Rinnix Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I notice that after being with my boyfriend for 5 years we often end up wearing the same colors, and going after similar styles when it comes to appearance. It's at the point where sometimes we'll go out and wear matching colors. On the random occasion someone will look at us and tell me that we look similar. As another example, some celebrities such as Victoria & David Beckham, Brad and Jennifer (when together) were mentioned to have similar features. LS, does this happen with you and your sig too? (or exes)
Stung Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Historically, this wasn't usually the case. Many of my exes were of a different ethnicity than me, for one thing. I did go through a prolonged goth/punk/steampunk incarnation and many of my boyfriends at that time had similar style. Now, my husband and I do have a lot of similarities. We are both tall (6 ft and 6' 2" respectively), with dark hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. We also do kind of dress alike just because when we're dressing casual--and we can both usually dress casually for work--we usually wear jeans, clean lines and simple dark colors.
nana841121 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I think this phenomena has substantial proves backs it up. who you are live with is who you are? when i was college student living in dorm. roommates even got menstrual period in sync. mentally and physically we influenced each other
Nexus One Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 For a guy to do this he'd need an extensive wardrobe or just happen to have similarly colored clothes as his SO. I don't know many guys that have that. I tend to get comments from girls that I "always" wear the same (casual style). I just joke that I have 7 exactly the same sets of clothes on a hanger in my closet for every day of the week.
Author Rinnix Posted May 4, 2011 Author Posted May 4, 2011 For a guy to do this he'd need an extensive wardrobe or just happen to have similarly colored clothes as his SO. I don't know many guys that have that. I tend to get comments from girls that I "always" wear the same (casual style). I just joke that I have 7 exactly the same sets of clothes on a hanger in my closet for every day of the week. All my boyfriend's clothing is black, white, grey blue or red (shirts), then he has just black or navy jeans. Those are generally all the colors that I wear too. I dress pretty simple, with not very many floral patterns, so this could be why too.
djhall Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I just joke that I have 7 exactly the same sets of clothes on a hanger in my closet for every day of the week. You know, if it wasn't for what other people would think, I'd be just fine with that! When do we all get to wear those nifty starfleet uniforms, anyway? I thought I must have been his inspiration when I read this passage in Forever Odd: I have a few black T-shirts, but mostly white. In addition to a selection of blue jeans, I have two pair of white chinos. This apartment provides only a small closet. Half of it is empty. So are the bottom drawers of my dresser. I do not own a suit. Or a tie. Or shoes that need to be shined. For cool weather, I own two crew-neck sweaters. Once I bought a sweater vest. Temporary insanity. Realizing that I had introduced an unthinkable level of complexity to my wardrobe, I returned it to the store the next day. My four-hundred-pound friend and mentor, P. Oswald Boone, has warned me that my sartorial style represents a serious threat to the apparel industry.
carhill Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 My exW and I were of similar ethnic/cultural background and, although I believe she photographed better than I, we appeared very similar (facially) in pictures and irl, especially when she wore glasses instead of contacts. Physically, we were both a bit 'chunky', she more than I due to her short height. Even though she's living with a skinny guy now, when I've seen her recently, she's still pretty much built and appears as when I was married to her. We did not dress alike
threebyfate Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 If you take generalities like style, I suppose we do. But when put side by side, no one would confuse us for siblings or family by blood since our facial features are very different.
Art_Critic Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I don't think so.. but then again.. I have always loved her boobs, it would be cool to have a set like that I don't think we look the same.. our looks are pretty much the same as when we first got married..
Els Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Dressing, we sorta do.. not so much by virtue of 'growing on each other' as by the mere fact that dress reflects a person's personality in some ways. In our cases, we're both very inwardly/intellectually focused individuals who don't give a damn about fashion or style, so we both dress very simply. I think we each only have like 4-5 sets of casual clothes which we're more than happy to rotate around, although he has a lot of work clothes.
Cee Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 No, we hardly look alike at all. Except for being similar height. But we are adopting each other's mannerisms and joking style. So we are starting to sound more alike.
O'Malley Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 We're both tall and rangy looking, long hair, blue eyes -- that's about it. We don't dress similarly, his hair is dark, he has tattoos and I have none. Hopefully I'll never grow a beard from being around him for so long. Different ethnic backgrounds. We do often have the same thoughts and ideas at the same time. A friend of mine and her husband are both of Croatian ancestry, and strangers have thought they were siblings before.
Author Rinnix Posted May 4, 2011 Author Posted May 4, 2011 A friend of mine and her husband are both of Croatian ancestry, and strangers have thought they were siblings before. Someone had once thought that my boyfriend and I were related. I suppose it's because we have the same skin tone, and our hair is the same shade. Another funny thing is that he kind of looks like my dad. Another time, Me and him were shopping out with my little brother (who was about 7-9) at the time, people had thought that my little brother was our child together.
ASG Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Hmmm no. I am very girly in my style and dress in wild bold colours most of the time. And also lots of dresses and skirts (also, as usually I have to work in black, I tend to avoid it when I'm not working), whereas my ex had the usual black, blue, red, grey colour scheme going on. Physically we were also very different. I am short, brown eyes and hair, he is tall, brown hair blue eyes.
dreamingoftigers Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 We, we are both fat:laugh: Our pic is on my profile, we don't look much alike. We used to wear similar clothes because we both used to fly signs together but for the most part there isn't much cohesiveness there. We both own a lot of brown things. His is more cords and Walmart t-shirts. I am more jeans and nicer shirts. And I wear a dress a couple times a week, although I would be morbidly curious to see him try to pull that off, I am quite certain we will continue to dress differently. My parents however look like brother and sister, they are even the same height. But then it was also recently revealed that they are from the same family line in the same area. What I find most interesting in my family is the lack of resemblance between my daughter and myself. If I didn't spend three days in labour for the kid I would probably ask for a maternity test.
Lorelei_Lane Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I love this thread! lol I get mistaken for being one of the sisters of the family all the time when I meet someone new, especially if they haven't seen one of my sister in laws in a long time. My husband and his sisters have dark hair, either very dark brown or black. My hair is close to that, and I keep it long like my sister in laws do. The only thing I don't have in common with them is the brown eyes, mine are hazel, and they turn green like his mom's are. I always got mistaken for family the first few months we were together. I've changed some in appearance, and most people have met me by now. My husband and I have this thing where we have to "check" what the other is wearing before we leave the house, because we both tend to wear earth tone colors. Browns, greens, sometimes blacks, oranges. Things like that. We've actually just said screw it and left the house wearing the same colors before. I think when couples tend to have a lot in common, that happens more often.
tigressA Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I have some pictures of my BF and I together in my profile. We both have dark brown/black eyes, black hair and deep skin tone--he's a shade or two darker than I am, though. We come from different ethnic backgrounds, but I have been assumed to be from his numerous times. I can fit into all his clothes so there's no significant disparity in weight or overall build--I'm barely 2 inches taller. When it comes to how we dress...BF has a very limited wardrobe compared to mine, but sometimes we end up in similar shades/patterns, particularly with lighter colors, which suit us well. We also have a taste for simple looks--very little embellishment, no obnoxious logo t-shirts, etc. We both look well put-together whenever we're out.
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