My best friends (21 F WOC and 21 M Trans) gave me (21 F) an ultimatum to either break up with my partner (23 M Trans) because of his political views.

Last December I went to a pregame over at my best friend’s apartment. Before I went over I asked if my partner could attend since other SOs were attending. I called my friend multiple times, but she never answered so I brought my partner. When we arrived the vibe of the room completely shifted, and I noticed some of my friends making eye contact with each other, the kind where it feels like they were just talking about you. The night went on and no one said anything, but in the morning I texted my two best friends asking if there was something wrong. Later they responded with a long message saying that they think my partner is conservative and they no longer want him around them because it makes them uncomfortable. Up until this point my partner has never brought up politics or engaged in major political conversations with them. So I asked why they think that, and my friend confessed to going through my partner’s instagram following after seeing that he follows Trump. She also sent a screenshot of my partners Instagram story the day after the election, he had posted the YMCA song, she also sent screenshots of conservative accounts that he follows. After a lot of back and forth between my friends and my partner I came to the realization that my friendship would never be the same. After pointing this fear out to my friend she agreed and said that I would need to pick. By the end of it I picked my partner because of how hurt I felt. Now that 4 months have passed I deeply miss my friends, and I’m wondering if I should have sacrificed my best friend for a relationship.