Dear Abby: Woman in love with fiance's twin is now in double trouble

February 01, 2012

DEAR ABBY: I am 26 and have been dating "Mike" for four years. We met in our senior year of college and recently became engaged. I'm looking forward to being married and starting a family, but I'm in love with Mike's identical twin brother, "Matt."

I didn't know he existed until a year ago because they had a falling out at their high school graduation and didn't reconcile until recently.

When I met Matt, I knew right away he was the one for me, but I continued dating Mike. Matt reciprocates my feelings. He has told me he's in love with me and wants to date me. I know I shouldn't have accepted Mike's proposal. I don't want to be married to the wrong man. I'm unsure what to do. The wedding date has been set. Help!

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- In Love with the Double

DEAR IN LOVE: You should have put the brakes on the relationship the minute you realized you were attracted to Matt. End the engagement immediately. That you'd not only date Mike but also accept his proposal knowing you were more attracted to his twin was cruel. If Matt starts seeing you after the breakup, it'll probably cause a permanent rift between them. It will be interesting to see what happens when you become available because with some people the "apple" that's just out of reach is the one that's most enticing - and you may end up married to neither brother.

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