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"Opposites Attract Then They Drive Each Other Insane"

         


        There is a magnet on our refrigerator that has a saying "opposites attract, fall in love, get married, and drive each other nuts." I would love to give this magnet to Carmilla and Laura.  This old saying couldn't be more true for L and me.  The reason opposites attract is the other person completes us.  They give us that opposite opinion that opposite set of ideas.  If one is an introvert the other an extrovert.  Our partners make us better they push us in ways we need to be pushed.  They tell us what we need to hear not what we want to hear.  They challenge us to be the best version of ourselves.  When L and I first started dating L always made me uncomfortable in a good way she put me in more grown-up situations.  

        Why do opposites attract? Simple, life would be quite boring if opposites didn't attract. When opposites attract there is definitely friction.  We also have the ability to inspire great changes in each other as well.  For Laura and Carmilla these two couldn't be more different.  

        Laura is young, naive, ambitious, headstrong, and unspoiled by the world. Laura has a silly sense of humor that alows her ever so often to relax (the fashion montage with Betty).  Laura believes that anyone has the power to change the world.  Laura loves to be in the heart of the action and conversations.  She loves to talk and be in a group.  Laura's best quality is she is selfless always looking out for others.  

        Carmilla, on the other hand, is a 16th-century vampire who has a much different look at the world.  Carmilla's sense of humor is a little dark sarcastic but shows a softer side especialy around Laura.  She is cynical and believes that the world is a dark and bruting place.  Carmilla has a more philosophical view.  She uses logic and experience to guide through problems.  She likes to sit back and observe situations only interjecting when needed.  Carmilla would rather be just one on one, than in a large group.        

      These two work because they are different.  They compliment each other so well.  Carmilla has a way to make Laura smile.  Laura has a way of making Carmilla feel her emotions.  Carmilla is experiencing things she hasn't experienced since Elle.  Sadness, happiness, love, and frustration are emotions that Carmilla is using for the first time in a long time.  The two have changed each other in a positive way. There are still bumps coming because they are different.  They will have to learn to adapt now that they have entered into a relationship because the new relationship smell won't last forever.  A large-scale comparison of L to Laura and me to Carmilla will come after Season 3.          

       

        

        

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