Why do partners end up looking alike?

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pokerbot · Accepted Answer

On a totally unrelated matter here's a quote from Vanity Fair:

"In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, who alluded to Cumberbatch’s new legions of fans, the actor was quick to brush off his new presence on certain “hottie lists.” With a “weird face” he describes as “something between an otter and something people find vaguely attractive,” Cumberbatch figured he was in for a career in period films—“I’ve got a long neck, a long face. That’s usually period. That’s usually the result of some kind of inbreeding.”"

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Jean-Marie_Céline · Accepted Answer

I'd say it would depend on a case by case basis, but when you spend much time with a person, you start to become similar.

AddictedGirl · Accepted Answer

Dosen't happen always.
But what i feel that it could be is..
I have heard that it is said that guys are generally attracted towards those women who are similar (physically or personality wise ore nature wise) to their mothers since they tend to feel more comfortable n stuff with them. N similar for females.
N ofc we have our parents genes so that's where the similarities come. So maybe this could be a reason.

Like tbh i am very similar to my guy's mom in many ways and he feels like home with me. N my guy is similar to my dad in terms of habits n personality but not looks.

doopayo · Accepted Answer

I feel like that’s only with white couples. Like for example, down bellow all of them are couples but they look very sweet home Alabama-ish

This is from the siblings or dating page on ig and all of them are dating but they all look like they could be related?

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Maybe diet and lifestyle and possibly hormones too but not sure, I read obesity is contagious so low BMI might also be contagious since BMI is influenced by gut bacteria which is contagious in cohabiting and coexisting people.

SteveSmith1985 · Answer

hahaha, but they don't! (I mean that freaky-ass couple does). This is not a thing that happens in life. This is silly. 🙂

Brainsbeforebeauty · Answer

That seems to happen in some cases wouldn't say all cases tho... As to why🤷🏼‍♀️

DizzyDesii · Answer

Lmao i noticed that too 😂 I often go for guys with similar smiles and skintones similar to myself. Maybe i just love myself too much 😂 as a kid i was obsessed with my childhood crush because we had the same teeth 🤣 Another crush and i had similar hands/fingers... Another and i had similar hairlines 😂 Another had similar eyebrows... haha i be lookin for weird shit to twin with haha

MCheetah · Answer

The majority of people on Earth are either attracted to opposite sex counterparts of themselves, or an unrelated counterpart of their mothers or fathers. I would NEVER be into anyone who looked like my ugly-ass or my ugly-ass "family" of black hillbillies.

Daniela1982 · Answer

Because they are most likely scum sucking, incest loving brothers and sisters who are always arguing off camera and fighting to see who gets to be on top. I was supposed to be on top this time!

MasseurDeMojo · Answer

Medically, as you and your partner are always together, and very active sexually, DNA is transferred between you; over time your features begin to match because of the swapping. If you do a DNA check of a woman, you will find in her body a lot of male DNA from her partner; it stays with her forever; and every time you have a new sexual relationship, that persons DNA is added to yours.

Mac-One · Answer

Some things are strange and hard to understand. My wife and I have been together for a long time. We tend to think a lot alike; when we see a situation we usually have similar views about it.

We have even developed a similar medical condition. We both have pacemakers for the same medical condition. The strange part about it is that, as far as we know, there is no history of the condition in either of our families.

msbrightness · Answer

One possibility is they are in fact adopted siblings who later found each other. Perhaps that is the definition of a 'happily ever after'.
The other is that your frequent emotions exercise certain muscles on your face more than others - so when you have an emotional match, you enjoy the same feelings (and dislike the same ones/have the same reactions) - so you end up looking similar.

Anonymous · Answer

they do? i don't have that problem lmao. my boyfriend is filipino and i'm really white.

but yeah it is kinda creepy when i see a couple and they look like siblings...

i guess it's the same for best friends, they look alike too in certain cases

rienna888 · Answer

I dont know, i'll take a guess. They start to pick up similar habits/routines from the other, so they'd start to dress similar, and mirror each others facial expressions, etc. It's like you become what you're surrounded by and they're always in sight and you think about them a lot, so you start to subconsciously copy them.

sheikalana · Answer

It also happens with friends. When you spend lots of time with the same person you tend to start talking like them and do the same things as they do. Some people are more prone to that than others.

Anonymous · Answer

There's a book called "your body cries for water". It basically means that semen has over a hundred chemicals in it half of which we don't know what they do I think this is one of those chemicals that you're transferring your DNA it to her so she can look like you I I don't know that's a bit of a stretch. I know I know even Zuckerberg is looking at me funny

FakeNIK · Answer

See when people start to spend more & more time together they start to mirror each others expressions. So it's not that their face that changes it's actually how they show their emotions i. e. expressions

Dragonpurple · Answer

Not all of them do, I look nothing like my wife. Yet I know what you mean, some people do start to look alike and maybe that is why they got together in the first place... they married themselves but the other gender.

RawIronhide · Answer

There's real biological science behind this actually. People even tend to hold their facial muscles similarly to their long term partners, it's cool and kinda creepy lol.

Berethor · Answer

They was looking for someone similar to begin with.

Marie_curie · Answer

We imitate the expressions of the person we love and spend the most time with. And for most cases, couple will even think alike. I think that’s what soul mates are about

ShatteredMusic · Answer

I read somewhere that people tend to be attracted and settle down with someone that looks familiar to either their family or them.

Xoxocutekitty · Answer

If partners are happy, they'll develop laugh lines together. If partners are miserable, they age each other.

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