September 15th, 2012 
Up4Dsn 
Yesterday while I was relaxing, perusing other blogs and watching the real Two & a Half Men, a friend of mine had a status on BB stating that 10s don’t go for 5s etc. Though I believe this happens sometimes, she went on to tell me one of her friends stated it does happen because opposites attract and that got the wheels in my head turning. I think everybody knows opposites attract but no one sticks around to see how long it lasts.
This is something I always felt strong about since my days back in college when I liked this girl who was nothing close to similar to me. Ever since then I have drawn the conclusion that opposites attract for a relatively short period of time but what happens afterwards is the most significant thing of it all. My thinking is that the difference between the two people is the fuel that ignites the desire to get together be it relationship wise or sexual. Unfortunately, this desire usually fades after a while and the relationships turn sour or just finishes.
Many may say that there are many exceptions to the rule and I quite agree with them but to a point. The way I see it is that opposites attract because of those differences initially but as time passes so many things become “normal” and actually become part of each others lives. This in turn plays out that they become more similar or familiar with each other and the distance between their lifestyles shrink. For instance, it’s only obvious that if two people are in “love” or something else, spend enough time with each other they will eventually become accustomed to the other person’s habits etc and in some instances, they too will like some of their habits and hobbies. How many women actually end up liking sports they had no care for before they met their sportsman boyfriends?
Of course this doesn’t always happen and the thing is usually when it doesn’t the relationships run their course.
Up 4 Discussion…
1) Do you think opposites attract in the normal sense or do you agree with my analogy?
2) Have you been in this kind of relationship? If so, what happened?
petersburgh is a blogger from Barbados who offers nothing but another point of view
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Opposites do tend to attract each other, even though some people tend to say they want someone who is just like him/her. I feel as if I'm currently in this type of relationship. He and I started off as friends, then he pursued me. He took a chance in asking me. He didn't expect me to give him a shot because of how different our backgrounds are–him being from the city, more street smart; I, being from the rural/country and education oriented. So far, it's been working out…because he tends to provide calm in situations where I may overly worry. I plan and keep things organized when he is in disarray. Some of our habits have kind of rubbed off on each other. Now, he looks at wrestling as religiously as I do, and I've increased playing some types of games on the XBox. We are still going strong so far…and it's been a little over 3 years.
That's amazing! I'm so glad to hear your relationship has been such a positive experience. I hope you both continue to maintain a lasting and loving relationship.