Is the debate settled?
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Help settle a family debate?
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What this shows is the amazing variety of points of view. I see absolutely no resemblance to each other in those photos at all. I am usually very quick to notice details such as likenesses and similarities, and am good at those "pete and repete" children's puzzles and it astounds me that people say they do see any resemblance.
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I'm starting to think it will forever remain a matter of disagreement! As you can see in this thread, there's just no consensus.
FTR, that's my maternal grandmother in the top picture, and me in the lower one. The four parties in the perpetual debate are 1) my mum, who thinks I look exactly like her, 2) me, and I think I look quite a lot like her, though with some minor differences, 3) my maternal aunt, who thinks we have a vague resemblance, and 4) my maternal grandmother herself, who sees absolutely no similarity - otto, she'd love your reply.
My grandmother's 27.9 in her photo, and I'm 26.6 in mine, so just over a year younger, but I tend to look a year or two younger than I am, usually. Unfortunately this is the only picture I have of my grandmother after the age of seven but before her mid-forties; I wish I did have one that faced forward for comparison - now that would be an interesting addition to the debate!
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Sometimes personalities are part of it. People who know you both and see similarities in personality or character will see physical resemblances too, especially if you have similar facial expressions.
Whatever. You're both beautiful!
Originally Posted by otto
Sometimes personalities are part of it. People who know you both and see similarities in personality or character will see physical resemblances too, especially if you have similar facial expressions.
I don't see a resemblance except that both photo's are a profile.
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Yeah, I think that's absolutely part of it. We have VERY similar personalities (unfortunately for meOriginally Posted by otto
Sometimes personalities are part of it. People who know you both and see similarities in personality or character will see physical resemblances too, especially if you have similar facial expressions.
Also, we have the same colouring, very pale with dark blond hair (everyone else in the family - and on my father's side, too - has olive skin and dark hair; I'm the product of some seriously recessive genes, apparently), but my grandmother's photo is black and white and my hair is wet from swimming in mine, so darker than normal, and so that's kind of lost in the pictures as well. So it's quite possible that having the same colouring - especially because we're the only two in the family with it, so it's notable - might also be throwing them.
Awww, that is such a kind thing to say, thank you!
