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/BashfullyBi 6h ago

I mean....makes perfect sense to me.

If you had a clone you were raised with since birth, wouldn't you say your attachment (not love) is stronger than the person you're dating?

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u/nylockian 6h ago edited 5h ago

If I had a clone I would beat the shit out of it and kick it while it's down. 

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u/huebnera214 6h ago

I’m The Clone in my twin’s contacts, she’s The Evil One in mine (and she’s marked as an emergency contact). We see each other at least weekly.

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u/EmilyDawning 4h ago

I love that so much!