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Old 09-13-2015, 04:39 PM   #1
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We both like Pokémon, but we have different favorites and her favorites are ones I tend not to like.

We both like anime, but we have very different tastes. Many of the ones I've given a 9 or a 10 to she's given a 6 or lower to -- if she's even seen them at all -- and vice versa.

We both like world history but have different pet passions. I like European history, Chinese history, and Japanese history; she likes South American history and Southeast Asian history.

We both like to play video games, but she hasn't played many of my favorites (e.g. Phoenix Wright series, Professor Layton series) and, as for her, her favorite games are mostly games I've never played and have no interest in playing. (Newer CoD games, newer RTS games ...)

We both like to collect artwork but she's more into indie artists trying to make it as the next Picasso whereas I'm more into the fan artist scene.

"We like so many of the same things ... for entirely different reasons."

Or, "We like so many of the same things ... and yet none of the same things."

Suppose you met someone like this. A significant other candidate who had a lot in common with you in terms of categorical likes but who had little to nothing in common with you when you got down to the nitty gritty. What would you think of them? Would you think that they're your dream partner "but hey: nobody's perfect"? Would you think that they're your dream partner and then some -- "we complete one another; together, we are the perfect us"? Or would you think, "So close ... and yet so far " and let this one go?

Not based on real life. Just a thought experiment from this morning that I decided would be fun to share with you guys and to see what your responses are.
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Old 09-13-2015, 07:33 PM   #2
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"we complete one another; together, we are the perfect us"
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Old 09-13-2015, 08:10 PM   #3
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I can't really give a definite answer, since I don't have much experience with relationships (read: none at all). That being said, I believe I'd lean more towards the first option here, judging from my discussions with my irl friends. I enjoy seeing other people's opinions and points of view, and someone who is serves as my foil, so to speak, would certainly give me a different concept to contemplate! At that point, I'd say it kind of depends on how she takes it- the whole relationship thing's worth next to nothing if she can't handle people with opinions other than her own!
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Old 09-26-2015, 12:14 AM   #4
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I don't believe opposites attract, but one can lack a lot in common with a partner so long as there's a few powerful binding factors to the relationship. Unfortunately, one of the most powerful is often money.
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