Why It Was Shocking to Unexpectedly Meet My Doppelganger in Real life
Is there truth to the myth that there are 6 people out there in the world who look like you?
Copycat or doppelganger?
Saying that the dating world today is brutally competitive is an understatement!
Probably why everyone is looking to put their best foot forward in a manner of speaking — and that means being on the lookout for killer intros that are guaranteed to start a right-swiping frenzy.
As a writer, I love the challenge of framing the perfect intro — just enough about myself to spark interest with a dollop of fun thrown in and a sprinkle of mystery to top it off.
That’s it.
I would highly recommend that strategy as opposed to the autobiographies some folks have up on there detailing their entire life story yada yada da.
TMI!
And more so, what is there left to unbox? After all, you have everything hanging out there — your past, present and future — for the whole dating world to see.
And most of them are so generic, it’s like they were all birthed from the same template.
Seriously guys, get a pro (like yours truly😜) to write that thang for y’all already!
So then why was I surprised when a friend shared a screenshot of a dating profile from the exact same app I was on of a woman who has copied my intro word for word?
I mean nobody said copycats were limited to writing platforms now, did they?
The creepy part is that this female even looked like me, kind of!
I’ve heard that they are 6 other people in the world that look identical to you but what are the chances of another person who not only looks but writes exactly like you do?!!!!
Did I mention that they also come from the same home country too?
I get the world is a mysterious place and strange coincidences happen all the time.
However, the skeptical part of me thinks “What are the chances?”
Hmm.
Doppelgangers
Several years ago, I was at a conference and we were on a break about the first couple of speeches when a couple of late arrivals walked in through the door. I was struck by a sense of deja vu when I noticed one of the women who had just made an entrance.
I am not exaggerating when I say that she looked just like me so much so that it gave me goosebumps.
For a second, I thought I was hallucinating but realized that was not so when my colleague grasped my hand to point the woman out to me.
Apparently, curiosity got the better of us and my doppelganger and I eventually approached each other for a chat.
It is strange how we both were the same age, with similar coloring, hairstyles, and body shapes. Several people asked us if we were sisters and were surprised when we said we were meeting each other for the first time.
Even though I have heard that every person has 6 other people or doppelgangers who look like them in the world, I scoffed at that possibility.
What are the odds, right?
I’m curious, has something like this happened to you? If so, do share!
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