Do our genes have a major influence on who we fall in love with?

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I thin it’s a combination of all said things. You need to be chemically and physically attracted. It also is pure luck; I think many people have several other people out there they could be paired with if given the right circumstances. And of course, there is free will involved. No one’s going to MAKE you love them.

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