Opposites attract?

-

Opposites attract. Oh really?

Explain this:
  •     XYZ (BE) weds ABC (BE)
  •       EFG (MBBS) weds UVW (MBBS)
  •       MNO (TCS) weds  JKL  (HCL)

And many more (names changed without any requests). Did you notice a pattern? I have, in many of the weddings that I have attended in the last few years. Of these a great many are arranged marriages where the parents have settled on the best fit. I really wonder if two people of similar conditioning are actually a good fit.

Imagine the scenario when two equals are handled unequal roles post marriage, (you know where I am coming from, since you would have read all the women’s day posts) do you really think that heartburns will not be there? Another risk with similar couples is the potential blurring of the line separating work & home. They may forget where one ends and the other begins. Conversations will be a challenge especially if both bring similar experiences to the table.

If variety is the spice of life, it appears that many weddings today run with the potential risk of the flavour going missing one day. I wish them well and I hope they remain happily married.

I remember my friends who got into relationships during our MBA and ended up getting married, all the 5 couples were opposites. Some examples - An engineer with a hospitality professional,  a soft ware professional with a HR professional,  a sales professional with software professional. 

In college at least opposites did attract, after all is it not a law of nature?


Still have a doubt?
.








 (images courtesy Google Images)


















 

Comments

  1. S. Susan Deborah10:50 pm

    Clement, atleast in the beginning opposites seemingly attract but as time goes by too many opposites simply don't gel.

    My husband and I are from the same department of English. So much so even our research areas are the same. We've been together some eleven years now and the going has been good. Our areas of research interests, books and other things are almost the same and we enjoy our dinner table conversations. i can't imagine myself with an MBA guy who cannot understand my research and leaning. I don't have to explain myself over and over.

    Moreover, variety is the spice of life for certain things not everything.

    Joy always,
    Susan

    ReplyDelete
  2. Vadapoche10:59 pm

    @Susan Deborah: I have seen both sides and I would like to reserve judgement on this. I will be very happy if cases like yours are the rule instead of the exception

    ReplyDelete
  3. The Pseudonym11:07 pm

    Opposites have much more opportunities to rock. I can't imagine what software professional couples talk about at home? Do they discuss projects and on how to write the best code?

    ReplyDelete
  4. Divia12:25 am

    Susan what clem forgot to mention here was the passion and work. Yeah you re right about common grounds/ goals are absolutely necessary. I would say work wise I would become a science teacher and He would be the MBA guy. But the passion to sing, to teach/ train and to write is common passion in both of us that keeps us going.

    Forgive me if i seem to support my hubby but i think that is what he meant

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Your take on this?

Popular posts from this blog

Bad donkey, small wall.

-
Image
This was a crude translation of a proverb that comedian Karunas (as pointed out by Chriz ) made famous in one movie. The Tamil original runs thus, “Kazhutha ketta, kutti suvaru” so you have the translation. I heard that line somewhere and I wondered especially having heard the translation as to what could have been the origin of the proverb. Any ideas? PS: I Googled it and did find something.
Read more

Po poi velaya paaru...

-
Image
Silly Hindians, not knowing & not using are 2 different things. You don't know that many here know Hindi, you only know that we choose not to use Hindi, because it's our choice. Frankly it’s none of your business, what we wear or eat or speak. There is a lot of Hindi everywhere in Tamilnadu and often many are forced to use Hindi to communicate to the staff. If you observe closely there are many non native workers in Tamilnadu in the service industry. While many other states may have a welcoming attitude to people from other states who take up local jobs Tamilnadu has always welcomed them. Chennai or Madras has always been vaazha vaikkum Chennai, meaning it gives room for people to earn their bread in their chosen field. We still have Chinese dentists (the last few sadly) who don’t speak Mandarin here but Tamil to their patients in their clinics near Flower bazaar, Chennai. The supervisors of many service industries from shops, security service to hotels give instruc
Read more

Battle of the movies - Annaathe Vs Jailer

-
Image
  I watched Jailer yesterday and strangely my mind went back to Annaathe and I found that there are not too many dissimilarities in the two. For starters both are helmed by super star fan boys and who brought their adulation to the silver screen with varying levels of success. Secondly both movies can be clearly separated into two halves and both halves were significantly different. There are also few others I picked up so listing below my score card for the same.   1.       Title Both movies revolve around their titles and Annaathe was easier to understand, a local big man is called such and it is prevalent throughout the movie. In Jailer it comes to the fore only in a small and actually weak flash back. Annaathe – 1 Jailer – 0   2.      Family relationship bond Both movies were built on a family connect. Despite the cringe daughter age sister and the melodrama, the brother sister bonding was the high light of the first half. Strangely in the plan to show the super star
Read more