opposites "attract", yet "like attracts LIKE".....which 1 will last???

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It's the age old question: which 1 will lead 2 long lasting happiness and fulfillment in a relationship: being with your complete OPPOSITE, or being with someone who's JUST LIKE U? There have been valid arguments on BOTH sides! Many say that being with your opposite adds "spice" 2 the relationship, makes it exciting, because u're each bringing a "different world" 2 each other, 1 that the other probably WOULDN'T experience on their own. Yet, others believe that it feels better 2 be with someone who is more SIMILAR 2 them, 4 they will probably have more in common, and there-4, it will be a more comfortable situation, in general. I tend 2 think that while opposites MAY "attract" sometimes, they will quickly REPEL, because 2 many differences creates much CONFLICT! Then, all of those "exciting" qualities that u were drawn 2, in the other, become points of contention, because u can barely agree on ANYTHING! In THEORY, the opposites concept SEEMS "ideal" (u have what the other DOESN'T have, and vice versa, and u fill in the voids 4 each other), yet, in REALITY, it can be a NIGHTMARE! But, being 2 much ALIKE can also cause boredom, and stagnation of growth 4 BOTH parties. In the end, I don't believe that TRUE OPPOSITES are ever REALLY attracted 2 each other. There may be a distant FASCINATION with someone who's so UNLIKE u, but that's all it is! It's NOT a true MAGNETIC attraction! I believe that people truly resonate with others who are more SIMILAR 2 them, at the core! There can be SURFACE differences (such as 1 is a morning person, and 1 isn't, or 1 is neat, and the other is sloppy, etc.), but UNDERNEATH, I think 2 people have 2 be more the SAME, as far as compatible temperaments, core VALUES, and basic outlooks on life. From MY observation, when I've seen couples who APPEAR 2 be "night and day" on the OUTSIDE, deep down INSIDE, they are the SAME! I use the M & M (the candy) theory: they have a variety of colors on the OUTSIDE, but INSIDE, it's the same "chocolate"! And so it is with relationships. We can have a different outer "coating", but at our deepest CORE, we must be the same, 4 us 2 have a truly long lasting, lifetime fulfilling connection. What do u think?