Even though high school biology teaches us that there are billions of possible gene combinations and therefore a lot of possible physical appearances, there are also billions of people on this planet. Which means that there just might be somebody out there walking around who looks just like you. You and your doppelganger are both roaming the earth unaware of the other’s existence. Why not try to change that? Go out and find them! Maybe you’re really lucky, and you have a celebrity doppelganger. There are all sorts of perks to this, like getting to photoshop the two of you together and pretend you’re cousins. This is not super common, however, so if Facebook tries to tell you that your celebrity lookalike is Megan Fox, you probably don’t actually look like Megan Fox (This has been your daily reminder that not everything you read on the internet is real.) Even finding your non-famous lookalike could be great too. It would be like getting the identical twin you’ve secretly (or not so secretly) always wanted. Think of all the fun you two could have!
For example, when you become a famous actor, you already have the perfect body double to stand in for all of the shots you don’t want to do. They could also ride in the decoy car for you while you tried to avoid the paparazzi. Less ideally, they will become famous instead and you have to be the body double, but at least you would maybe still get your name in the movie credits.
Better yet, finding your doppelganger means you could switch places Parent Trap style! While the story probably wouldn’t end with your parents getting married (since they don’t even know each other…) you could totally go to their school, wear their clothes, hang out with their friends, and mess up their life instead of your own!
Probably the best option, though, is to make them give up their own life and come be your body double in your everyday life. Don’t want to go to section, but it counts for your participation grade? Make your doppelganger go instead! Want people to think you are super athletic? Make your doppelganger spend a lot of time at the gym while you watch Netflix! You would become two people living one person’s life. Seriously, it would be so awesome!
Until one day your reflection in the mirror surprises you, and then you realize it’s just your doppelganger wearing exactly the same outfit because you two are weirdly in sync these days. And you’re not really sure why you’re wearing a leather jacket. Do you even like leather jackets? Pretty soon you’ll be eating a bowl of Cheerios (the agreed upon breakfast food that you both eat every morning for continuity purposes, of course) and you realize that you really want pancakes. But this isn’t just about you anymore. This is a shared life, and it’s hard to remember where your being stops and theirs begins. You thought they were just helping you make your life better, but is this even your life anymore? WHO ARE YOU???
Okay, so maybe don’t try to make them live your life for you. It’s probably not going to end well for either of you. But if you ever do meet your doppelganger, at least take a picture of the two of you in matching clothes, because then you can show it to everyone and freak people out. And if you do want to go the Parent Trap route, I say go for it. I mean, what could go wrong with that?
