How Donald Trump helped my marriage: Every day, my wife and I can commiserate

In our 20th year of marriage, my wife Stacey and I have stumbled upon an improbable catalyst that has made our relationship better than ever: Donald Trump.

It’s true, of course, that just over a year ago, the same Trump was blamed for destroying marriages across America. Couples that once respected diversity of opinion found themselves, in light of the toxicity and tumult that surrounds him, simply unable to carry on without fantasizing about bashing each other’s heads in.

Yes, his election was also a death sentence to politically mixed marriages.

But now that these pro-vs.-anti Trump spouses have split up, we’re left with another cohort of couples, more aligned than ever.

Even a couple like James Carville and Mary Matalin, once famous for their divergent political views, are suddenly much less divided, as her decision to leave the Republican Party reflects — yet another bad omen for the school of “opposites attract.”

If my experience is any guide, Trump’s very outrageousness, and shared shock that anyone might support him, has helped millions of couples develop more meaningful and passionate bonds.

We don’t need Freudian, Jungian or Reichian therapy. Opposition to Trump is all it takes.

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