"Opposites attract"
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Surface-level novelty may attract initially. But research consistently finds that similarity in values, communication styles, life goals, and personality…
**Reality: More myth than fact.** Surface-level novelty may attract initially. But research consistently finds that similarity in values, communication styles, life goals, and personality predicts long-term relationship satisfaction better than complementarity. The phrase is real as an initial attraction phenomenon; it's not a foundation.