Here, experts explain why opposites attract in the first place and whether or not that can translate to a healthy, long-term relationship. Being able to decipher traits you find intriguing simply ...

Many people believe that opposites attract and in fact Paula Abdul even sang a song about it. Her song was actually written about her and her partner and how they had opposite personalities and yet ...

The saying “opposites attract” has long been used to describe every kind of relationship, from platonic to romantic. The idea suggests that contrasting traits can spark connection, while too much ...

It was always silly things that would divide and conquer hearts in the old days, like a girl’s belief in her horoscope - where the stars had just told her to beware the dark thoughts of others. Or be ...

New research reveals that opposites really do attract, with 1 in 5 couples admitting to having nothing in common — and it’s honestly fine. A study of 2,000 adults in a relationship, commissioned by ...

The old adage, “opposites attract” is something we’ve all heard so often, we readily think it's true. Yet this piece of “wisdom” isn’t as simple as it sounds when it is applied to love, dating and ...

No dating cliché has endured quite like the infamous belief that “opposites attract.” Clichés are often rooted in some truth, and while this one has been upended a little in these divided times, there ...

The well-known saying that "opposites attract" may not always be accurate, according to a recent report from the University of Colorado Boulder. A group of researchers reviewed previous studies and ...

Barbara White Daille, whose A Rancher of Her Own is out next week, asks some of our favorite romance authors — Kristan Higgins, Debbie Macomber, Lori Foster, Robyn Carr, Christina Skye and Donna ...

If you were brought up on a diet of Disney fairy tales, you might be forgiven for thinking that opposites attract. Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid all perpetuate the idea that ...

According to experts, a lot of the attraction has to do with having a healthy sense of curiosity. “Difference is compelling,” says relationship therapist Shadeen Francis, LMFT. “People who make us ...

I don’t know who came up with the saying, but it’s one that just about everyone knows: “opposites attract.” Someone was obviously looking at a magnet one day and thought to himself (it had to have ...