The friend who’s your total opposite is the one who covers the parts of the map you never walk.

Friends who are nothing like you are useful precisely because they confirm nothing. They notice what you skip, care about things you would never pick, and ask the question that did not occur to you. A circle of near-copies is comfortable and leaves a lot of ground unwalked. The difference between you is not a problem either of you needs to fix.

Say yes once this week to the thing that is clearly their taste and not yours: their music, their sport, their strange restaurant. Ask what they see in it rather than ranking it against what you like.