Pierson, who works for the genetics company 23andme, has been privy to additional research around this notion. Women also showed a slight preference for individuals who used the same adjectives to describe themselves, like 'funny' and 'intelligent.' In fact, across all 102 traits that Pierson assessed, women were more likely to contact people who were similar to them. Based on Pierson's studies, women in particular prefer men who are not only like similar to themselves physically (in terms of traits like height and perceived attractiveness), but also in other ways, like creativity.

Statistician Emma Pierson, who studied 1 million matches made by dating site eHarmony's algorithm, discovered that people are overwhelmingly more interested in people who are similar to them. That’s not the only research that supports this idea that opposites don't attract, either. And across the board, both male and female subjects consistently rated the composite that included some of their own features as the most attractive. For another 2013 study published in PLOS One, people were shown images of their partner’s face that had been altered to include some features either from a random stranger’s face or the participant’s own face. When the participants were asked to rate those people in terms of attractiveness, they were more likely to choose the individuals who were an amalgamation of a stranger and themselves. Researchers showed the subjects a photo of a stranger morphing either into an image of another stranger or an image of themselves.

Not only that, but the researchers behind a 2010 study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin concluded that our brains are simply able to process familiar images more easily.Īccording to that 2010 study, people are not only more attracted to people who resemble our parents, but also people who resemble ourselves. But why do people seem to end up with partners who look like them? Some researchers believe that humans may be hard-wired to be drawn to what’s familiar, and it totally makes sense. Just look to the countless roundups of celebs who resemble each other, or the Tumblr Boyfriend Twin, for proof. The concept of lookalike couples is nothing new. So, here's a question: Are people really attracted to partners who look like them? 'Birds of a feather flock together.' And no, I'm not just talking about twinning in plaid flannels or Air Force 1s, either - some people physically resemble the people they date.

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