Someone believes that meeting with his double is a bad sign, a sign of something frightening and paranormal. How is it!? Not too superstitious people, on the contrary, consider this a joyful event that becomes a good memory. An excellent occasion for acquaintance, communication, for a common photo, in the end! From the outside, it looks very unusual and causes only positive emotions! Let's check?

1. “My doppelgänger unexpectedly sat next to me on the plane, and later it turned out that he settled in the same hotel!”

2. “Just found my doppelgänger, wow!”

3. “I ran into my doppelgänger at my cousin's wedding. She is the sister of her husband, otherwise we have no family connection.

4. One of these men moved to another city where strangers greeted him and called him John, and here's why

5. The party is full of surprises

6. Sisters? No, we just met!

7. We met at a music festival

You didn’t notice that these are two identical photographs, in which they were simply swapped faces, right? 😉

8. Will they become best friends if that's the case?

9. These will definitely become!

10. Colleagues at work

11. And these guys, it turns out, even have the same birthday, a coincidence?

12. Another story about how strangers everywhere began to greet a person, calling him a strange name

And he had just entered college. Probably scared!

13. “Met my ‘brother’ at the bar, his name is Adam and he also likes beer!”

14. And these guys once did not even immediately distinguish the girl of one of them, oops ...

Perhaps they were sitting at that moment.

15. Cheerful people should find each other more often!

17. “Come on, mom, quickly, who am I here??”

18. "Hooray, I'm not the only one!"

Recently, American scientists were able to explain where similar people come from in the world, and in particular, this concerns why the Chinese are so similar to each other. It turned out that the more isolated a certain ethnic group develops, the more similar its representatives acquire.

Michael Sheehan, who is an assistant professor of neuroscience at Cornell University, says that the set of genes that are directly responsible for the appearance of a person is a kind of deck of cards in the hands of nature, and no matter how you shuffle it, periodically falls out a combination that has already occurred before.

Why is this happening?

Scientists have determined that similar people appear because a certain number of genes are associated with appearance much more than with any other areas of human anatomy. Of course, scientists have not yet been able to determine which specific genes are responsible for the width of the nose, the shape of the face and ears, as well as other features of appearance. But one fact remains clear - if people who are not relatives to each other, but have an external similarity. They will also be similar to each other at the gene level, and the genes responsible for the appearance of a person are an excellent illustration of this.

An interesting fact is that human faces differ much more among themselves compared to such parts of the body as feet or hands. Most likely, in the process of evolution, a separate emphasis was placed on the detailing of human faces so that representatives of a certain family could easily be distinguished from others.

Groups

In the process of evolution, several main ethnic groups have formed, in which similar people are found. The largest such group is the Chinese and Hindi, and at the same time, accordingly, the maximum chance of meeting your double is present directly within a certain ethnic group. In other words, it is virtually impossible for a Chinese person to meet an incredibly similar person among African Americans. At the same time, it is worth noting the fact that a huge number of twins can be present within the Asian group, and similar people are found here much more often than anywhere else.

Such identity in certain cases reaches the level when the similarity is not only external, but also internal, since a practically identical set of genes can be present even in people who have no close or distant relationship.

As a rule, people who are similar to each other and have the same nationality differ in a similar set of genes, since in isolated ethnic groups all kinds of injections from even neighboring groups were minimized.

How many twins can there be?

Nature periodically creates copies of a person, but at the same time, academic science cannot reliably say why they appear, and only conjectures remain. Of course, the version described above is the most common today, which suggests that people who are similar to each other have an identical genetic structure. For a currently unknown reason, several "versions" of a person appear, and at the same time they all have almost identical DNA. Such doubles in scientific circles are usually called biogenic, since, despite the fact that they have different biological parents, they differ in similar genes.

It often happens that a huge number of identical people appear in nature in short periods of time, and there are also such incidents when these intervals stretch for hundreds or even thousands of years. That is why you should not be surprised when you see a double of some famous classic or politician on the street.

Mathematical calculation

Mathematicians also decided to take up this issue and contribute to the investigation of why people are similar to each other. In particular, the theory of probability was used, according to which the chances of a random coincidence of sets of genes are far from zero, because there are several billion people, and this number is only growing.

