Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages to both types of friendship. First, if a man chooses a friend similar to himself, there is no doubt that they will share many common interests. They may also have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able to help and encourage one another in the pursuit of their goals. Finally, two people who are very similar will feel comfortable with each other and may understand each other’s feelings better. So their friendship may be deeper and last longer.

On the other hand, there are also many advantages to making friends with someone of opposite interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement each other. Where one is weak, the other is strong. Moreover, while two people with similar goals may find themselves in competition, those who went different things can always support each other without reservation. In addition, with different interests, they can introduce each other to new experiences and so broaden their knowledge. Despite all this, I fmd that I prefer the first type of friendship, that of a person who is more like me than unlike me. A dissimilar friend is challenging, but a similar friend is familiar and a friend for life.