Being an identical twin is hands down one of the greatest things in the world. You have another human being running around with very similar features as you, basically a second closet, and someone genetically programmed to remember your birthday / to celebrate with.

While we are pretty awesome for many reasons, those who have spent time with a pair of identical twins also know we can be pretty bizarre as well. My twin and I have even be referred to as extraterrestrial.

1. Pretend to be each other

Yes, we twins will occasionally pretend to be one another to get out of certain situations. Other times we will swap identities for some sort of personal gain, or maybe to save the other twin from sort of trouble. Sometimes we may go to Chipotle twice in one day and when asked if we were there earlier, we'll say "oh no that was my twin". Our world is a stage.

2. Look at pictures and say you look like your twin

Yes we really do this. And yes I know to the world, identical twins well, look like identical twins. But, as a twin, you are very aware of your differences from your sibling and often forget you are an identical twin. So, occasionally we have little freak outs when we see a lot of our twin's features in ourselves. We may even take a picture together and say, "we really look like twins here".

3. Talk at the same time

I know this seems like a given as identical twins, but I promise when you witness it happen, and then maybe happen again right after that, it can be a little spooky. I can't tell you how many waitresses, co-workers, and friends my sister and I have completely freaked out. Especially when what we say is pretty specific. It's like our own little trick.

4. You don't finish stories and sentences around one another

Sorry singletons. We are sort of genetically programmed to leave you out every now and then. Twins sort of have there one language and don't generally need to finish their sentences or stories around each other. Often times they can tell half a story or sentence and the other sibling was thinking the same thing. Hence, no need to continue.

5. Wearing the same thing without planning to

Parents of twins will often dress them alike at least once growing up. There are too many cute opportunities not to. The twins themselves may even dress alike for some sort of special occasion. But, a lot of times twins can dress alike or pick a very similar, if not the same outfit, without even consulting one another. It doesn't end there.

My sister and I can split up when shopping and come out of the dressing room having picked the same clothes. Sometimes we find this hilarious, other times we can kind of annoy each other with it.

Extraterrestrial? We'll never tell. Weird? Okay, we'll give you that.