Convergence of Appearance : Have you ever felt that the couples living together for a long time are not only getting the behavior and habits, but also many times. Have you ever felt that there is so much equilibrium in the husband-wife's shadow as it is in siblings. If you too have felt this, then do not deny it by calling it your mind… behind it is a theory.
Regarding this, the famous psychologist Dr. Robert Zajonk says that with whom we spend the most time, their expressions start landing on our face. Some experts also believe that living in one place also makes the color of skin, the effect of sunlight and the speed of aging also becomes the same. But this is not just outside. Due to understanding and loving each other from inside, there is a special glow and equality on the faces, which is seen from a distance.
You must have often seen that the face of the husband and wife who lived together for a long time slowly looks identical. Have you ever wondered why this happens? This is not a magic, but a wonder of science and psychology. To understand this mystery, scientists have conducted a deep investigation on the “form-caste theory” i.e. “Convergence of appearance theory”, after which many interesting reasons have come out.
In 1987, American psychologist Robert Zajonc and his team conducted an interesting study. He compared the pictures of 12 couples marriage and 25 years later. The participants involved in this study were asked whether these couples look alike. And the result was shocking .. Most people felt that their faces had really become the same over time. However, it is not necessary that this thing is applicable to everyone. Many times despite the long together, there is no equilibrium in the face of the husband and wife. That is why it cannot be seen as a rule.
This can be easily understood in such a way that when two people live together for years, their lives, habits and feelings start meeting each other. Scientists say that when two people live in the same environment, eat the same food, laugh together and do almost all the work together, then their facial gestures and marks also begin to be the same. For example, if both husband and wife have a habit of laughing, then their laughter lines begin to become the same on the face. In addition, emotional engagement also plays a large role. When two people share every happiness and sorrow with each other, then the same joy, sorrow or tension marks start emerging on their face.
The study of Michigan University in America revealed that the facial similarity of couples living with long -term couples increases. Researchers analyzed pictures of married couples for 20–30 years and found that there was amazing similarity in their face texture. One reason for this is that people are often attracted to a person with a person like themselves. That is, there can be some similar similarity in the face before marriage, which becomes deeper over time. So the next time you look at an elderly couple and think why their faces are so equal .. So understand that this is their love, with their love, together and time. Science calls it “appearance” but common people consider it a beautiful color of life.