Some scientists say that the phenomenon of the emergence of such twins is due to the so-called "secret relationship". Even if you use the standard one, you can understand that after 8 generations any person is a descendant of 256 relatives related by blood relationship. Thus, if we are talking not about 8, but, for example, about 30 generations, then it will be a million people, and all these closely related ties are based on the transfer of genetic material. In this regard, to some extent, all people in a certain ethnic category are related to some extent.

Doubles of famous people

Interesting examples of what very similar people can be can be found in domestic open spaces. For example, while Alla Pugacheva and Philip Kirkorov were spouses, the Primadonna said that she liked Nemtsov, since he was very similar to her husband. After that, many people really looked at them and realized that they had the same ears, eyes, nose, and both at that time were curly and had a very cheerful character, but they did not even have any approximate relationship.

Historical doubles

There are also twins that are extremely spaced apart in time. For example, at the end of the 3rd century in Rome, the ruler was Emperor Maximin, who was an almost perfect double of Adolf Hitler, and at the same time remained in history as an extremely tough dictator. His death was as inglorious as that of a distant descendant.

The busts of Thebes Montuehmet (the ruler of ancient Egyptian Thebes) and Mao Zedong are very similar, despite the fact that the ruler of Thebes lived more than 700 years before our era.

Makeup

Probably, every resident or guest of the capital paid attention to the fact that on Red Square you can almost always meet the twins of Lenin, Stalin and even a huge number of other famous personalities who earn money by taking pictures with passers-by. Also, such twins can be found in various theatrical performances.

In fact, quite often it happens that the similarity is present only in racial and anthropological types, as well as in the external design and proportions of the face. If such people are undressed and the makeup is completely washed off, then in this case the similarity will either completely disappear, or will no longer be so obvious, which is quite important. Of course, quite often various theater troupes prefer to hire real doubles in their composition, and not just disguised personalities, as this allows you to make the performance truly unique.

How to find your doppelgänger?

In fact, in the era of information development, this is not difficult. Outwardly similar people are quite common on the Internet, and you can often see such photos in the news, on any sites or in various social networks. There are already a huge number of precedents when people found their twins on the net and posted photos for comparison.

There are even specialized sites through which there are similar people in the world by photography. Some make it possible to find one's own copy only among the stars, or while others are extended to the point where one can find one's own double even among ordinary people from other countries. On such resources, it is quite enough to simply upload your own photo in a certain format, and then in a few days receive one or even several photos of people very much like you. If you wish, you can find similar ones that are of interest to you, and not look for your own double.

similarities between spouses

Many people often notice that couples who live together for a long time begin to resemble each other, and some even become so similar that they are then perceived as brother and sister. First of all, many try to explain why people are similar in this case, by the fact that quite often we ourselves choose partners who are similar to us to a certain extent, but besides this, even over time they begin to become similar.

In the process of conducting research, scientists have determined that visual similarity is a fairly important factor in attracting two people to each other. In particular, it was determined that two similar people of the opposite sex are most often attracted, especially if they have similar facial features.

What explains this?

This is due to the innate tendency that each person is looking for someone who can be trusted and whom he "knows". When we see someone as a literal reflection of ourselves, we automatically associate the person with those thoughts.

Even more interesting is the fact that people who are visually similar to each other are prone to long-term relationships, they can trust each other to the maximum and enjoy carefree cohabitation. According to psychologists from the University of Michigan, older couples who have lived together for several decades also begin to become similar over time, because people who have a close relationship often unconsciously mimic the different facial expressions and gestures of their loved ones.

Among other things, it cannot be said that happy couples often have similar physical characteristics.

Genetics plays the most important role in this case, as people with different genetic indicators begin to attract each other much more than people with a similar genetic code.

Even ordinary people often notice, for example, that many women are often interested in men who resemble their fathers - this is a subconscious act of selection. Fathers are for young girls, and this model is subsequently subconsciously postponed and forms the further choice of a spouse for an adult woman. This is one of the reasons why quite often couples are similar to each other.

People who belong to the same religion, race, age and social class are always more likely to develop really strong and lasting relationships. Subconsciously, they are pushed towards each other by the fact that for them culture, traditions and eating habits are not some kind of obstacle, but only another similar feature.

