James Carville Offers Love Advice to Young Progressives After 'Love is Blind' Drama

James Carville, the veteran Democratic strategist, has stepped into a realm he's not exactly famous for: love advice. His pearls of wisdom come in the wake of a viral moment on Netflix's reality show Love is Blind, where contestant Sara Carton left her groom, Ben Mezzenga, at the altar—because his politics didn’t align with her progressive ideals.

Carville, who’s no stranger to the intersection of love and politics, spoke candidly to Fox News Digital. "Since the dawn of time, everybody has tried to explain romance," he said. "Poems, art, novels. And you know what? No one's quite got it yet. And that's the great thing about it. If Shakespeare can’t explain romance, how the hell can I explain it?" Carville's charm, as always, is in his ability to mix wisdom with a hefty dose of self-awareness.

He went on to suggest that relationships are about more than just romance, quipping, "You can't change people's minds. They’re either romantic or they love someone, or they don’t." Coming from someone who’s famously been married to former Republican consultant Mary Matalin for over 31 years, you’d think he knows a thing or two about making it work despite political differences.

When asked about his own marriage, Carville pointed out that it’s not all about political sparring. "You always ask me about what we have our differences, but you don’t talk about the things we have in common: the kids, civic stuff in New Orleans, church stuff, a lot of the same friends. It just doesn’t come up that much." And apparently, keeping politics out of their home life has been key. "When a plumber goes home, he doesn’t want to fix the toilet," Carville analogized. "When I sit down, have a drink with my wife, I’m not left out of it. I don’t talk about politics." Honestly, this is advice more couples might want to take to heart.

Carville lamented how, in modern times, people are using politics as a litmus test for dating. Reflecting on his own dating days, he joked, "In my case, I wasn’t good-looking enough. I had to broaden the base, okay?" In classic Carville humor, he added, "I decided, ‘Well, I’ll start dating Republicans. That’ll double my chances to get a date.’ Some of it is just self-preservation." Love truly knows no party lines, it seems.

Speaking directly to young progressives like Carton, Carville didn’t mince words: "Get over your preening and your moral superiority. The more pragmatic you are in life, the happier you’ll be. And you’ll actually win an election." Leave it to Carville to tie together romance, practicality, and electoral strategy.

Whether or not you agree with his politics, you’ve got to hand it to him—Carville knows how to keep life interesting. And maybe he’s onto something here: a little less judgment, a little more connection, and who knows? Maybe even love.