I answered “no, “no,” and “it depends.”. I saw a masseur for strictly therapeutic massage twice over several months and he spent part of both sessions on topics that clearly indicated that he was on a different side of the political spectrum than I. During the second visit I found myself getting agitated by what he was saying because I was there to release stress and muscular tightness, and the conversation was making me more tense since I was biting my tongue to keep from saying anything argumentative. Though the massage was great, I opted not to go back. So I guess that, if I know his political affiliation and I know he’s going to talk to me about it and stress me out,, I probably won’t hire him. I prefer not to know and not to tell so that we can both enjoy each other’s company.