Twins On Identity

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Many people want to have a twin brother or sister at some point in their life, but they don’t really understand the difficulties and bond of having a life-long partner. Many twins have trouble identifying themselves as a single person. People they know and love compare the twins, often with drastic results; however, through it all twins usually have such a close bond that it lasts through the ages. For singletons, it can be challenging to recognize the tight bond twin’s have, the struggle of comparison, and grasp a twin’s loose hold on identification. Consequently, a lot of twins struggle to establish themselves; however, a twins perspective of identity is completely different from that of a singletons. In a recent study, twins’ rated themselves

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