10 Stages of Realizing Your Date's a Republican as Reenacted by Cats

We all know there are LGBT Republicans out there, we just might not expect to end up on a date with one. Well, it's more of a real possibility than you might think and, especially during this particular year when so many of the candidates are intent on stripping LGBT rights away, it might make the night hard to handle once the plot twist has come to light. Here are 10 cats that are you trying to sit through your date after you accidentally ventured into political territory with results you just don't quite know how to handle. Cats, take it away. 

1. When they first say "I'm a Republican," and you're immediately like:

2. But it turns out they're not joking, so you're just left all: 

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3. Then the bartender comes over to see if you both want another drink and you're just like:

4. And then you feel like the entire night has crashed and burned so here you are:

5. But at least you can both agree the Republican party is way whack this season, and that some of Democratic ideals are pretty cool.

6. So you decide to hang tight and see how the rest of the night goes, cause people are all just people figuring it out in this big world, ya know? 

7. And maybe you even have a little fun and you feel like, "Hey, maybe I can move past this!"

8. And then you remember your date told you they were a Republican. 

9. And you're just way too gay for this.

10. So you peace out and hope your next romantic conquest isn't trying to decide which Republican candidate they're going to vote for in the primaries. 

We just can't this year. A toast to dat single life: