I'm wondering who else feels the same way as I do on this issue.

If you have vastly differing views regarding politics and religion, it's probably not going to work out. Sure, Maury Povich and Connie Chung made it work, but they're probably the exception. Same with Maria Shriver and Ahnold.

Guys just don't want to respect my stand on that position. This one guy who contacted me is older than I'm looking for, is conservative, a Christian, attends services at least monthly, lives much further away than I'm looking, is a salesman (which shows in his pushy tactics to try and get me interested in him and agree to meet), and he keeps saying he's sexy. Well, I've seen enough pictures of him on his profile to know he's not sexy in my opinion. I absolutely cannot stand guys with three-day growth from their top lip to the bottom of their neck. If I want my face perpetually scraped up, I'll curl up with a sandpaper-covered pillow every night.

But that's going off topic. I have firm boundaries regarding what I consider the two major deal breakers. Shouldn't they be respected? I've even gone so far as to block the guys who won't respect me on that issue and keep pushing me to give them a chance.

Do I have some bizarre opinion about this, or is it normal to want to be involved with people who share common beliefs in these two areas?