Aug

5

Opposites attract?

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“There is a debate about whether opposites attract or attack, but for better or for worse, people tend to be attracted to people unlike them. While differences can be deadly, they can also be delightful, as they allow couples to experience a side of life they may not be exposed to otherwise.”

~ Dr. Gary Chapman (Mister Relationship Communication Expert)

if opposites attract, no wonder there were sparks flying between us from the very first day.

he is a capital-R Republican* and proud American.  i am a politically-naive and relatively unaffiliated liberal-minded Canadian.  he was born in the 80s.  i was born in the 70s.  he eats fast-food.  my Big Mac cravings are few and far between.  he drinks gallons of diet soda. i prefer water.  he can sit and study the SAME SUBJECT for, like, 18 hours in a row.  i need to switch it up every couple of hours.  he played on every sports team imaginable and is pretty much the most athletic and sports-oriented person i have ever known in my entire life.  i give “girl’s throw” a bad name and spent my growth spurt years saying “no, i don’t play basketball” over and over and over again.  he can cram for an hour before a Genetics exam and get an A. i have to spend the aforementioned 18 hours to earn the same grade. he is an only child.  i am the eldest of four rowdy marvelous J-named siblings.  his parents got re-married to each other after being divorced for 15 years.  my parents have been re-married to other people for the past 15 years.  he’s all about the black-or-white.  i can’t count the zillions of shades of gray in my world.

i honestly have never argued with someone so much in my entire life.  all that said, we have two** important characteristics in common.  i have a feeling i’ve finally met someone as smart and stubborn as myself.

smart enough to realize that relationships take a bit of work.

and stubborn enough to stick to it.

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*my dad thinks i should hit him over the head with a dead goat until he wakes up and votes for Obama.

**okay, okay. we have WAY more than two things in common. but i’ll save the fact that we’re both from the flattest part of the country and our dads are truck drivers for another post. i hear those are important determinants of relationship success: being from equally boring parts of the continent and inheriting genes that enable you to park a big truck in a small spot.

and thank goodness fire snakes are compatible with tenacious wood rats. otherwise we’d be doomed for sure.

Comments

6 Comments so far

  1. maxivida on August 5, 2008 12:13 pm

    what does “politically naive” mean? that you consider your political views naive or that conservatives consider liberal views naive?

  2. sarah on August 5, 2008 12:28 pm

    “gallons” of diet “soda”?
    Scratch one difference off the list…you’re apparently American too.

  3. BCWB on August 5, 2008 1:30 pm

    Nothing wrong with being a Midwestern American with the gallon and soda comment!! LOL you will fit in great with those Americans. If only you could work on that liberal part… Ohhh well I am sure Brandon will work on you for that as well…just as I am sure you will work on him for other things ; ) : )

  4. Joanne on August 5, 2008 1:41 pm

    I think all Americans are “proud”; it is bred into them. They don’t know anything different. I live in the U.S. and their news is all “rah rah America, we are fantastic”

    I’m Canadian and my b/f is American and he teases me that Canada is just a big state and I tease him that, among many things, their spelling is all wrong :)

    I’ve rewritten this comment a few times, hopefully I don’t anger some reader :P

  5. Joe Lucas on August 6, 2008 12:26 am

    Now I know I like the guy.

  6. Tiffany on August 6, 2008 4:04 am

    :) You just wanted us to read that you are “attractive, the wisest and most enchanting of all” and have “natural hypnotic charisma” didn’t you?!! All of that is true indeed. Funny, I know another rat/snake couple that argues a lot too… enjoy! xo

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