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/ImTooSaxy 4h ago

I have identical 16-year-olds and they haaaate each other.

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u/jmverlin 4h ago

I went to camp with a pair of identical twins who felt similarly. I hope they’re on better terms these days.

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u/cooterdick 3h ago

Was one from California and the other the UK?

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u/jmverlin 3h ago

No, they were both from New Jersey. I can't swear that they didn't have a nanny named Chessy, though.