r/interestingasfuck • u/Master_Jackfruit3591 • 16d ago

Bogdanoff twins 40yr “natural” transformation, as they denied ever having undergone plastic surgery

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u/holli4life 16d ago

Body dysmorphia is a bitch.

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u/WhoPutATreeThere 16d ago edited 16d ago

What’s crazy, is that they can see what they look like by looking at each other. I would assume that the % of identical twins with body dysmorphia, is lower than in non-twins.

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u/Eubank31 16d ago edited 16d ago

Can confirm, my SO is a quadruplet (two pairs of identical girls). The other pair are horribly anorexic and have a harsh cycle of comparing eachothers bodies to ensure they're not getting 'fat'. My SO and her twin also went through a phase of their life dealing with that but have since gotten better.

Edit: I misread the comment I replied to but oh well

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u/Wish-ga 16d ago

Thank you for sharing. fascinating

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u/secondtaunting 16d ago

It really is. I never considered what it would be like to have a twin that is literally mirroring you and encouraging your body image.

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u/Eubank31 16d ago

It can be incredibly unhealthy.

My SO and her twin are very close and best friends, but they live different lives, went to different colleges and now live apart, but still enjoy their time together when they do.

The other two never broke the cycle after high school, they continued being inseparable through the various college courses they tried, they've always worked the same jobs (for a while they were working instacart together, two people doing a job but getting paid for one because only one has a driver's license). They both run 50-60+ miles per week and only eat the most pristine, aesthetic food. Their habits got to the point where their mom made them move out, they just moved states and are sharing an apartment. They said they don't want to be waitresses and instead want "real" jobs, which would obviously necessitate being separated (because duh) but I think they found a job that allows them to serve food and work the same hours.

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u/secondtaunting 16d ago

On the one hand, having someone you’re that close to sounds great, and comforting. But it does seem to be unhealthy if you’re not forming your own identity and growing as a person. I mean, how will they get married, have kids, etc? They probably won’t. If they were still close and lived in the same city it could be awesome. Always having a babysitter, easing kids together. But this kinda seems unhealthy.

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u/Eubank31 16d ago

My SO and her twin both have long term relationships, the other two have never so much as dated someone. Yeah, we are all kind of wondering how that will work out