If people live together for a long time, then they are more likely to eventually adapt to their partner, and this life experience, according to scientists, is ultimately reflected in facial features. But no one could reliably say why people look alike.

March 29, 2017, 18:01

I read an interesting article by Natalia Radulova: “I look at you like in a mirror.”

In it, she says that people often fall in love with those who look like them in appearance, i.e. they have the same shape of chin, nose, eyelids, lips, etc. Of course, adjusted for gender differences. Many couples look like brother and sister. With age, people can gain weight, get wrinkles, but the main features remain the same, so they are comfortable with each other. In this article, I give an abbreviated retelling of that article and comments to it, after which my thoughts on this matter and some additional photos.

“Recently, an experiment was conducted in one of the bourgeois universities: the subjects were shown photographs of different people and were asked to choose the prettiest one. Among all these photographs there was a picture of the subject himself, but remade - a woman was turned into a man with the help of light computer graphics, and vice versa. Well, let's say, a girl was given a bit of masculinity, an Adam's apple there, a beard, features were made heavier. But in general, the face, the peculiarity of its structure did not change. And guess which picture the participants in the experiment chose? Who did the person call the most beautiful? Naturally, yourself. Camouflaged, but himself.
“In 2009, scientists from the University of St. Andrews conducted a study and found that women tend to choose men who look like themselves. A similar conclusion was also made by scientists from the University of Liverpool in 2006.

Moreover, the same is observed in couples with a significant difference in partners in age:

“And dogs do not become like their owners over time. They are initially similar. The owner chooses. Best friends or companions can be of different heights, weights and ages, but most likely there will be something in common in their faces. Because we are comfortable with those who seem to be our second "I" at least outwardly. - I don’t quite agree with this, the main thing for a pet is a character that really adapts to the owners over time (and they to it).

“And New Yorker writer Christina Bloom even launched a dating site for people looking for a partner who looks like themselves. In an interview with QMI Agency, the author of the idea said that she decided to open such a site after she divorced her husband and fell in love with a man who turned out to be like her. Bloom admitted that at first she did not notice that she and her new chosen one were similar. However, then friends increasingly began to point out to her the resemblance to her lover. After that, she became interested in the question of the dependence of happiness in her personal life on the external similarity of partners and began to look for couples consisting of similar people.

Here are the people who met on her site

I must say, some of the couples shown are not very similar, apparently, not everyone is chosen by visual signs. And some are similar, but have already parted: “A similar appearance irresistibly attracts. But if people have different areas of interest, different principles and goals, then sooner or later this will start to cause quarrels. This is how people fall in love because of the same shape of eyebrows, nose and chin, and then spend years in a meaningless relationship from which they cannot get out.

I must say, this is curious and if it is confirmed, it will be many consequences:
- theories of the origin of peoples : different types of appearance were divided,
- theory of finding partners similar to parents : earlier, parents picked up a couple for their children, and sometimes at a very early age and quite successfully, now it’s clear how - on their own,
- there are theories that facial features correlate with personality traits , which means that parental traits are a familiar character to which he adapted as a child,
- importance of similarity not just for genetic reasons : there are many beautiful people in the world, everyone is beautiful in their own way, therefore it is difficult to prefer one to the other and there is always a chance that there is a better one, at the same time, “one’s own” image for a person is special, this is the starting point for all comparisons, and he will not get bored even if you look at it daily,
- theory, Why is cosmetics popular? : bright lipstick and long mascara eyelashes become a subconscious signal that the woman is alone, because. if she has a partner, then she will prefer to choose more modest cosmetics in order to become visually similar to him; about the same applies to rare hair colors, such as blond, tk. men rarely dye their hair; teenagers may have the opposite if they simultaneously change something in their appearance (unusual hairstyle, clothes) to show that they are a couple,
- similar theories of auditory and kinesthetic assimilation of spouses to each other: for example, if the husband speaks loudly and the wife quietly, then over time he will speak quieter, and she louder, so that approximately the same volume level is obtained,
- in most cases this is unconsciously , which suggests that a reasonable person, in fact, sometimes does not trust his mind in the most important things.

