Are we really different? A few weeks ago I went to Vancouver and visited Rocky mountains with one of my closest friends, Jessica. On the surface, Jessica appears the exact contrary of me down to every single characteristic -- she likes to talk, and I like to read; she likes to socialize, and I like solitude; she is interested in concrete things, and I prefer abstract matters. However, we always get along well. What makes us compatible, despite all our differences? Is it really that we are complementary? Or is it something else? My recent conclusion is that we have close and compatible values, although we express them in seemingly drastically different ways. We both value career and financial success. We go through great lengths to achieve this, although she chooses her 'street smart' way, while I choose my 'Geoffrey's' way. We both love money and want the best, although we spend it on completely different areas. We both like to seek risk and refuse to settle down, although what we actually do is again completely different. She likes to take risk in extracurricular activities and I like to take risk in my career. I might still be missing a lot of things, but I think it is this compatibility at deeper level that makes us such compatible friends.