Boy/boy, girl/girl, or boy/girl, being a fraternal twin is sometimes just as tough as being an identical twin. Some of these signs apply to identical twins as well, but the reactions to these differ between identical and fraternal twins. Identical twins see these coming; they expect people to comment on how there is essentially a human clone of them right there. Fraternal twins, however, can get away with not mentioning having a twin. Hey, we want to be the star of the show for once, don't make this all about my sibling.

1. "Oh, you're a twin! You look nothing alike."

1a. "Oh, you're a twin! I can see it, you look alike." Yes even as a boy/girl twin, this is possible.

2. Expectations for you two to be either completely alike or completely opposite of each other.

3. All of the times Mom and Dad put us in the same activity that one of us loved but the other hated, and there was no way out.

4. All of the matching T-shirts...

5. "LET ME SEE A PICTURE OF YOUR TWIN!"

6. Arguments over who was the favorite sibling, then deciding one was Mom's favorite and the other was Dad's.

7. "Are they as cute as you?" Well considering my twin could be a guy, there's no way to answer that awkward question.

8. To share clothes or to not share clothes... we don't look alike for a reason. Either let's keep it that way, or let's try to throw people off.

9. Using twin telepathy to team up against others, especially your parents.

9. Twin day at school is super easy. Relate back to sign #4.

10. People expect us to not get along, but in reality, my twin is my best friend.

11. Avoiding telling people you have a twin to avoid all of the other signs.