The world always has to have a balance; a ying to a yang. When we use magnets the opposite ends are attracted to and stick to one another. We often here that opposites are meant to attract. However, both nature and human history has proven that things are usually grouped together by similarities. If that is the case, then why do people say that opposites attract?

We tend to agree and associate ourselves with our like-minded individuals, but in some ways our closest relationships are formed in the differences between us. Our enemies are those we would see as different, but as time passes we eventually see that we are more similar than we think. It is the true perplexity of human interaction.

So do opposites really attract more that similars do? If that is the case, then why? Is it in our human nature to argue or make those different from us conform to our views? Is it to reach an understanding and unity of those who differ from us? Or do we just have a simple fascination for the ones that differ from our almost indistinguishable world?

When I look at those closest to me, I can see opposites could attract as well as the similar in contrast. I am blessed with people from all different backgrounds, moral beliefs, and rather extremely different views from my own. With these opposites close to me, I find more intriguing, and sometimes heated, debates about morality and the different ways we see the world. I see my opposites as people that help me understand and accept others based on their differences. However, similar individuals give me a sense of understanding and free me of judgement. I do not have to exhaustively explain myself to those who share similarities with me.

To answer this insoluble riddle, It is simply yes. We have this explorer's intrigue to things and people opposite to us. Sometimes the differences can divide and drive people away from one another, but it is what different from our own that pulls un in in the first place. In dating, some of these differences can be seen as vast, and the relationship tends to not work out due to the excessive differences between the two.

Our relationships with those close to us are founded on some ground of similarity. We are not complete opposites to anyone. People have things in common with one another. we just need to make the effort to find those similarities between those who are different. But can those who are opposites truly get along and have lasting relationships? The answer lies within our personal tolerances and our willingness to compromise, accept, and understand. If we allow ourselves to be free to accept those who are different from us, than the differences between us will be what drives us together, not apart.

Look at those closest to you. Match your similarities and observe your differences. Are you more alike than you think; or has your differences and oppositions brought you together? As with magnets, chocolate and pretzels, and many other seeming dissimilar pairings, opposites are bound to attract to each other. It is up to our acceptance, empathy, and understanding to develop those relationships in spite of our differences.