We have all heard certain types of stories, legends or ideologies that have to do with dualities, dichotomies, polarities and so on. The most common one might be the yin and the yang and all that comes with it like light and darkness, good and bad, etc. Indeed, certain things seem to have a deep link between each other, forming a kind of custom.
Things That Go Together in Pairs
Food Items
Either because of their color, their flavor or their textures, certain food seems to have their own particular partners – another food with which they coexist in harmony in our minds. Do you agree with the following?
Milk & Cookies | Ice Cream & Cherry | Potatoes & Sour Cream |
Bread & Butter | Tomato & Ham | Cheese & Macaroni |
Wine & Cheese | Cereals & Banana | Peaches & Cream |
Eggs & Toast | Fish & Chips | Beer & Hot Dog |
Peas & Carrots | Beans & Chicken | Soup & Salad |
Lawn & Sprinkler | Strawberries & Yogurt | Ice Cream & Cake |
Peanut butter & jelly | Chocolate & Strawberries | To be continued… |
Clothing or Household Things
When it comes to the clothes we wear and some of the stuff we have at home, you might have noticed there are certain things that seem to link well too. Check the table below and see if you agree.
Shoes & Socks | Bowties & Jackets | Chair & Table |
Hats & Ties | Dresses & High heels | Window & Curtain |
Glasses & Shirts | Bras & Pants | Sofa & TV |
Boots & Jeans | Mop & Bucket | Wardrobe & Hanger |
Flip-flops & Shorts | Lamp & Table | Pans & Oven |
Iron & Ironing board | Records & Gramophone | Trainers & Nikes |
Plants & Flowerpots | Polos & Shorts | To be continued… |
Commercial Partners
Certain countries have won a reputation for being great commercial and trade partners, as well as some firms have established a long-lasting relationship with others. Let’s check the following list to see about it.
USA & Canada | Russia & Iran | Channel & Wertheimer |
USA & Mexico | UK & USA | Page & Brin |
China & Russia | BB & VA | Edison & J.P. Morgan |
China & Japan | Virgin & Brussels Airways | Wright Brothers |
Jobs & Wozniak | Gates & Allen | Williams & Stone |
Hewlett & Packard | MC & KFC | To be continued… |
Entertainers
When it comes to the world of entertainment, we realize it is full of pairs that have made audiences cry and laugh for the last decades. Let’s take a look at some of them.
The fat & The thin | Peter Pan & Wendy | Pocahontas & John Smith |
The good & The bad | Clark Kent & Lois | Mulan & Shang |
Mickey & Minnie | Peter Parker & Mary Jane | Beast & Belle |
Aladdin & Jasmine | Bugs Bunny & Lola Bunny | Tarzan & Jane |
Simba & Nala | Robin Hood & Maid Marion | Brad & Angelina |
Donkey & Dragon | Ariel & Eric | Hercules & Megera |
Aurora & Philip | Prince & Cinderella | To be continued… |
Legendary
The world’s history is full of legendary figures and their matchers. Real or not, these names shall echo throughout the centuries, either for their love or their rivalries:
Cleopatra & Caesar | Hitler & Rommel | Sartre & Beauvoir |
Achilles & Patroclus | Romeo & Juliet | Brumilda & Sigfried |
Hellen & Paris | Zeus & Hera | Don Quixote & Sancho |
Alexander & Hephaestion | Napoleon & Nelson | Plato & Aristotle |
Hannibal & Scipio | Hector & Achilles | Lancelot & Guinevere |
Borges & Bioy | Edison & Tesla | Allende & Pinochet |
Kennedy & Khrushchev | Cleopatra & Marco Antonio | To be continued… |
Rivals
These mythical rivalries, real or fictional, are now part of our cultures and our worlds, deeply rooted in our understanding of life, and they will remain so for long.
Hannibal & Scipio | LeBron & Kobe | Holmes & Moriarty |
Achilles & Hector | Coke & Pepsi | Batman & Joker |
Napoleon & Wellington | Microsoft & Apple | Spiderman & Green Goblin |
Mayweather & Pacquiao | Edison & Tesla | Spiderman & Venom |
Messi & Ronaldo | Kennedy & Khrushchev | Hitler & Churchill |
Professor X & Magneto | Thor & Loki | God & Devil |
Merkel & Tsipras | Alexander & Darius | To be continued… |
What's the first pair that comes into your mind when talking about things that go together? Share with us here.
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