Scientists have now demonstrated a statistically significant link between the facial appearance of a person’s partner and that of their opposite sex parent. So when Cole Porter penned the song “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” he was merely presenting in verse what folklore has known for centuries. And now the scientists have come up to speed by presenting quantifying evidence for this phenomenon. Researchers at the University of Pecs in Hungary have found in their investigations that males tend to be attracted to women who look like their mother, and conversely, women are drawn to men who displayed similar facial … Continue reading →