Discussion [QOTW] Do opposites attract?

[gato]

In your opinion, do you think people with extremely different personalities end up in relationships more often than those who are similar?

Additional questions:
Why or why not?
Do you think it matters?
How likely are the relationships to survive?

 

[Flint]

I don't think it's true opposites attract. I think it's true that people should compliment each other, including having strengths in areas where a person might have a weakness, but I would not say they're opposites because of it.

I think any relationship won't survive if they're too different from each other.

 

[Archangel]

Yin-yang type shit. Practically all relationships that I know personally have quite opposite characteristics (which obviously complement each other), but similar hobbies.

 

[TonyDr]

In your opinion, do you think people with extremely different personalities end up in relationships more often than those who are similar?

Will depends person to person but i've saw women being nice caring people dating the complete opposite : total douchbags. And it was explicit, meaning that the guy never hidden his true personality. It's the same thing with different views on politics sometimes.

But overall people never end-up with the strict opposite but not the similar either, it can't be possible to find an exact carbon copy of yourself in a partner, especially in hobbies, views, opinions etc...

And it's a good thing sometimes having someone not thinking the same way than you

 

[gato]

i forgot to answer this post personally. my answer more or less aligns with @Flint

partners should be similar in their core beliefs and philosophy in life, but different in execution or having different experiences in why. too similar of experiences can feel like talking to yourself or cause you go into "yes man" mode. no reflection, no growth. most people can't reflect without any cue to do so or without being challenged yk.