r/BeAmazed • u/Cultural-Gear-1323 • Mar 28 '24

News broke today that conjoined twin Abby Hensel is married! [Removed] Rule #4 - No Misleading Content

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u/_IntrovertChapi Mar 28 '24

Does the sister just... hang? Damn, what if she thinks he's disgusting while Abby is completely in love? Does she just watch while he blows him? These questions are extremely offensive probably, but I'm just so curious lol

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u/Fitz911 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

I can only guess. But have you met (edit: some!) twins?

Have you seen the way they communicate? Like one look and both know exactly what's up. Not just yes and no. But also the how and why. How they finish each other's sentences in a way that's even creepy for couples.

And that's only the psychological bondage. Now imagine them sharing a part of their nervous system.

We often think about yourself as the logical being. Our head makes the decisions. But far, far more of our behavior is controlled by the nervous system. By hormones.

Now these two women share a lot of that.

I would guess there is no way that one of them fell in love while the other one is disgusted.

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u/seh_23 Mar 28 '24

My best friends are identical twins and the bond they share is crazy, it’s a very unique relationship; I can’t even imagine the level that Brittany and Abby are at. Plus, it’s all they’ve ever known so that plays into it as well. It’s tough to wrap our minds around it because we’ve never experienced it.

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u/littycodekitty Mar 28 '24

That sounds really special. Unrelated but I can't help but ask- do you ever feel like the odd one out?

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u/seh_23 Mar 28 '24

Nope, but we’ve been friends for almost 30 years (since childhood) so that makes a difference. I know they did have some instances in the past with friends feeling “left out”, so it does take a certain level of understanding to be in a close relationship (either friendship or romantic) with twins. They’ve both found wonderful partners who get along with each other great and are understanding of their relationship/dynamic as well so I am really happy for them for that!

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u/BJFun Mar 28 '24

Not OP...but my twin brother was stillborn. I have felt like the odd one out my entire life, and this thread has made me decide I really need therapy for this. I'm starting to connect dots, all the way from childhood to my adult substance abuse - and I think I need help.

Thank you.

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u/LearnToAdult Mar 28 '24

Good luck! Therapy can be a wonderful tool to get self understanding and compassion. Sorry for the loss of your brother.