Why do husband and wife start to look almost alike some years after marriage?

Spending many years togetherAmerican social psychologist Robert Zajonc compared photos of several couples on their wedding day with photos taken 25 years after the wedding day. From his research he found that even though there was no resemblance between the husband and wife's faces and expressions, after 25 years they surprisingly looked alike! Another interesting finding from his research is that the happier a couple is in their married life, the more pronounced the resemblance between their faces.Sharing each other's experiencesAnother reason resemblance forms between faces is sharing each other's experiences. As a result of spending life together, they face many sad and happy experiences together. Facing every experience of life together as a couple affects their expressions and emotions. Because of this, similar changes and resemblances appear in their faces. In fact, in many couples, similar wrinkles even appear in the same spot on their faces! We are usually attracted to those who look like ourselvesAccording to research, we are attracted to those whose faces are quite like our own. Scientists have confirmed that most of the time we choose a life partner who is not only similar-looking, but is essentially our own duplicate of the opposite sex. This is called assortative mating. This is a theory, which states that people who have resemblance in their faces are comparatively more likely to meet each other. Couples who look alike are likely to have children whose faces also resemble them. Researchers believe that it is through this very process that genes are carried from one generation to the next.Looking for a life partner like one's own parentsMen generally want to marry a woman who is like their own mother. That is, men are attracted to marrying a woman in whom they find similarities to their own mother's behavior and appearance. In this regard, the most important factors are one's parents' hair, eyes and age. If you were born when your parents were young, you'll tend to look for a life partner older than yourself.Similar disease-resistance capacityOur lifestyle depends on the state of our disease-resistance. Lifestyle includes diet and exercise. Based purely on their research and data, scientists have concluded that couples who have been living married life for a long time show a lot of similarity between the two of them in disease-resistance capacity, which is why the two life partners' living habits and patterns become alike.Each other's reflection Couples who spend a great deal of time with each other and maintain a good relationship between themselves develop similarities in each other's habits and body language. This shows that there is trust and a sense of harmony between the two of them. Scientists say that after marriage, most people prefer to change their own habits. For example, it can be said that many people want to quit smoking after marriage, or start eating healthier food.But even after all this research, data and explanation, the biggest thing is always loving each other, staying immersed in love for one another. This factor, above everything else, creates the greatest resemblance between two people.Written by: Tomal Chowdhury Joy