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Love and osmosis: Why happily married couples start looking alike

Wanasema tumependana hadi tukafanana,” sings Okello Max in his latest single featuring Bien. He was referring to the strange phenomenon where couples sometimes look alike, especially after being together for so long.

When you’re in love— really in love—, then you start to look like your partner, apparently. You share everything else; you eat the same meals, fight over the same blanket and even start to steal each other’s catchphrases.

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