Boyfriend With Bizarre Opinions

Me [25F] with my boyfriend [25M] of seven months. He has VERY bizarre opinions and I want help understanding him, and getting him to understand how others see him I have been with my boyfriend, Henry, for around 7 months now, and he’s an amazing guy etc. I really see this developing into a long and very serious relationship. There are no big problems or red flags. One thing that gets me though, are his political opinions. They are esoteric, somewhat incomprehensible, and frankly, bizarre. He is an ardent monarchist (we are in the UK) but not in the typical use of the word (ie liking the Queen being an impartial head of state), he literally believes in the divine right of kings and that it is the only natural form of government. He claims to recognise no monarch since James I, and apparently the real legitimate successor is some guy called Francis who I've never heard of, who is also supposedly the rightful king of France and Greece. He never votes, saying he has no desire to assist monarch in their choice of servants (which is technically how the UK government works, the Queen 'chooses' whoever wins the election). He expressed disgust at Prince Harry's recent estrangement, I pressed him to why (I was slightly worried it was a hint he would be upset to have me), he says Markle and Kate Middleton are commoners who have no business marrying royalty, then made some remark about the Royal Family being a “ghastly bunch of arriviste Germans anyway, so I suppose it doesn’t matter”. It’s just strange. It’s like his worldview is so odd and so far removed from anything I can even begin to understand. I can name the current major Royals and a few of the more important historical ones, whereas he is an absolute expert. He will passionately debate anyone who wants to, though again it just makes him look strange. Friends at dinner will be discussing normal, contemporary political issues, and he will interject and go on some tangent about how this all relates to ‘King John’s submission to Papal authority in 1213’. He does seem to genuinely believe this stuff, but it gives an odd impression to those around us. No one can really reply because they don’t know what he’s talking about, so he definitely gets the feeling he’s winning these debates (he’s far too well-mannered to be rude about it, but it’s certainly an unspoken truth in his view).

A screenshot of a relationship post describes a woman’s boyfriend, Henry, who is a deeply eccentric monarchist obsessed with divine-right kingship, obscure royal succession, and medieval political history. The post humorously contrasts his bizarre, hyper-specific opinions and intense debates with the image of an enormous armored warrior, implying that his opinions are absurdly powerful and intimidating. It is shared as a reaction to someone whose niche beliefs are far more extreme or strange than expected.

• @eternalclassic / 3998 2021-11-28