Do we marry our parents?

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Do we marry our parents?

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Jul 4, 2011

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Studies show that people often rank faces that resemble their parents as more attractive than other faces. Is this creepy, or can we pick up on clues about who will make a good parent by relying on our own parents as guides? Listen in to find out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jul 4, 2011

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