You've probably seen those galleries online of people who look like their pets . . . and there's even some quasi-science behind it.  But have you heard of people dating people who look like themselves?  It's a thing, and there's a name for it.

The term is: "Doppelbanging," which is obviously a play on "doppelganger."  According to "Cosmopolitan", the term first started trending within the LGBT community.  And while a lot of people say "opposites attract," there's some science behind being attracted to similarities too.

The "Daily Mail" highlighted a few celebrity examples:  Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen . . . Courteney Cox and her partner Johnny McDaid . . . Kristen Stewart and her fiancée Dylan Meyer . . . Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake . . . and Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter.

You've probably seen those&nbsp;<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/alivelez/people-who-look-like-their-pets">galleries</a>&nbsp;online of people who look like their pets . . . and there's even some&nbsp;<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/people-look-like-their-dogs-study_n_5838278">quasi-science</a>&nbsp;behind it.&nbsp; But have you heard of people dating people who look like themselves?&nbsp; It's a thing, and there's a name for it.
The term is: "Doppelbanging," which is obviously a play on "doppelganger."&nbsp; According to "<a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a39016281/doppelbanger/">Cosmopolitan</a>", the term first started trending within the LGBT community.&nbsp; And while a lot of people say "opposites attract," there's some&nbsp;<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0068395">science</a>&nbsp;behind being attracted to similarities too.
The&nbsp;"Daily Mail"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10590779/What-doppelbanger-date-looks-JUST-like-you.html">highlighted</a>&nbsp;a few celebrity examples:&nbsp;&nbsp;Tom Brady&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gisele Bundchen&nbsp;. . .&nbsp;Courteney Cox&nbsp;and her partner&nbsp;Johnny McDaid&nbsp;. . .&nbsp;Kristen Stewart&nbsp;and her fianc&eacute;e&nbsp;Dylan Meyer&nbsp;. . .&nbsp;Jessica Biel&nbsp;and&nbsp;Justin Timberlake&nbsp;. . . and&nbsp;Benedict Cumberbatch&nbsp;and his wife&nbsp;Sophie Hunter.

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