-01-23T12:27:51Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > Maybe they think they’re going to be the next Matalin and Carville. I thought that too, but I don’t remember Carville trashing Matalin and her work to the extent George does with Kellyanne. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/8 "2020-01-23T12:40:17Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Maybe she leaks like a sieve to the press. No maybe about it. But not as a marital aid. Um, I mean …, you know. I think it’s pure cynicism. These are people who adopt a public stance solely for professional reasons which is not at all how they view themselves personally. If you’re a cynic it’s much easier to get along with a fellow cynic even if their public persona is at odds since you “get it”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/9 "2020-01-23T13:20:57Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > These are people who adopt a public stance solely for professional reasons which is not at all how they view themselves personally. This is my take. It’s all essentially a type of performance art. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/10 "2020-01-23T13:27:31Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > No maybe about it. But not as a marital aid. Um, I mean …, you know. > > I think it’s pure cynicism. These are people who adopt a public stance solely for professional reasons which is not at all how they view themselves personally. If you’re a cynic it’s much easier to get along with a fellow cynic even if their public persona is at odds since you “get it”. My thoughts as well. I’ll bet Kelly even helps her husband by giving him inside information to work with. Or pointing out things he may have missed. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/11 "2020-01-23T14:06:30Z")
Political punditry in this country is little more than a verbal version of professional wrestling. It just surprises me how many in the audience root for the heels. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/12 "2020-01-23T14:36:16Z")
My Wife and I have differing political beliefs and don’t fight tooth and nail over them. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/13 "2020-01-23T15:29:17Z")
I know they’re fictional sitcom characters, but Archie & Edith? Or misanthropic performance artists works, too: Keep 'em squabbling amongst themselves and we can pick up the money from both sides of the argument du jour. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/14 "2020-01-23T15:44:15Z")
Maybe they have a BDSM streak and _get off on_ the adversarial politics. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/15 "2020-01-23T15:56:59Z")
We are friends with a very similar couple. They are a perfect match in every way except for politics, and it works for them. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/16 "2020-01-23T17:30:32Z")
KellyAnne has always, always endorsed Trump, to the point of worship. I said a long time ago she is in love with him. So maybe George wears orange face paint and a bad wig in bed. ~VOW. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/17 "2020-01-23T17:34:37Z")
I did this [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867224) a year ago as well. It is bizarre. I just hope they write a tell-all book at the end of this. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/18 "2020-01-23T18:57:03Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > I did this [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867224) a year ago as well. It is bizarre. > > I just hope they write a tell-all book at the end of this. Sorry, friend. I couldn’t find any posts about it. I’ll read the thread you started. ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/19 "2020-01-23T20:23:51Z")
They’re rich, straight, white people, so the politics they disagree on is some abstract thing that affects people they don’t know. They’re not someone who’s very likely to be forced into gay conversion therapy, have their marriage declared illegal, unable to afford a flight to get an abortion in a state where it’s legal, prevented from voting, have to decide between keeping their house or paying for their kid’s medical treatment, or randomly killed by the police for being the wrong color, or anything along those lines, or to have any of that happen to their friends or family, so it’s easy for them to say ‘oh, it’s just politics’ and treat it as impersonal. Also from a quick reading they’re both right wingers, so they’re really just disagreeing about one specific person and not on any fundamental principles. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825/20 "2020-01-23T23:20:02Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Political punditry in this country is little more than a verbal version of professional wrestling. It just surprises me how many in the audience root for the heels. This is a lot of it. It’s actually common for Democrats and Republicans to partner together when founding political consulting / messaging firms. It makes it easier in a business where the rise and fall of political parties can affect revenue. Then the principals of the firm yell at each other on TV on Sunday morning. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-conways-how-does-that-marriage-work/846825.md?page=2)