Actually, I think it IS somewhat a matter of opinion because different people obviously see different things. What I'm basing this on is the fact that my sister and I looked vaguely similar in my opinion (basically just coloring, no features alike) all of our lives (she passed away suddenly at a young age 2 years ago). Some people thought we were lying when we told them we were sisters because they saw absolutely no resemblance whatsoever, and others who, for example, knew her and had never met me, would walk up to me thinking I was her and say "hello, Donna." Once a guy who she had dated a few times even did this. Also, when you look at pictures of us, sometimes we look as different as night and day; other times we look so similar it amazes even me. I have noticed this about Caroline and Stephanie, who I really don't think look very similar. However, once in a while I will see a picture of one of them and it surprises me and reminds me very much of the other. I guess what I'm trying to say is, a plastic surgeon is going to look at pictures and see physical features and the similarities there. However, if he looked at MANY pics (or met them in person) and saw all the different facial expressions and studied the different angles, and spent lots of time studying them he would possibly have a different opinion than he would just looking at several pics of both. There is much more to resemblances than just facial features. The whole personalities (expressions, etc.) have to be taken into consideration. There are many sides to "resemblances" - there are the facial features (like a plastic surgeon is obviously going to see - it's his job), there is "coloring", and most important of all, there is "personality and expressions" - which are not PHYSICALLY necessarily the most similar or different but many times are much more important as far as telling if someone is a relative or not. Anyway, that's just my opinion for whatever it's worth. :)
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