Neither of you are in your final form at this age . You may end up growing together and finding more common ground on those three domains you listed . You also might not . The three views you listed are things that people change a LOT from HS to a few years out of college . You get new experiences , meet new people , maybe ask questions about your upbringing , see how things play out in real life , etc . <| sep |> It ' s stupid as shit . I was watching the election in a college dorm room with friends , and a Clinton supporter asked what I would do if she won . I said I ' d probably swear but then carry on with my life , knowing America voted for what it wanted . Then the next day I hear from friends at other schools that they didn ' t have to take MIDTERMS , if the results distressed them that much . I ' m scared for how thin skinned and entitled my generation has become