10/05/2017
If you’ve ever done a double-take because you’ve seen a beautiful woman 👸🏼 walking hand-in-hand with a really unattractive man 👹, you won’t be surprised to learn that research confirms that this doesn’t happen often: Most people assortatively mate for levels of attractiveness.
You may not realize it, but when you gaze 👀 into your partner’s eyes, there’s a good chance that you’re looking at a modified reflection of yourself 👫 Researchers have found that people choose mates who tend to be of similar size, shape and ethnicity as themselves… and they may even have facial features in common!
Even if you don’t look like your spouse, you likely share non-physical characteristics, according to a growing field of research, like education level, socioeconomic standing, religion, personality traits, even core values.