I’m sure you have probably heard that old saying about relationships - opposites attract.  This saying was coined from science actually.  When a couple are attracted to each other and like to stick together, it has been likened to two magnets that when placed together stick together.  But there is a catch to the magnet theory… The magnets must be opposite polarities.  If you try to stick two magnets together with the same polarity, whether it is negative pole or positive pole, they will push each other away.  Personally, I think they ought to keep science out of the love equation.   I’ve known of several cases that are definitely exceptions to this rule.  Here are some examples:

I was dating a girl and we was as different as night and day on everything, food, music, styles, etc…. We were in constant battles, but she always said she ‘loved’ me.  She wondered how we got together being we were so different.  I told her ‘Well they always say opposites attract.’  She said, ‘Yes this is true, but they fight constantly.’ She knew of couples that were diametrically opposed, as we were that made it, but all they ever did was fight.  Needless to say that relationship did not last at all.  But on the other side of the coin…

I am married now to a woman that I share a lot of things in common with. We have a lot of fun together and enjoy quality time with each other.  We soon will be together for years.  We do have differences on some things, but that’s OK. I do not believe two people should be mirror images of each other, but by that same analogy they should reflect each other’s better side. Personally I think we have developed a new magnet.  We’re not both positive poles, but not both negative either. We’ve balanced it out to where we still attract and hang on to each other.

Opposites attracting may work for some people because the opposition may be what is needed to keep them in check, but I do not believe it is for everyone. You need to evaluate and see which magnetic style you need your relationship to be.