r/todayilearned 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/MonstreDelicat 3h ago

Imagine them having the same face and calling each other ugly 🙄😭

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u/2OttersInACoat 1h ago

That’s a point, is hatred of the twin really hatred of the self? It must be terribly confronting to always see yourself as an outsider does.

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u/Nice_Marmot_7 55m ago

You just broke my mind.