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I Am a Twin

I Love My Twin More Than She Loves Me :(

By: greenmonkey1983
Written on August 28th, 2011
We are fraternal female twins but if you don't know us you can get us confused.  From the beginning we have always had very different personalities.  I'm 2 minutes older but she has always made me feel less of a person.  She tells me i'm weak, i'm fake, and that she's smarter than me.  The insults were amplified after she became a Marine.  I'm so proud of her and in everything that she does but she could care less about me.  No one understands how i feel when i tell them that its like looking at a mirror and constantly picking out every imperfection every time i'm around her.  I've told her how it hurts but sometimes i think it's her goal to make me cry.
By: greenmonkey1983
Age: 26-30 , Female
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  • greenmonkey1983
    greenmonkey1983

    no problem. emailing you now

    Sep 18, 2012
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  • tlsiblings
    tlsiblings

    Hi,

    I would love to speak with you more about your relationship with your twin. I am casting an episode of MTV 'True Life' about sibling relationships and think you could be a great fit. Please e-mail me at tlsiblings@gmail.com with your contact information. I look forward to speaking with you soon!

    Best,
    Anna

    Sep 18, 2012
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  • B3lla01
    B3lla01

    I noticed that "better than you" effort in my sister to. I think there is an impetus to try and be the better of the two sometimes. This is not real and you should know that. If you can get past her childishness at being the better one, then you should be okay. I was surprised once when my sister confessed she believed she was "the perfect daughter" now - she married someone she didn't love for the sake of have children and earning that title - I had no idea. I let her keep the title, it didn't matter but my heart dropped when I heard that. For a few seconds I felt like I found out I was "imperfect" haha.

    Sep 2, 2011
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  • ayahu
    ayahu

    You know, us twins are a lot alike in many ways. In our youth we fight because we are so alike. Even fraternal twins are alot alike. She knows better than anyone I assume how to make you cry. But remember, our twins are a reflection of ourself, in some way, we wish we also did what they do, etc. My twin was always smarter than me, better singer, etc. One time the man I loved invited her to sing in a song and then decided so he didnt hurt my feelings to invite me too...



    Well actually I've never been jealous, whatever she is capable of, so are you. As twins parts of our personalities develop to balance other parts. She was an AMAZING artist, so when she left, I had to do what she did to make up for the lack of artistic output in my life. I used to ask her to paint me things, well, I am also an amazing artist.



    Same with singing, when she left, I now have to shine as brightly as her, because I used to drag her up with me to sing with me. And so I am, so I am.



    And so are you. Anything she can do you can do better or equal to. Period. It's that simple. Continue to have love and compassion for her and one day she will grow up and thank you for it. Right now she probably has no concept of it because she never needed to be loving or compassionate because that was always what you did.

    Sep 2, 2011
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