By Kristi O’Toole

The bond between twins is unlike any other sibling connection. It’s powerful and unique; only 3.3 percent of births are twins, according to data from the CDC. For those who aren’t part of this small club, it’s fascinating to think about what life is like as a twin.

The thought of having a ‘built in’ best friend is a fascinating one to me. As an only child I can barely imagine what life with a regular sibling would be like, much less another me. Actually, two of me would be pretty stinking awesome come to think of it.

From what I have read during my research I have come to the conclusion that twins do indeed share something special. It seems that there is even varying degrees of closeness depending on the type of twin pair. To clarify, identical twin girls appear to have the strongest bond while fraternal boy/girl sets tend to have the weakest. Although, I don’t mean to say that they have a weak relationship with each other by any means, just relative to the other types of twin pairs. Which makes sense, as women, in general, tend to forge the strongest relationships with each other.