About That “Opposites Attract” Theory: The Pros and Cons of Dating Someone Very Different From You
You envy one another’s strengths
If you’re going to date your opposite, you both need to be completely secure in who you are. You should date your opposite because you admire his strengths, not because you desire those strengths. If the latter is the case, you could end up feeling resentful when your partner does something for you that you couldn’t do for yourself, instead of accepting your weaknesses and just feeling grateful that he/she fills in the blanks for you.