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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2025.09.004

Red String: Discussing Identical Twin Intimacy and Identity Development

Zhanyue Pan

University of the Arts London, London WC1V 7EY, UK.

*Corresponding author: Zhanyue Pan

Published: September 26,2025

Abstract

Intimacy is an important part of relationships and is important to human beings, such as personal growth, mental health, emotional stability, and social connection. The twin relationship is one of the most special intimate relationships and has received a lot of curious eyes and discussions. I have an identical twin sister. Since childhood, many people have been curious about how we get along and how we feel about it. Many people think that twins should be inseparable, like each other’s shadow. Although this concept is not malicious, it also explains a lot of problems: people need to really realize that twins are also completely independent individuals, which is a key to self-cognition and identity recognition. My parents also think that twins should be similar and always regard us as a whole. They don’t realize that my sister and I will eventually become two independent individuals. We want to have independent personalities in all aspects. We don’t just have the “twin bond” as an intimate relationship, we also need to establish other intimate relationships.

Keywords

Twin intimacy; Individuality; Identity recognition; Shadow metaphor; Cultural perception of twins; Family narrative; Otherness; Self-cognition; Independence

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How to cite this paper

Red String: Discussing Identical Twin Intimacy and Identity Development

How to cite this paper: Zhanyue Pan. (2025) Red String: Discussing Identical Twin Intimacy and Identity Development. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science9(9), 1716-1720.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2025.09.004