The study also offered some answers on why couples may look alike. To start,consider that life experiences can end up being reflected physically. Genetic influences are also a factor. In another study, a researcher at the University of Western Ontario determined that when considering friends or romantic partners, a similar genetic profile made up about a third of the selection criteria.

We may think subconsciously that people who are genetically similar work better together. In other words, many women say they want a guy like dad.

very interesting!

this makes sense - my grandparents move around the same physically; their expressions almost identical in photographs (later ones); they even have identical reclining chairs that make them look even more similar when they're both resting; still married after 70 years!

oops I take that back - they've been married for 60 years, not 70; they're both in their 80s tho.....

60 years is an impressive legacy to look back on, alanocu. amazing.

interesting article, syncopath. It really does make a lot of sense....and I had wondered about this before!