Therearealotofadvantagestohavingfriendswhoaredifferentfromyou.Foronething,they’llgiveyouadifferentwayoflookingattheworld,.Friendswhoaredifferentcanintroduceyoutofoods,music,politics,andbooksyou’venevertriedbefore.Ifyou’reaspontaneouskindofperson,someonewhoismorescheduledcanhelpyougetbetterorganized.You,ontheotherhand,canhelpthemloosenupalittlebit,anddothingsmoreonthespurofthemoment.Someonewhoisdifferentfromyouwon’thavethesamereactiontosituations.Thiscanbeabighelp.Ifyou’rethekindofpersonwhogetsveryimpatientwaitingforyourmealinarestaurant,ithelpstohavesomeonecalmwithyou.Yourfriendcanhelpyoukeepyourtemper.Ifyou’realittletimidaboutstandingupforyourself,amoreassertivefriendcanhelpyoudevelopalittlemoreself-respect.However,therecanalsobeadvantagestohavingfriendswhoaresimilartoyou.Youusuallyenjoydoingthesamethings,soyoudon’thavetoargueaboutwhatyouwanttodo.Sometimesit’sfunexperiencingnewthings.Othertimes,it’smorefundoingwhatyouknowyou’llenjoy.Allthingsconsidered,IthinkI’dliketohavealotofacquaintanceswhoaredifferentandafewclosefriendswhoaresimilartome.Thatseemsthebestofbothworlds.