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Bertie Wooster: I mean to say, I know perfectly well that I've got, roughly speaking, half the amount of brain a normal bloke ought to possess. And when a girl comes along who has about twice the regular allowance, she too often makes a bee line for me with the love light in her eyes. I don't know how to account for it, but it is so.
Jeeves: It may be Nature's provision for maintaining the balance of the species, sir.

Dr. Mary Phillips: I don't do laundry. I'm liberated, independent, and have three maids, all on less-than-minimum wage. I mean, poor people are so happy to work for me!
Dr. Peyton Phillips: Especially when I help them unionize.

And just like that, Kanye West made an enemy for life and his wife found a kindred spirit.
DListed, "Anna Faris Doesn't Really Mind Being Followed By the Paparazzi"

We complement each other perfectly, Luke, all the way down the line. In many ways, we're two halves of a single being.

Manny: [referring to Ellie and her bizarre antics] So, you think she's the girl for me?
Sid: Oh, yeah. She's tons of fun, and you're no fun at all. She... completes you.

...Fours and Sevens bring to their relationship the charge and mystery of their differences—that they think so differently, react so differently, and find pleasure in such different ways. They can therefore become intrigued by the other, finding him or her endlessly fascinating, always ready with something new and unexpected.
The Enneagram Institute's description of how Fours and Sevens might theoretically influence each other

Jake: I think we should keep things light and breezy.
Amy: You know what would keep things light and breezy? A comprehensive set of rules!
Jake: Why am I attracted to you? Doesn't matter, I am; continue.

He tirelessly serves his foreign Master, whose son at least he adores, despite their opposing manner and outlook. Thanatos would never speak of this, but it is clear, to me. Whence came the bond they share? My thought is that the Master's son must be the god of blood; of life. Thus, they are inexorably drawn.
Achilles's Codex entry on Thanatos, Hades

"Mel, we are like yin and yang, day and night, coffee and milk. But that's why we are fit, Mel. We complete each other."
Bambang to Melani, Mimpi Metropolitan

"Jason, I never guessed we'd be where we are today. Me, a prominent British philanthropist with award-winning legs, set to marry you, a swamp dweller who once asked me if the presidents on Mount Rushmore have butts on the other side."
Tahani, The Good Place

"Sometimes people find themselves in love despite having nothing in common. Each brings out hidden qualities in the other, until they arrive at a sort of equilibrium."

"Rhona and I were very different. And to begin with, I rather liked the exotic additions she made to my life. But at some point, we would have to deal with the fact that our tastes were not the same."
Duncan comments on his girlfriend Rhona, My Last Five Girlfriends

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