Do opposites REALLY attract? - Page 7

You think so? 😃 Because he'd be besotted with her and wonder what earth-shattering event brought her to him in the first place? 😛😃 lol

((I'm inclined to agree with you))

It was purely hypothetical 😃 just a silly exaggerated example that popped into my mind first. I know it wasn't the best to get a point across. Apologies! 😊 I should've been more realistic haha

Well, too much of anything is not good. If you're too different, you'll find yourself drifting away from your partner after a while due to lack of anything in common to talk about. If you're too similar, you'll probably clash or find your relationship becoming too boring. A good mix of similarities and differences is key in making a relationship interesting and lasting.

For example (a real life one this time), my boyfriend and I are both mechanical engineers, both PhD students right now in the same university with very similar interests. We're both huge Android fans, we love Formula 1, love Top Gear, love cars (though he likes BMW and I'm a Merc fan), enjoy romantic comedies and we both coincidentally speak German fluently (though neither of us is German). Despite these similarities the biggest difference is our culture. I'm Indian, he's Australian. I'm easy going and a bit lax with rules, he's a strict law abiding citizen. I'm spontaneous, he's a meticulous planner. I'm a bit of an airhead sometimes, he's sharp and smart. And of course there are more. But the point is, the similarities give us something to talk about, to laugh about... we connect brilliantly on an intellectual level. We have very different sense of humours but we still understand one another. The differences make life very interesting. My spontaneity ensures that we never have a dull moment in life and his cautious nature keeps me in check when I'm about to do something over the top or when I'm about to have a foot-in-the-mouth moment (which I do anyway).

So yes, it's important to have a good mix of similarities and differences. Otherwise we tend to swing erratically from one extreme (boredom) to another (loneliness).

...and sorry, there are no topics on Zodiac stuff, you can make one if you want, because I am into astrology stuff although I dont really believe in it, it's fun.. 😛