I once read a Wiki-How on "How to Date a Twin (With Pictures)."

First off, let's just stop right there. From my understanding, Wiki-How is a website that offers how-to guides for people who have questions such as "How do I do this?" or "How does this work?"

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I'm not sure if I should feel offended, or honored that people think twins need their own manual. Usually when I think about manuals, I think about products that read "Too hot to handle" or "Dangerous"...

If that's the case, then carry on as you were people.

*high five*

{For those of you who haven't immediately stopped reading this blog, let's continue.}

In all honesty, dating a twin is hard. Not that I would personally know since I've never dated a twin before, but I've had a front row seat in watching guys try and date my sister. Plus, throw in my personal experience, and I feel like you could almost deem me an "expert" in this area. Believe me, I have no doubt that we all struggle with dating in general--It's kind of awkward, and it usually leaves you wanting to stuff your face with chocolate donuts. But throw in a second YOU into that already experimental mix, and LAWRD! Things get TWICE as complicated. {See what I did there...}

Usually when I meet other twins, there's an instant friendship born & we immediately dive into twin talk: how similar our experiences growing up have been, what our relationship with our sisters are like, and how there really is this weird "twin bond" we can't explain to other people...

{Like reading minds, teleporting into each other's dreams, and always waking up in matching clothes... you know, the normal stuff.}

From basic experience and conversations with my new BFFS, one thing I'm confident in is that most guys don't know how to handle "twin bonds". Listen, if you're a twin, you're really not shocked at that statement, and let's get real, neither is your therapist. {amiright or amiright} People, imagine sharing the womb with someone else--fighting for food, sleeping on each other's faces, jockeying for position to see who pops out first--ya get close. REAL CLOSE. It's hard to explain to others that type of connection you have with one another--ESPECIALLY when it's yo boyfriend/man interest/future Mr.Darcy.

Readers with "siblings" hush yo mouth. I have no doubt you're close with your brother or sister as well, but there's just something different about twins... {When you start talking to your sibling through bird cries, come talk to me.}

As twins, we've played specific roles in each other's lives since we decided to make our grand entry into the world together. Just like we were a split egg, we're now, in some ways, a split person: we balance each other out, and we need the other one to feel complete. As angry as we get when people refer to us as one person, twins know that there is truth to their statements: our identity is not found individually, but together... because we've never known one second of life without the other.

Dating a twin is hard because you're not dating one twin, but both of us.

WHOA WHOA WHOA. Let's not get any crazy ideas here; I'm still ALL about monogamous relationships. But if you're looking to date a twin, you'll just have to realize that you're also "dating" the other half as well due to the underlying twin bond you'll never be able to shake. Lucky you...

Now, there are some limitations... I once had a boyfriend who before we hung up the phone would always say, "Tell Madison I love her." P.S this was before he even told me he loved me.... *awkward silence* SO I'm not saying you have to go THAT far, but there are some adjustments you'll have to make to how you view your relationship when it involves twins.

Which brings me back to the guide on "How To Date A Twin"... Although I applaud the author of the wiki-how article, I thought I'd give my own version of an update to help all the poor-suckers out there trying to navigate their own twinship problems.

{Get it... twins + relationships = twinship... Can we get that trending?! LOLJKLOLJK you love me.}

But really...

#twinshipprobz

A while back I asked some sets of twins what THEIR advice was on how to date a twin {including my own sister and I}, and compiled the list below. Here's some advice from four sets of twins to help give you a glimpse into what we think you need to know if you're wanting to date a twin.

Farrish Twins (Identical)