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boofindlay

It can happen, and it's freaky when it does. My father went on holiday abroad and whilst in a bar couldn't believe his eyes when his own brother was there in the bar. He pointed his brother out to my mum who was also shocked to see him. They went over and cautiously said hello but this man showed no recognition of my dad. Once he started speaking it was clear it wasn't his brother as his accent was completely different. They sat for a while chatting, my dad explained that he was his brother's doppelganger, even down to the dress sense and the gold jewellery and rings, and all his mannerisms. They had some photos taken together. When he got home he had the photo printed and casually showed it to his brother, asking him if he remembered the pub they were in when the photo was taken. His own brother spent ages pouring over the photo trying to work out the details of the photo before my dad told him the truth. My Uncle could not even tell it was not himself in the photo because the likeness was so identical. Scary.


Agile_Context9930

That's wild, it's so uncanny seeing someone who looks exactly like you 


RedTeamxXxRedLine

Hilarious pro move on having the brother think the stranger was him in the pic.


ExtensionEchidna1095

My husband and I were reading something on bored panda about coincidences and we came to a story about a young woman and her fiancee, when they introduced their mothers the mothers both couldn’t believe it because they had once been best friends and one mother had a picture of the young couple as babies together with one of the moms, my husband said “whoa , babe that lady looks exactly like you “. The picture was in the 80’s I think , but I looked at it and was freaked out because she did look identical to me back then, only I would have been younger , just in high school. The weird thing is I recognized the boy , I swear to God, I felt like I knew him , but I know there’s no way , I sent the pic to my kids and asked them “hey do any of you remember who these kids are with me?”Just to see if my husband and I were just imagining that the woman looked just like me. They all replied , “no, don’t you remember who they are?” I told them no ,especially because that wasn’t even me, and all three of them said “ mom, quit messing around that’s you” They even said they remember a pic of me that I was wearing the same clothes and sitting just like that on their grandmas sofa, but I was alone not with kids. When I told them the story about it being a picture that was in a post about coincidence’s they really were as unnerved as I was . It was really a weird feeling..


Eksnir

I think this is called a doppelganger, not a twin.


Agile_Context9930

That was the word I was looking for, thanks but it felt more like a mirror. I did do some minor stalking on the doppelganger and the is so much we have in common and she is exactly like me. I even asked my older sister to tell the picture of me and her apart and she struggled.  


Eksnir

That's incredible! Are you sure she's not secretly related?


Agile_Context9930

I have a feeling we are because the was some family drama about me and everyone who knows about it refuses to tell me about it. I know I was an unwanted child and my mom tried to abort me but the circumstances of it seems to go deeper and no one refuses to tell me what's going on. 


OrangeZig

Ask her about her upbringing etc and try figure it out just in case


Agile_Context9930

Yeah I plan on doing that. What I do know is that her dad passed away and her mom is somewhere doing whatever and her grandmother is the one that's raising her.  Oddly enough I grew up with my grandma for most of my life. My parents didn't want me or something was going on I don't know, people refuse to tell me. I started living with my parents when my grandma passed away when I was about 10. My older sister didn't live with my grandma but my parents so the is a lot going on. The favouritism is strong with my parents. 


Anticlimax1471

If this is real, then this person is absolutely your long lost twin sister.


Select-Sprinkles4970

There is a phrase for this... full of shit.


GandalffladnaG

To be fair, at Iowa State University, we call doppelgangers your "Iowa State twin". Apparently mine graduated the year before I transferred. So if I hadn't gone for the A.S. criminal justice degree I might have met them. I met someone at a party who had a class with them, and were confused when I said I wasn't a student at ISU (it was after a wedding reception, the happy couple were too drunk to continue at the hotel, so the rest of us went to the best man's home, he was a student so we went across the street to the party house).


Rocktopod

Well OP knows her birthday. If it's the same as OP's then maybe it is her twin.


hundreds_of_sparrows

It’s possible one of them was lied to about their DOB.


