Estrangement is built on disappointments and misunderstandings. Estrangement is complicated, and as deep-seated as the primary attachment that twins share at birth and throughout their childhoods. It is not that twins really hate their twin per se. More likely, twins who cannot be together are afraid of each other and

Estrangement is a subjective emotional experience that makes twins afraid to be together. Estrangement also causes deep shame because twins are supposed to get along. These dark feelings seem to be deep seated and often have a traumatic element to them.  Estrangement—serious avoidance of each other—between twins can be permanent

I have never meet a twin who didn’t ask themselves or anyone who would listen: “When will I get over missing my twin?” Or, “When will I stop looking for a very close twin relationship like I had with my twin as a child?” My bottom line answer is most

The stressful and difficult developmental chore of adulthood is to cement the separation experiences and unique identities that have been established in baby steps and giant leaps throughout childhood, the teenage years, and early adulthood. In order to truly separate from one another, adult twins consciously and unconsciously seek out

There are common developmental milestones that twins experience as adults no matter what type of attachment they share: Separation, both emotional and physical, is more difficult than adult twins have imagined. Overcoming these painful and confusion emotional experiences takes time, understanding of the problem, and experience tolerating being on your