What do you think about opposites attracting?

My spouse is the opposite of me but I do not think that it was due to opposites attracting each other. In my case it was more on her being attracted to certain quallties that I have, and due to the irresponsible attitude of her current boyfriend. I accepted on trust. After realising that she was not what she claimed to be, I wanted to break off the relationship. She came all the way from Grimsby to London, asking me not to do so, and promised she would make certain I would not regret my decision. 27 years later and our relationship has encountered many turbulences and I have lost count. Our views have always been contradictory. I have always been the one to accommodate her wishes. Yet I am still painted as a person who has never compromised. In conclusion a relationship can be built on opposites. In order to make it successful at least one of the partners must possess a lot of patience. On the positive side it can develop character and deeper understanding of the human mind and behaviour. all the best, rosdimy

Hmmm...I haven't been in a relationship where my partner is a total opposite of me, I guess there are some differences but we do have some similarities as well. But I guess if you and your partner always agrees on everything then that would be kinda boring sometimes.

Interesting question. As I type now, I am thinking of my few previous relationships. Well, all I can say is that I haven't been in a relationship with someone who is a total opposite of me. Yes, we do have some differences but our similarities are dominant of course. With my current boyfriend, I am really enjoying finding out and dealing with our difference. On sleeping, watching DVD's, cooking, etc etc, it is just good to find out what other people got aside from yourself. Of course if there are certain opposites say that are so sensitive, couples should be extra careful in dealing with them to avoid conflicts.

They may attract but they can also become spontaneously combustible!! LOL I have, personally, never seen those with so many opposite views, etc., make it. You have to have something in common.

My husband and I have been together for a long time and I think we each bring something different to the relationship. Together we make a good team while alone each of us might be missing something.

i go well with the oppisite by natures law im comfortable in them. this makes a down to earth relationship too.

My partner and I have many things in common but we are totally opposite in other ways. For example she is a very positive person 99% of the time and the other 1% would generally be because it is hot, she is tired from working hard out in the heat or any one of you children are more emotionally demanding than she is ready to handle right then. With me, I have to work hard to become and then stay positive. Not all the time of course but often enough that it can be evident to people who know me really well. If my partner is having a bad day, then it is a bad day for her and I know it. That could be because I arrive home and find her “our of sorts” or even detect it when we talk on the phone each day I am not at home. She does not take it out on me or anything like that but I can tell that her day has not been the best. Again I am very different in that if I have a bad day, then I will try to get it out of my system before I arrive home or we talk on the phone. We are the same with it comes to family, friends and work ethics. Our family are our priority in many was and if any of them needed us because of some trauma or illness then we would drop everything to go to them. We both have a strong work ethic and due to circumstances we are now working our butts off to pay off the mortgage and own our small plot of dirt so that we can retire and be self-sufficient. She is organised and I am not. If I ask about something she can immediately find the paperwork for it because she puts it away. Somewhere on the bench is good enough for me - just in case I need it tomorrow, next week or next month or even next year. Lol My partner and I have in common as well as the things that we differ in, but we both put a lot of effort into keeping our love alive and the relationship on an even keel. That talking things through, trusting and respecting each other’s opinion and being honest are more important than a couple being similar or the opposite. Relationships work or fail because of the 2 people involved, regardless.

It is a universal truth that 'opposite' attracts each other. When you enter into a relationship with a person from an opposite gender, you get to learn a lot, because man and woman think in a different fashion and style and when two kinds of thoughts gel with each other, it gives a kind of new fusion and thought. I have friends from both the genders and I get along well with all of them.

yesssssssssss in my case my wife and me are poles apart in every sense yet ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I think that is famously known as the Law of Attraction, that opposite attracts, that is still a theory, there is no proof on it... Love is enough to work out a relationship