Do you prefer friends who are similar to you or different from you
@chineseairhead (756)
China
June 29, 2008 4:01am CST
Throughout your lifetime, you may have to meet people of different charactoristics and hobbies etc. As a matter of fact, many people enjoy making friends which someone who share the same charactor or hobby with themselves. In that case, friends will share something in common. Suppose you are a big fan of soccer and a man you met happens to be keen on soccer as well, you'll easily run in to discussions with him on the topic of soccer. You two may have a strong argument over tactic or defend the favorite teams of your own, respectively. Then a close and strong relationship is build up in a short time. By communicating with a "similar friend", you will easily find yourself understood, which can fullfill your personal satisfaction.
Yet, friends who are different from you may also help you a lot. Having a relationship with someone who's not of your type sounds weird but indeed you will have your charactor shaped. The influence of a "different friend" can make you more mature and open-minded.
You may tend to develop friendship with someone who is similar to you but a friend different from you will teach you a lot.
Do you have any experiences to prove or disprove my point of view?
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@chocolateiscreams (138)
• Philippines
3 Jul 08
i have many friends who share the same interests as i am ,but surprisingly enough, my closest girlfriends are strikingly different than me.
WE're all taking up the same course, but one look in our group and we're like the powerpuffs... One's dynamic, another's shy, I'm indifferent, Another is more mature than the rest of us.
The advantage we're having (besides being friends is always an advantage) is that we share what we have in common, and learn from each other our differences.
They can teach what you don't know, and somehow, you teach them too... We could freely express what we are and how we're different from each other, yet we share that tight warmth and closeness, and comfort you get from friends.
@ruby222 (4847)
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29 Jun 08
I suppose if you are talking about having friends that you would go out and about with..to have similar interests would be fairly good...if you liked different things it might be a bit difficult to spend time out together..at least if you have someting in common there are things that you can chat about.But its obvious that you wouldnt probably like the same things all of the time so then you would have someting that you were able to discuss together.
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
29 Jun 08
I am an adaptable person and would like to make friends with people who may have different interests than me. It would help if the friend was adaptable too. In this way both of us would lear a lot of new things and enjoy foing them together. It gives me a lot of joy to share the knowledge of something I knww amongst my friends.
@desireeo (595)
• Philippines
29 Jun 08
we can be friends with people with different interests from us. friendship isn't always about sharing the same likes and dislikes but also discovering other people's likes and dislikes and finding ways to compromise so the relationship could work. i have friends who don't dig what i dig yet we stay friends from the day we've met up to now. sharing the same interests sure is the easiest way to finding a friend and making the bond lasts long but sharing different likes could also make you wanna work out on things you never thought of working out. talking bout practicing your patience and sense of generosity.
