—used to say that people who are very different from each other are often attracted to each other.

Do opposites attract for couples?

Further research on complementary personalities suggest mixed results. A few studies parroted Winchs findings, but most studies, in a pool of over 300, found that the opposites largely do not attract. People are pulled to those who they share similarities with in one way or another.

What is the opposites attract law?

When our law of opposite attraction has become the law of diminishing returns. Picture a line drawn on the floor. We want to improve our relationship but the action we take when focused on ourselves is trying to pull the other person over the line to be more like us.

Why do opposites attract in science?

Every magnet has a north and a south pole. Two like poles will repel each other but opposites attract. If we line them up so that norths face norths then they will push away hard enough to overcome the force we place on them (or the force of gravity!)

Who made the law of attraction?

The term Law of Attraction first originated in 1906 when author and publisher William Walker Atkinson released his new thought movement book: “Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World.”

Can opposites really work in a relationship?

The idea that opposites attract in relationships is a myth. In reality, people tend to be attracted to those who are similar to themselves, as dozens of studies have shown. This could be because personality contrasts tend to stand out and become bigger over time.