Do we choose friends who are just like us?

Friends are those who have been with us through thick and thin almost from the beginning of time. They are those who will comfort you in your most trying times, they are those who will laugh and talk with you even if you are talking and laughing about nothing, and they are those who will support you in your most ambitious dreams. They are those who can read and finish your sentences even before you get them out, and they can try with all their might to figure you out, but sometimes draw a blank because they know you so well and know it could be one of many things you are trying to get across. They agree with you, and they disagree with you; they talk for hours about everything, but they sit for hours in quiet solitude just enjoying each other in silence. Does this mean they are the same as you or do they complete you? There is a difference.

Every person that has a friend usually has similarities to each other. It would be hard to have a friend that had nothing in common or didn't like anything you enjoyed. At the same time, it would be a little disappointing to have a friend that agreed with you on everything and you never argued about anything. Everything would only be "discussed" and never argued. Through arguing, proper arguing, we are made stronger. We find our weaknesses though proper logical arguing because our friends know us well and want to point out each other's weak points. However, arguing and making each other stronger through logical arguing to the weak points, we are made sharper by clarifying and defending our strong points. So, considering this paragraph, are our friends the same as us?

Our friends are the same as us, our friends are different from us. They complete us, they make us whole. Our friends have traits that we lack, but they make us whole. All friends have traits, strengths, and wisdom to help us grow. This is my take on this question that was brought up in my history textbook.

Cheers!

Chloe Elizabeth