Twins. An Excellent Article

[goodisrelative]

So Twin sent me the link to this excellent blog post by a guest blogger on Scientific American. It's written by David Manly about Twins and Identity. And of course, David is a twin... actually he and his brother, Daniel, are mirror image identical twins

Comments

[pixie_on_acid]

I think it's because I think of you guys as separate that I forget that because one of you is having a birthday, it also means the other is. It's kind of a Shit! That's right! They're twins, you idiot. delayed reaction.

(I still dispute this good/evil thing you claim to have going. I think you swap that badge when convenient. ;) ).

Apparently I act older. :-) Not sure what that says, but whatever. :-)

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she has (just slightly) a little more of the 'little sister with no fear' vibe. You're slightly more guarded and careful. Slightly, but it's there. It might be something you picked up in law-school. I don't know. Or perhaps you absorbed a hint of British reserve during your time there. It's hard to say.

And maybe it helped that I met you online, first, so while intellectually I knew you had a twin, there wasn't the same sense as when the two of you are physically present

[goodisrelative]

I kinda wonder if not telling who is older is more of a way to allow the twins to create their own identities.

I mean I remember vividly my grandfather half joking when he told me to obey my elders and he was talking of Twin... my immediate response was, "she's 2 minutes older, whatever!"

But it is definitely almost always the first question people ask when you say you are a twin.

[cbackson]

I only recently discovered that one of my really good friends is a twin - he talked about his brother all the time, but I've never met him and had no idea that they were twins. Finding out after 3 years that he was a twin was definitely a little weird, in large part because I guess I'd always assumed that it meant something different to have a twin brother than just to have a brother.

But actually, he's a lot like me - not particularly close to his brother. So the assumption that twins = close relationship is definitely not always true!

[goodisrelative]

that is quite true... I've seen it personally... but that set were fraternal. It's quite interesting, especially if they are identical.
Mostly, because there is a different bond, although I don't know why sharing the same exact DNA makes a difference.

But it is quite unfair to cast the net that all twins, identical or not, are extremely close.

[goodisrelative]

:-)

And the reversion has begun... loved the beach shot you entitled Manly something.

But everyone always asks and I think this article comes quite close in explaining somethings about twins.