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One other fascinating result is that the faces that were judged to be most similar belonged to the couples who reported being the happiest. How do we explain this pattern of results? We cannot say for sure, but the authors argue that it is a function of empathy. And sharing emotions means that we also share the same facial expressions, which may be the real key to increased physical similarity. That is, by moving their facial muscles the same way over time, romantic partners may come to have the same pattern of wrinkles around their mouths and eyes, among other things.
Of course, other explanations are possible. For instance, increased resemblance could have something to do with residing in the same environment or having a similar diet. Regardless of the explanation, while we do indeed seem to be initially drawn to similar-looking partners, it appears that we also start to look more similar to our partners as we age.
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Skip navigation! Story from Relationships. Kasandra Brabaw. In the Brooklyn neighborhood where I used to live, there was a friendly crossing guard who protected pedestrians as they crossed the street. Every morning, without fail, she'd spot my roommate Katie and me walking together. We'd awkwardly wave and smile, but there was one little problem: Katie isn't my twin. She's my best friend, and at the time, she was my girlfriend. It'd be easy to laugh this off if our crossing guard was the only person who made this mistake, but she isn't.
Strangers at the grocery store, strangers at the mall, strangers on the subway, and strangers who pass us on the street have all stopped to ask us if we're twins. At first, we rejected the idea that we look alike Katie still does — "I don't look like you.
You're ugly," she joked when I told her I'd be writing this story. It seemed like something that happened because we're gay. Of course people would immediately think that two women who were holding hands on the street were sisters and not girlfriends.
It's not an unreasonable thought; queer women are commonly mistaken for sisters , sometimes even when they're of different races. In our straight-focused society, people who see affection between women often assume sisterhood or friendship before they assume romance. But when people kept asking us if we were twins, even after we broke up, I had to face the truth: Katie and I actually do look alike. I can take some consolation in knowing that we weren't the only clone couple out there.
Dating someone who looks just like you is such a widespread phenomenon among gay men that it sparked a Tumblr page called Boyfriend Twins. While I like to think that there are several noticeable differences between Katie and me her eyes are brown and mine are green , some of the couples on that Tumblr look like carbon copies of each other.
Plenty of straight, married couples look alike, too shout out to Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. But what's really at play here? Is it an inherent attraction to people who look like you?
A consequence of living in a town where everyone looks the same?
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