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I've read that it has to do with partners imitating one another. When you care about someone, you're empathetic to them and their feelings, so you mimic their expressions. I can't explain it very well, but here's an article on it. :]
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/11/science/long-married-couples-do-look-alike-study-finds.html
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Nadine T.,
South Shore, MA, United States
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, White/Caucasian
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, High School Diploma
, Lower middle class
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I lean toward thinking that people generally choose as long-term partners someone that already favors them in looks. I also agree that when you are very compatible, you tend to spend a lot of time together, do similar things, and eat the same things -- so this would also cause you to look more alike.
My wife and I have been together for five and a half years. She is of German-Irish descent and has bright red hair and fair skin. I am of African and Native American descent and have medium-dark skin. However, if you were to totally disregard our hair and skin color, you would see that our other physical features are very similar. We both have large, sort of pointy noses, high cheekbones, and big heads. We are almost exactly the same height (she's taller by a little less than half an inch), we are both very slender in build, and both of us have big feet. I suspect that when we have kids, it will be hard to figure out which one of us they look like. LOL
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| Posted: | 4/22/2009 |
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Raphael S.,
Baltimore, MD, United States
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, Information Technology
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I myself have wondered that for many years. I am married now and when I first met my husband we could not believe all the things we had in common. It went from one end of the spectrum to the other, broad to narrow. So do we tend to "mold" into one another, I don't know but it is something definetly worth looking into. I am blonde my husband has black hair so in that category no we don't but we like alot of the same stuff, have some of the same qualities, and enjoy watching most of the same shows.
Rachel Hall
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