*swipes right*
The convergence in physical appearance hypothesis posits that long-term partners’ faces become more similar with time as a function of the shared environment, diet, and synchronized facial expressions.
While this hypothesis has been widely disseminated in psychological literature, it is supported by a single study of 12 married couples. Here, we examine this hypothesis using the facial images of 517 couples taken at the beginning of their marriage and 20 or more years later. […]
The results show that while spouses’ faces tend to be similar at marriage, they do not converge over time.
oil on canvas { Édouard Manet, Young Lady in 1866, 1866 }
