They Secretly Put Your Face On A Stranger — And You Trusted Them

Everyone says long-term couples grow to look alike. 517 couples later, science says that is not what is happening — and the real answer is stranger. Run this week's experiment: if you have a partner, comment your YEARS TOGETHER and YES or NO — do people say you two look alike? The tally gets pinned. Chapters: 0:00 The anniversary dinner fact 0:25 The Myth (the 1987 study) 1:36 The Retest (517 couples) 2:14 Why Your Face 3:07 The Dog Test 4:20 What Actually Grows 5:21 The Answer Sources: Zajonc et al. 1987 (Motivation & Emotion) · Tea-makorn & Kosinski 2020 (Scientific Reports) · Luo 2017 review · DeBruine 2002 (Proc R Soc B) · Roy & Christenfeld 2004/2005 (Psychological Science) · Esteller lab 2022 (Cell Reports) · Pardo 2006.