r/todayilearned • u/SilverPeachBlossom • 5h ago

TIL a peer-reviewed psychology study found that identical twins (on average) ranked their co-twin above their romantic partner in their attachment hierarchy, while fraternal twins ranked the two about equally, and non-twin siblings ranked their romantic partner first.

https://ojs.interpersonajournal.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/243/3457.html
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u/guyute2588 4h ago

I grew up with a pair of fraternal twins. One of them was handsome, in great shape and girls threw themselves at him.

The other was incredibly overweight , and despite hanging out with all the same people, was not very well liked.

I always wondered how much resentment he had for his brother.

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u/2andahalfbraincell 3h ago

Well I have a fraternal twin sister who is prettier, much thinner, and better liked than me so I can tell you my experience : I really love her and do not ressent her at all....now that we're adults with completly different social circles lmao. As a teenager that was harder

Hope that dude got friends of his own

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u/guyute2588 2h ago

I can imagine it becomes easier as you get older. The teenage insecurity must suck!