Opposites Attract: These Are The Most Likely Couple Pairings
A passive husband is the perfect partner for his jet-setting girlboss wife, but why might that be the case? Here’s how differences can draw us into our most compatible matches.
True or false – opposites attract? Some may say that the best relationships are all about that divine yin and yang, the constant quest to understand your boyfriend or husband and all his aggravating, I mean, um, alluring quirks. But how far do those charming differences go, and how likely are they to instead become deal-breaking icks?
In a recent viral video, a content creator named Marty Wadsworth detailed what he believes to be the most likely pairings you’ll see between couples, according to “science.” Marty may be spot-on with some of these predictable, sitcom-esque pairings, but is he spot-on with the science? Let’s investigate how opposites can and, in some cases, really can’t attract.
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Do any of these sound familiar to you? You have the “Free Spirit Wine Wife” who pairs well with the “Protective and Controlling Husband.” There’s the “Dictator Wife” with the “Clueless Optimist Husband,” the “High Energy Anxiety Wife” with the “Quiet Introvert Husband,” or the “Hopeless Romantic Wife” with the “Activity Addicted Husband.” Then, there’s the “Nurturing Positive Wife” with the “Unstable Needy Husband,” or the “Flighty Flirtatious Wife” with the “Nerdy Never Social Husband,” and finally the “Girl Boss Wife” with the “Passive Husband.”
Each of these pairings demonstrates the old adage that “opposites attract,” and while normal human beings aren’t stereotypes from a tacky sitcom, there is quite a bit of truth to Marty’s dramatized relationship pairings. It’s almost too obvious. A man who really values protecting and controlling his partner is bound to find a “free spirit” woman intriguing because she becomes his project. Similarly, a toxic matriarch – a.k.a. the “girl boss wife” – will gain pleasure from being able to call the shots with a more passive man. The nurturing wife finds purpose in caring for a needy husband. A high energy, high anxiety woman needs someone low-key to ground her. These pairings make sense, even without "science" to prove them.