Is it true that opposites attract? If opposites attract,,,, I don't understand.

@roleez1 (168)
United States
May 30, 2010 11:20am CST
The concept is that two people who are on completely different sides of any topic shouldn't naturally be attracted to each other but yet somehow it always works out that way. I am dumbfounded as to why.
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• United States
30 May 10
I believe that opposites attract. My boyfriend is my opposite. He's outgoing and spontaneous and I'm not. We have different dreams and things we want to get out of life too. So, yes, opposites attract. The problem is, there needs to be something similar between them that binds them together or the relationship won't last. There will be too much conflict.
@roleez1 (168)
• United States
30 May 10
Wow, I think you hit the nail on the head - great comment!
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• United States
30 May 10
Thanks, man. Do I smell a best response coming up for me? (: LOL
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@roleez1 (168)
• United States
1 Jun 10
OOPs Someone else said almost to a tee what your comment was and I just happen to read theirs last. Wish I could give 2 best remarks. Have great one.
• India
30 May 10
I think it is true that opposites always attract. Everything is made in two and opposites. Like charge, +ve and -ve, good and bad etc. Even in life, if two people have the same opinions on any topic then it will boring, they wont have anything to talk about because they share the same opinion. So its quite natural that people having different opinions are attracted to each other.
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• Philippines
30 May 10
I think opposites attract when two people complement each other. One may lack something that the other may be able to fill. For instance, the guy is outgoing and the woman is an introvert. The guy could help the woman get out of her shell and the woman could also help the guy to be a little bit more introspective. When opposites clash, that may be a different story. However, disagreeing is not always bad. Sometimes, it's healthy as long as the disagreement is handled by people who are objective and are mature enough. They both should look at a particular issue from each other's point of view. If they cannot agree, then they do not have to be disagreeable. They can agree to disagree.
@roleez1 (168)
• United States
31 May 10
But does the term "agree to disagree" really work. I mean think about it, how many times have you said that to your SO & it actually worked out for the better?
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
30 May 10
roleez yes and for the veryh good reason that we complement each other. I was shy, and my husband outgoing, I was moody and he was cheerful, I was meticulous in all money deals, he forgot to write down withdrawals from our family bank book.so i took over the bills and the bank account and so we filled in eachothers gaps and we loved and liked each other. we had a happy marriage for sure.
@roleez1 (168)
• United States
31 May 10
How long were you married?
@catalyser (531)
• Malaysia
31 May 10
Yes. I've seen numerous cases like this one. As long as the couple has the same interest and opposite personality, then chances are it would be a long lasting relationship. When they have opposite personality, it complements each other. I have a friend who is pretty outgoing but his girlfriend is more of a stay in kinda person. He's pretty talkative, the girlfriend keeps quiet most of the time and listens. Both would compromise at times. Imagine if both of them are talkative, then nobody would have the chance to talk then! One interest brought them together, they met during a bowling tournament and have been together for the past 7 years.
@roleez1 (168)
• United States
1 Jun 10
I agree with your statement on having the same interests but different personalities, I just wonder if that is some what of an oxymoron. That really kind of sums it up for me or makes my question actually more of what I intended to ask. I am not sure if your personalities can be different and still carry the same interests. For helping with that I'll give ya a best response!!!
@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
1 May 11
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
1 Jun 10
Well how boring is it to be around someone who always agrees with you? Isn't it much more interesting to get another point of view. Of course there is the thrill of being right, or able to say I told you so. You can't do that with people who totally agree with you.
@kheigh (215)
30 May 10
sometimes it works, sometimes not. but i rather not use that reason. they say ron and hermione are perfect for each other because opposite attracts. if opposite attracts, then why not draco and hermione? whatever. anyway i think why people falls for a his/her opposite is because that other person fulfills what's missing in the life of the other. that's why opposite attracts. but i don't like it (for harry potter reasons). :D
30 May 10
well i suppose if someone loved themselves things wouldn't be very interesting and couples would just get along and be bored if they were exactly like their partners, it is healthier to have different interests or everything would be boring. the thought of something different and new is more exciting :)