I've been reading The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler, in which Macon Leary, a travel guide writer, meets Muriel Pritchett, a dog trainer. Love ensues and ultimately succeeds, because this is a romance novel and people will cry for blood if love doesn't triumph.
In the novel, Macon and Muriel are almost opposites, just like Macon and his ex-wife Sarah. Macon is neat, fastidious (bonus points for vocab word), stolid, and does everything according to system, while Muriel is something of a "wild child." Sarah is actually more opposing in personality to Macon, with her messiness, tendency to distrust systems, and active personality.
What I don't get is this: why are opposites attracted to each other? Is it the tendency to be fascinated with the personality type you don't have? Is it some genetic thing, or instilled into us by society?
Actually, some opposites don't attract. There are probably some couples with the same interests and personalities. Still, this "opposites attract" thing is very interesting.
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