When you build a friendship, it’s usually through a shared interest, meaning you have things in common. What happens when you don’t? Well, lots of people would not be friends. Simple. The same goes for relationships. How can you spend prolonged periods of time together if you don’t have any similarities? Weirdly enough, my boyfriend and I seem to do just that.
My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. It has been a year of college shenanigans, amazing memories, and endless love, all pushing through long distance for one quarter. I am the yin to his yang, and by that, I mean we have almost nothing in common. Yet we somehow make it work. He is extroverted, I am introverted. He is always positive; I am always pessimistic. He is cuddly, I can be somewhat of a cactus. You’d think that being opposites would lead to several arguments, but it doesn’t. In fact, we are better together.
I know dating your opposite sounds scary, but my boyfriend and I are truly living testaments. He introduces me to things that I normally wouldn’t show any interest in. Our relationship is full of comfort and newness, something we can both benefit from. All in all, I’m glad to have both a relationship and life-long friendship that challenges me in a good way.