Learn the difference between "your" and "you're"

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• crust
• opposites attract
• morning person
• optimistic

• brooding
• look on the bright side

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People usually think of the perfect partner as someone who is a lot like themselves. You imagine that the love of your life will like the same music, movies and food that you do.

But there’s also something attractive about someone who is nothing like you. Someone who does things you would never do and says things you would never say.

Some people say that opposites attract. This can be true in nature—look at magnets. But is it true in romance? Find out as Marni asks Ella about her boyfriend Jeff.

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Dialog

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Marni

Ella

Mason

Marni:  So, Ella, how are things going with Jeff?

Ella:  It’s going good. Yeah!

Marni:  You know, I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but you just seem like such opposites from one another, I was kind of surprised when you started dating.

Ella:  Yeah, we definitely don’t have many similarities. So I just take it as a case of opposites attract.

Marni:  How do you think you’re opposites?

Ella:  Well, first off, he’s a total morning person, and I’m a total night person. Like that’s when I get the most energy, so it’s kind of a struggle when we want to go out on a date. So we always have to meet at like, lunchtime or something. He likes cold wintertime. I like summery spring-like weather.

Marni:  It seems like you’re really optimistic and Jeff is kind of brooding.

Ella:  This is true, yeah. I kind of try to see the bright side of things so he kind of brings the darkness to every situation so that’s definitely different outlooks on that situation. But, you know, opposites attract. Makes sense.

Marni:  Well, I see how you’re opposites. But how is that opposites attract? I mean if you’re so different from one another, I mean, what works in your relationship?

Ella:  Hm. Pizza! I hate the crust. I hate the crust, you know? I will eat the whole body part and Jeff loves the crust, so therefore, you know, like a little puzzle that matches in. So that’s how it works for us: pizza.

Marni:  OK. Well, that…pizza.

Mason:  Oh, hey ladies, Ella, what’s going on? Look at my jacket on backwards, how opposite of me. Hey, I just finished eating the crust, you want the rest of this? There you go.

Ella:  Mason, thank you! You knew. That’s so sweet. It’s my favorite.

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