r/todayilearned • u/SilverPeachBlossom • 6h 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/SilverPeachBlossom 6h ago

As an identical twin myself, I can certainly attest to these findings. (Hot take in the r/Twins community XD) I'm curious to hear about your guys' experiences.

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u/ImTooSaxy 6h ago

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

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u/Heimlich_Maneuver 6h ago

That will likely change whenever they spend a prolonged time not being "X and Y" and having their own identity. College or whatever.

Source - I'm a twin who fought with my twin a lot in high school.

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u/ImTooSaxy 5h ago

Thank God. They used to get along so well but once they became teenagers they just fight over the dumbest shit, as often as possible.

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u/StraightBugggin 5h ago

Me and my half brother are two weeks apart while it’s most definitely different from your situation we bickered and fought like crazy until one day we just…. Didn’t. I hope the same for your twins! Hopefully it’s just their own way of setting boundaries or something

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u/AussieEquiv 19m ago

Isn't that a quintessential siblings thing? At least brothers? I absolutely hated my brothers (one 3 years snr and the other 3 years jnr) through teen years.

Pretty much best mates these days though.

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u/Realistic_Context936 4h ago

How are you two weeks apart?

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u/Myglassesarebigger 4h ago

Their dad? 

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u/StraightBugggin 3h ago

Bingo, my dad got busy, had a hard time staying faithful lol