Don’t call them “the twins.” Use their real names
B
efore we get to what I think you should know about twins, here’s what I know you want to know: Do we fight? I know you want to know that because that was the first question we always got growing up.
Sometimes I said no (basically the truth), sometimes I said yes (just to see what would happen), and sometimes I said, “Do you fight with your sisters?” (if I was in a bad mood). My sister never said that, though. She’s the nicer twin.
The second most common question was, “Do you have a secret language?” and that answers the first question about fighting: It’s not so much a secret language as a deep and intuitive understanding of the other person. When you know someone really well for a long time, you can basically predict how she’s going to react to any situation.
There’s something more to it, though — something too great to be labeled just a “language” and more elusive and mysterious than just a “secret.” But I don’t have a better word for it, just a feeling. (See above re deep and intuitive understanding.)
Create a free account to keep reading.
