Is anyone a twin/know a pair of twins?

[Sharop]

I've always been interested in the relationship between twins. Many twins are really close, and it's just something I've always been interested in. I know two identical twins called Lauren and Siobhan, and they're extremely close, and spend a lot of time together.

Robin and Maurice Gibb (in the Bee Gees) were non-identical twins, and were very close themselves (I think Maurice's death has really been hard on Robin.)

I'm also reading a book - I Know This Much is True, by Wally Lamb - which is about twin brothers, Thomas and Dominick. Dominick is the sane twin, but poor Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic.

[Brian Damage]

My wife was a twin, but her twin died at birth.

[Sharop]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

My wife was a twin, but her twin died at birth.

That's a shame.

Does she feel a sense of loss, even though she grew up without her twin?

Elvis also had a twin who died at birth - I believe his name was Aron.

[Nighthawk76]

I knew two twins in high school named Kelly and Kylie.

[Janice]

My sister's brother and his wife have two sets of twins. All girls.

Another friend's sister-in-law has triplets.

[swedeace]

Various times throughout my lifetime.

-In elementary school there were twin girls named Gergia and Jacinta.

-My uncle Martin's wife's brother, Mario, has twin daughters, Cristina and Monica, who are 27 years old.

-I have twin second cousins, Elijah and Josiah ('Shiah), who are 6.5 years old and are on my maternal side of the family. They are kids from my 31-year-old cousin Rudy.

-My mom told me she had twin pairs of aunts who have since passed away, so yeah, twins does run in my maternal side of the family.

-I know twin Ace of Base fans, Jenny and Tessi, and they both have a lot of similar interests, hobbies, jobs, degrees, etc.... They are soooooooo close to each other. They even live together.

Yeah, I agree. Twins and their styles of living are always fascinating.

[JT]

It's funny. The guy that I have a crush on is a twin. He and his sister have similar features, but other than that, don't look tooooo alike. Thank goodness, because she's a stone cold biotch. He doesn't like her much either.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by Sharop

That's a shame.

Does she feel a sense of loss, even though she grew up without her twin?

Elvis also had a twin who died at birth - I believe his name was Aron.

She never really talks about her sister much. Mainly, because she never knew her. I think she does have a sense of loss though. She wanted my first born daughter to bear her name. That is why my daughter's name is Brianna Nicole

[Sharop]

Originally Posted by JT

He doesn't like her much either.

That's rare with twins, although I have read about some who don't like each other much. But they seem to be in the minority.

Brian, in a book I looked at, about Elvis, it was said that someone raised the view that when a twin dies at birth, the twin's strength goes to the surviving twin. I thought that was quite...nice. I imagined Elvis having the strength of both himself and his brother.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by Sharop

That's rare with twins, although I have read about some who don't like each other much. But they seem to be in the minority.

Brian, in a book I looked at, about Elvis, it was said that someone raised the view that when a twin dies at birth, the twin's strength goes to the surviving twin. I thought that was quite...nice. I imagined Elvis having the strength of both himself and his brother.

I agree with that. My youngest daughter has had numerous illnesses this year, and really, it has been my wife who has kept it together.

[Number 9 Dream]

Yep, I know two guys who both work with me--they are fraternal twins. John is more stocky and built, while Ray is on the lanky side. They both have black hair and greenish blue eyes. Both are insanely obsessed with sports. The only difference I see is in their height/weight and John seems a little more outgoing.

[swedeace]

Oh, yeah, and I also remember two sets of twin sisters. The ones from middle school, Shannon and Crystal, were fraternal twins, and their physical appearances were quite different. Shannon was a bit chubbier and had darker hair and darker eyes. Crystal was thinner, had blond hair, and had blue eyes. Why does it seem like most fraternal twins tend to be total opposites in appearances? It's interesting.

And Sharon and Karen during my middle school and high school years were identical twins, but they had totally different styles. Karen was the tomboy, and she dressed like it too - wore a lot of jerseys, loved football, etc. And Sharon was more into makeup, hairstyles, clothes, etc.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

I have cousins who are twins, both girls, about 10 years older than me and a step cousin of mine had twins last year, a boy and a girl.

[julian bozo]

Off Topic
You think there were ever twins that were born and married other twins and had twins?

[Chelsea]

Undoubtedly. I've usually see a show somewhere on television about that very thing every 6 months or so.