Lookalike Lovers
The old adage “opposites attract” fits a lot of mismatched-looking couples, but it doesn’t apply to everyone. Some couples look like carbon copies of each other, making us wonder if they’re genuinely attracted to the other person or if they’re closeted narcissists looking to date themselves. Why are there so many lookalike couples?
Several studies have uncovered a treasure trove of reasons ranging from in-group biases to genetic similarities. Time reported, “Lookalike partners may also be drawn to each other, subliminally, because of their genes. Plenty of studies have found that spouses tend to be more genetically similar than strangers, sharing predictors of everything from height to educational attainment.”