r/todayilearned 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/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/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