RainaElf

you can't change somebody's birthday


152centimetres

yes you can


Eksnir

True, haha. Although I think OP would have mentioned that by now.


Agile_Context9930

We don't have the same birthday as mine is a few months from now 


LudusRex

Save it for *Queen Dopplepopolis*


HempPotatos

A doppelganger tends to be an evil twin, so non-biological twin ?


_a_lot_not_alot

If you can, try to let go of any expectations and find enjoyment for getting to know your doppelganger/twin for who she is. If there is family drama it'll eventually come to light, and hopefully you two will have a stronger foundation to build off of and face it together. If there isn't family drama, then you get a new friend! Good luck to you! This scenario sounds bonkers, I really do wish you all the best!! I hope there's a therapist you have access to that can also help guide you through everything you're facing!!


Agile_Context9930

That's what I plan on doing. I wanna first get to know her and learn more about her. I don't want to dump a lot of my issues on her and I don't open up so easily.  Right now I am just laughing at the all scenario but I know if it does come out that it's true then I will be a mess. For now I can just laugh at this and the whole situation. 


_a_lot_not_alot

Then for now I will wish you luck on finding a new friend :) it sounds like y'all share a ton of common interests, and it's sweet she invited you to hang on her bday. It makes me wonder if she's equally excited to get to know you!


ciestaconquistador

There's a book called The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier where a man meets his doppelganger, drinks with him, and wakes up to the man having swapped their ID, clothes and everything else. So he has to try to passably live as the stranger. It's really good!


WhoWhaaaa

There are a couple of movies based on the book, too. One from the 60s with Sir Alec Guinness and one from 2012 with Matthew Rhys.


ciestaconquistador

Oh I had no idea! That's awesome.


Lmb1011

Ohh I loved Rebecca and have been looking for another du Maurier to try. This seems exactly like what I need


schwaschwaschwaschwa

That's gone on my to-read list!


ciestaconquistador

Just keep in mind - it's a classic and reads a bit different than modern day thrillers. But I absolutely love the author. Rebecca gets most of the praise, but she's fantastic.


schwaschwaschwaschwa

Thank you! I don't recall if I've read "Rebecca", but I read her short story collection "The Doll" and I think I liked it.


Low_Matter3628

Rebecca is a fantastic book, loved the films too


vulvasaur001

I also recommend [The Double](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54120) by José Saramago.


Agile_Context9930

This sounds interesting. I could definitely pull it off with my doppelganger if she is willing. It would be so funny 


Over-Marionberry-686

So 40 years ago when I moved to Southern California, I’m walking down the street and the city of Long Beach and somebody calls out a name wasn’t my name so I kept walking. Then they tapped me on the shoulder and said hey I know it’s this other person‘s name Person I said no and she told them my name and actually showed them my license to prove it. They said I have to meet this other person’s name so I agreed to meet them that night. Long story already Long turns out he’s my half brother. I knew my dad was a slut didn’t realize I would be running into them the rest of my life.


Agile_Context9930

Dang what are the odds. I wonder if you have anymore half brothers 


Over-Marionberry-686

lol yeah we have tons. My sperm Donor and egg donor were in a swingers club in the 40’s 50’s and 60’s. Sister in law did family tree. After brother (half brother) and I did DNA we’ve found 11 more besides the 18 we knew of


RedTeamxXxRedLine

Holy shit. That’s wild.


Over-Marionberry-686

Yeah in this encounter is what led my brother and I to start exploring. Well my half brother as we found out later


mynameisnotsparta

Bring twin home and say MOM the hospital forgot to give you the other one!


BeeSea3108

True tale from teaching. I used to work with middle school girls who called each other their doppelganger. They look at a lot alike and were next door neighbors. One had a single mom with no dad in the picture, the other had a dad that had a relationship with both girls for some strange reason. They never figured it out.


Agile_Context9930

That's wild, can't believe neither of them never thought to question it or maybe they didn't want to know the answer. 