Possible reasons:
above:
- a person is accustomed to and likes his own appearance, so people like him;
- a person likes his parents, therefore likes people who look like them;
- people eventually adapt to each other, adopt habits, facial expressions, etc.;
as well as:
- role in education: children imitate their parents in behavior, appearance, and so on. If parents are very different, then children will have to choose which of them to imitate. Then there are two options: either the children will be divided into two camps - “paternal” and “maternal” - and most likely they will begin to compete with childish maximalism, which will undermine the family and contribute to its disintegration; or they will take part of the traits from the father, part from the mother, which will help the search for a common image and help strengthen the family. The similarity of the parents is therefore important, because reduces the risk of family breakup for the above reason, and also provides greater emotional comfort, since children will look like both, but everyone will feel that they are exactly like him;
- inheritance of information: people inherit not only genetic information, and not only "national" - language, traditions, laws and customs - but also "family", which can be, in addition to some kind of tribal traditions, also features of behavior, facial expressions , lifestyle, etc. The similarity of parents allows conflict-free transmission of this information to offspring.

It is believed that a long-term happy marriage makes people similar to each other. These similarities are seen in the character and appearance. Moreover, such an opinion was not born today. Even our ancestors believed that "husband and wife are one Satan." Psychologists at the University of Michigan decided to find out the true causes of such rumors.

Reasons for external similarity

Scientists analyzed photographs of several dozen couples. All the pictures were taken at different times during their married life. Indeed, external signs of similarity were found, which appeared over time. Scientists explain this by the fact that people initially choose their life partners who are similar in appearance to them.

The examples of many racially mixed marriages refute this assumption. If it were true, there would be no mestizo children, there would be no mulattoes. External differences do not prevent couples living happily in which people with different skin colors and eye shapes live. Even if they really wanted to become like each other in old age, they would not succeed.

behavioral similarity

Analyzing the behavior of happy spouses, Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Joseph Heinrich, discovered regular signs, which he called "the law of mirroring." He argues that all individuals, getting into a new society, begin to copy the behavior that is accepted there. So the newcomer demonstrates his identity to the persons who make up the society. He gives a signal: "I am mine, I am disposed towards you, I am the same as you."

This law was still in force in the primitive system. And today he helps to join a new work team or a fashionable party. This makes it easier to find like-minded people and be accepted. This applies not only to verbal communication. Facial expressions, gestures and postures of interlocutors are involuntarily copied. And the higher the level of affection of people for each other, the more clearly the "law of mirroring" manifests itself. The scientist even proved that the skill of subconscious copying is embedded in the human brain. He considered it one of the most important skills that allow human society to develop. When creating a couple, people also tend to copy each other's behavior in order to make a better impression on their partner. As a result, this habit leads to a long and comfortable relationship.

The reverse side of the mirror

Copying has a fruitful effect on marital relations in the initial stage. Adopting each other's hobbies and interests, spouses become similar. They are interested in spending time together. There is something to talk about. Disagreements disappear. People learn to smooth sharp corners. If for some reason this does not happen, the marriage breaks up.

Adjusting to each other, the husband and wife want to match the partner's ideas about the ideal spouse in moral, spiritual and domestic terms. The degree of mirroring in different pairs is different. A woman does not always adapt to a man, as is commonly believed. But in any case, the kinship of interests and the similarity of thoughts play in favor of the duration of the relationship.

However, there is a line when absolute similarity leads to a loss of interest. Adjusting to each other, spouses can lose their own individuality. Among the representatives of couples who have lived together for 10-15 years, there are many who perceive their partner as a brother or sister.

This significantly reduces sex drive. To prevent the complete disappearance of passion in a relationship, it is important to maintain sexual relations in a couple. To do this, you need not only to be able to "mirror" a partner, but also to show your individuality.

Harmony in relationships

People who have lived together for 15-20 years know each other very well. Over time, such couples go through many life situations. Partners get to know each other from different angles. Anticipating each other's thoughts, people intuitively choose a course of action based on the expected reaction of a partner. And here it all depends on the desire to be together. The larger it is, the more correctly the methods and options for communication are chosen. All experiments carried out showed the similarity of thinking of partners who have lived together for many years. From this we can conclude that in a happy marriage, the psychological and behavioral similarity of spouses is inevitable over time.