STEPHEN: A CHAMPION FOR CHRIST (16 OF 56)
Scripture: Acts 6:8-15
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Stephen: A Champion for Christ (16 of 56)
Series: The Church in ACTSion
Wyman Richardson
Acts 6:8-15
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Jacob Silverman has written an article for the website www.howstuffoworks.com entitled, ''Why do old couples look alike?'' It is a fascinating piece exploring the commonly held belief that the longer people are married the more they actually look alike. Silverman cites some interesting studies showing that there may just be something to this notion.
A study published in the March 2006 issue of ''Personality and Individual Differences'' may have the answer. Twenty-two people, divided equally between male and female, participated in the study. They were asked to judge the looks, personalities and ages of 160 married couples. The participants viewed photographs of men and women separately and were not told who was married to whom. The subjects consistently judged people who were married as being similar in appearance and personality. The researchers also found that couples who had been together longer appeared more similar.
The article then goes on to offer some reasons why couples who are married a long time begin to look alike. They note that ''life experiences can end up being reflected physically,'' so, for instance, a happy couple that smiles a lot ''will develop the facial muscles and wrinkles related to smiling.'' Thus, ''years of experience of an old couple's marriage, happy or otherwise, would then be reflected in their faces.''
Furthermore, studies suggest that people tend to be drawn toward people who are genetically similar. Silverman points to ''a researcher at the University of Western Ontario [who] determined that when considering friends or romantic partners, a similar genetic profile made up about a third of the selection criteria.'' Not too similar, mind you, but similar nonetheless. Genetically similar people appear to have healthier, happier, longer marriages.
There is also the dynamic of girls who tend to ma ...
Series: The Church in ACTSion
Wyman Richardson
Acts 6:8-15
Read Acts 6:8-15
Jacob Silverman has written an article for the website www.howstuffoworks.com entitled, ''Why do old couples look alike?'' It is a fascinating piece exploring the commonly held belief that the longer people are married the more they actually look alike. Silverman cites some interesting studies showing that there may just be something to this notion.
A study published in the March 2006 issue of ''Personality and Individual Differences'' may have the answer. Twenty-two people, divided equally between male and female, participated in the study. They were asked to judge the looks, personalities and ages of 160 married couples. The participants viewed photographs of men and women separately and were not told who was married to whom. The subjects consistently judged people who were married as being similar in appearance and personality. The researchers also found that couples who had been together longer appeared more similar.
The article then goes on to offer some reasons why couples who are married a long time begin to look alike. They note that ''life experiences can end up being reflected physically,'' so, for instance, a happy couple that smiles a lot ''will develop the facial muscles and wrinkles related to smiling.'' Thus, ''years of experience of an old couple's marriage, happy or otherwise, would then be reflected in their faces.''
Furthermore, studies suggest that people tend to be drawn toward people who are genetically similar. Silverman points to ''a researcher at the University of Western Ontario [who] determined that when considering friends or romantic partners, a similar genetic profile made up about a third of the selection criteria.'' Not too similar, mind you, but similar nonetheless. Genetically similar people appear to have healthier, happier, longer marriages.
There is also the dynamic of girls who tend to ma ...
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