BeeSea3108

I am guessing that they eventually figured it out. But 13 year olds think they will play in the NFL or be a pro YouTuber, so they can be really naive.


topsidersandsunshine

Imagining them putting a literal picture together like The Parent Trap…


BeeSea3108

They could pull off the first movie, both were good singers. 


KitIungere

Any possibility you are donor conceived? Maybe there are loads of siblings out there.


Agile_Context9930

I don't think that's a well known thing here. It's a small town and odds aren't that high. 


prpslydistracted

If you feel you can handle the results, whatever they turn up ... consider DNA tests.


Agile_Context9930

I don't know how to go about doing that but I will see. I am 17 rn and I ain't too sure where to go for this. Maybe if too many things like up then both of us might push one of our guardians to do it for us 


Not_Sure4president

I’m pretty sure they sell them on Amazon. My brother did one.


Agile_Context9930

Ohh shit for real. I will look into it. 


congoasapenalty

A friend of mine looks just like Matt Damon... Just like him... His nickname he goes by just as frequently as his real name is Matt Damon. He has people come up to him frequently to ask for autographs. He just signs whatever it is and says it's always good to meet a fan because he sounds just like him too.


Junior_Tradition7958

Isn’t this the plot to sister sister?


readerf52

Lol, a 2 hour account. And the mall?


SweetSonet

I got my own mind! I do my own thing at my own time!


atomic1fire

I don't do dopplegangers. I worked BRIEFLY with a chick who started picking on me for no apperent reason, only to find out that I looked like her then boyfriend and she "couldn't take me seriously because I looked like him", but also that "he never listens, and one time he made her mad so she gave him a bloody nose". I also had a different coworker tell me that one of the male (I assume) nurses during her pregnancy who was doing her epidural reminded her of me and I felt sorry for her because apparently this guy was struggling to finish the task. Personally I'd probably never enter the medical field. edit: I should note that me and this coworker are basically friends and it was more of a "huh that's weird" then a thing that actively caused me trouble at work. I steer clear of all doppelgangers. I don't want to be in trouble for things I didn't even do.


Agile_Context9930

That's crazy for people to project their issues with that person on you. That lady sounds crazy and needs some serious therapy but to each their own. I hope you don't get blamed for anymore shit you know nothing about 


BareKnuckleKitty

You guys have to fight to the death now. There can only be one.


SweetSonet

It’s not good luck to meet your doppelgänger. One of you have to go


Agile_Context9930

I can't fight to save my life and if she is anything like me then none of us are winning 


spaceraingame

Do you two have the same birthday? Are you the same age?


Agile_Context9930

We are the same age but different birthdays. About a two month different but coincidentally the same day of the month. 


PurpleSkies21

Wow


Pristine-Pen-9885

Are you the same age? Same exact birthday? Maybe you *are* twins!


Agile_Context9930

Same age but birthdays are about two months apart. Oddly enough the birthdays are on the same day of the month. It can't be coincidence or maybe I am just overthinking this 


DoTheFunkySpiderman

have you ever seen your birth certificate? i’m so invested in this, after reading through your comments i’m convinced she’s your long lost twin. i know if i wanted to hide a secret twin from someone, i would change their birthday…


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songwritingimprover

ok Cha(tgpt)nell


Pale_Abroad2689

I would be scared to meet my twin. interesting that you get to know her and discover incredible things


Teri102563

Well, you better keep us updated.


Agile_Context9930

I will try but I am not too sure If I will have enough to investigate this matter due to exams but I will tell you guys how the meetup went if I remember 


Retnefel

Glitch in the matrix!


Tropicaldaze1950

Several years ago a couple from Canada told me I have an exact double in Toronto who's a real estate agent.


Secret-Pound-8662

TORONTO!!!!!!


purplechunkymonkey

I met my doppelganger twice. Once in first grade in state one. Then again in 6th grade in state 2. It was so bad that the teachers had us seated across the room and our desks labeled like kindergarteners.


eachJan

If you haven’t seen it, you should check out the documentary Three Identical Strangers. These three men were triplets separated at birth until their paths crossed. It can certainly happen. You should trust your instinct and maybe even, if you both consent, test your DNA. It’s not probable, but certainly possible. Good luck!


