Satisfaction with physical appearance is a popular topic among researchers. Past research shows that general self-concept, physical self-concept and partner attractiveness are predictors of relationship satisfaction. There are correlations between self-concept, attractiveness, satisfaction with physical appearance and self-resemblance. This poses the question, whether there are significant correlations with the construct relationship satisfaction. The purpose of this research is to test general self-concept, physical self-concept, attractiveness of one's own and partner's face, satisfaction with physical appearance and partner resemblance in physical appearance as predictors of relationship satisfaction. 196 young adults took part in the research. We calculated the predictors' strength with the method regression. General self-concept appeared to be the best predictor. We found that physical self-concept, partner's attractiveness and self-resemblance of the nose were predictors of relationship satisfaction. We posed the question, whether the unconscious human nature had a say in choosing a partner that resembles us. We found small correlations between satisfaction and self-resemblance of one's eyes. There was a correlation between one's satisfaction of the nose and self-resemblance of the mouth. The correlations were small. Self-resemblance in romantic relationship and its connection to relationship satisfaction has not been well researched until now. This is one of the first research papers that works with self-evaluated estimates of self-resemblance between romantic partners.
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