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Fortis in Arduis
05-28-2014, 01:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHvRXWAO9so


Did you pick your mate because “birds of a feather flock together?” or because “opposites attract?”

Researchers have found increasing evidence that the former is often true, even when it comes to genetics. Spouses share more genetic similarity than individuals who are randomly paired, they report today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“It is well established that individuals are more similar to their spouses than other individuals on important traits, such as education level,” the authors wrote. “The genetic similarity, or lack thereof, between spouses is less well understood.”

http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/do-couples-share-genetics-140519.htm

Mortimer
05-28-2014, 01:49 PM
interesting how people know that their spouse might be genetically more similar then someone else it must be invisible attraction via chemistry or like that

Fortis in Arduis
05-28-2014, 02:07 PM
interesting how people know that their spouse might be genetically more similar then someone else it must be invisible attraction via chemistry or like that

When one is in love with someone, one will sleep with their clothes when they are not there. I honestly think it is largely signalled by actual body odour.