Kuala Lampur, Aug. 25 -- I was at a wedding reception at the weekend where close friends and relatives were invited to speak of the bride and groom - impromptu.

The first was a close friend of the bride who spoke fondly of her - expectedly.

Speaking of the groom, the friend in all honesty said that not much was known of him. The couple had kept their relationship to themselves for seven years, but the first impression was that he was an introvert - just the opposite of the bride.

Opposites do attract.

Now that they are husband and wife, one is not just the opposite but the better half of the other.

According to Grammarphobia, when "better half" appeared in the mid-16th century, it meant "the larger portion of something" or "more than...