Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
It is better to have friends who are similar to you than those who are different from you.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
I have confronted scores of people in my lifetime. However, I only make few friends from them. The reason I did not become close to all of them is my taste for friends. I prefer people who are quite same with me to people who are different from me. In this regard, I also believe similar friends have much more merits.
First and foremost, people with similar personality make us feel comfortable. We become friends at ease when we are with people who make us feel relaxed. If we feel uncomfortable and anxious with somebody, we would never become close with the person, since we would not feel happy at all. If we cannot spend an enjoyable time with friends, what would be the use of friends? For instance, Jina is my best friend since we always have some connection. Since we have similar personal characteristics, I neither have to talk much nor care about her a lot. Just being together makes me natural and fun.
On top of that, friends who have many things in common can do a lot of activities together. When we hang out with friends, we build our own valuable memories by doing many things together like climbing a mountain or cooking. However, when we are with people who rarely have common things with us, it is really difficult to find something we can do together. In my case, I have a hard time when I meet my friend Zoey, who is not very close to me. She likes to cook and stay at home. In contrast, I love to go out and do exciting activities. If I follow her idea, I cannot be satisfied. If I insist my idea, I always have to worry about her feeling.
Of course, there are some good points different friends can give. We can learn new things and broaden sights and experience with different friends. In my opinion, however, these things can be gained by other methods like reading books and researching in the Internet. New knowledge and fresh viewpoints can be obtained by other ways which are less stressful and more informative than going out with different friends.
In conclusion, I believe similar friends are much better than different friends. The most important role of friends is making each other feel relieved and cozy. To do this, they should have similar thoughts and alike tastes. In addition, friends who are similar with us would be the friends who would get in touch with us for a long time and become lifetime friends.