My bestest, goodest friend asked me this question a few days ago and I never answered him. Partly because I asked him what he meant and he never answered me and partly because it took me that long to really think about it.
Can opposites be friends?
Yes. I believe opposites can be friends.
There has to be a willingness to work through issues. Without that, obviously the friendship will fail.
Politics. This is a big one. I think friends can work their way through politics. It’s the whole agree to disagree. You don’t have to be ugly to each other. You have to not take their point of view personally. I know that can be very difficult for a lot of people. There is a whole lot of grace and understanding when it comes to differing views of politics.
Mutual Growth. I think the differing views opposite view points creates offers mutual growth. Mutual growth is a good things. Differing points of view allows both parties to look at things from a different perspective. It doesn’t necessarily mean to change their minds on the situation, but understand the other person better.
Compromise. Both parties have to be able to compromise. They have to be able to meet in the middle, or do their best to respect each other’s life choices.
Now lovers. I think that can be a bit more complicated. Now you are getting into the realm of sleep patterns, spending patterns, child raising patterns, etc. I won’t go into those here, but I will go on to say that I think opposites can be lovers. It’s just hard work and most people aren’t willing to put in that hard work.
What do you think? Do you think opposites can be friends? What about lovers?
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