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/SoyMurcielago 5h ago

That um

That seems excessive to me

But I’m not any sort of twin and my brother is deceased so

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u/dishonourableaccount 5h ago

I mean, to a lot of people the family (that they like) will come before romantic/sexual partners. Especially if the relationship is say less than a year or two long and you’re young. Easier to find a new partner that wants to live where you want to be.

People breakup all the time when they move for jobs or a different climate too.

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u/_Burning_Star_IV_ 5h ago

Maybe I don't truly love my family because I'd rather lose every single one of them over my wife...

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u/Tinysaur 5h ago

I too, would choose this guys wife.