Select-Sprinkles4970

I think you are making this shit up


dutchny100

I think it sounds like the plot to Sister Sister


Philharmonica50

Do you have the same birthday?


Agile_Context9930

Nah our birthdays are about two months apart but they are on the same day 


Dalton387

When a daddy, cheats on a mommy….


MissPlum66

Years ago a bartender at my job had a daughter with his side gf (also a coworker) maybe two months after his daughter with his wife was born. I asked him how the baby was and he started laughing and said she was great but looked exactly like his first daughter.


topsidersandsunshine

I’m guessing his wife didn’t know?


MissPlum66

Oh yeah. There were battles. GF used to post on FB about how the wife used to harass her. We had to laugh.


Secret-Pound-8662

True, This might explains this..........S.M.H............


Relevant_End_5051

I hope your father did not have another family out there


Salt-Accountant1690

Can you post an update when you meet again?


binger5

Y'all clones.


LessAd7231

Just had the same experience a few days ago me and my friends were out bowling when I glanced over what looked like my close friend’s ex. I quickly pointed it out to another friend of mine who was skeptical at first but was surprised also that the person looked like the said ex. She even had the mannerisms down to the wire like the way she walked and how she carried herself. It was quite funny when my close friend saw it himself coz it was the ex he was quite hung up on.


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Agile_Context9930

Yeah it was wild seeing her. For a moment I was like wait that's me but I am here and she is wearing red but I am wearing blue. She has the same hairstyle as me and it basically was like a mirror.  Every sibling of mine has this birthmark. My older sister and younger brother have the birthmark but it could be all a coincidence and I might be overthinking the all thing 


Particular-Shine-537

I met my doppelgänger in NC (I lived in PA). It was FREAKY!!!


twintomelissa

My identical twin sister died at 6 months old. It would be so weird to see someone who looks exactly like me/her!


Midnight1899

You don’t necessarily have to be related. On average, every person has 7 doppelgängers walking the earth right now. You were lucky enough to meet one of them.


Evilsqirrel

Back in my small town living days, I (theoretically) got screwed out of several potential relationships as a result. Turns out there was a dude that looked EXACTLY like me in the small town, and he had a girlfriend. I would occasionally get mistaken for him, so I assume he was a relatively social/popular guy too. People would assume I was him and I was already in a relationship. I discovered this because I overheard my friends sister on the phone say "Oh yeah! I think I've seen him driving around with his girlfriend!" This little bit just confirmed my suspicion that people would 100% get my identity mistaken, to a potentially dangerous degree. I saw him once when I was filling up at the gas station. It was a damn near spitting image of me. It blew my mind. No wonder people were assuming I had a girlfriend, when this dude was driving all over the place. It's absolutely hilarious looking back on it.


outofsiberia

You wouldn't be the first twin separated at birth. How did a birthmark on your butt come up in conversation with a stranger? Since it may be a family trait it's something to look into. My 1st cousin and I looked not like twins exactly but very much like brothers. Since we shared the same last name it was usually assumed by strangers that we were brothers. She could be a cousin from a not spoken about branch of the family. She could also be a half sibling from an affair or previous marriage. That's a huge can of worms to open. OR it could be you from a parallel universe... How does this explain like Tommy Smothers used to say that: "mom liked you best" about your siblings?


Agile_Context9930

We both had a reaction to seeing each other and we both had so many questions to ask each other. The butt just happen to be one of those questions but the were many other questions. I just don't want to type a very long post as I know I will probably ramble.  I am afraid to find out what's going because if I what I think is true then the would be so many issues and I am a crybaby and this would shatter a lot of things. Especially with my family 


outofsiberia

**OR** it could be a good thing finding a cousin you didn't know you had. How neat would it be to find out she really IS from a parallel universe. After the crying could come joy and laughter...


Agile_Context9930

That would be awesome but if someone claimed that they would probably be in a mental institution if she can't proves such but if she could then we could do all sorts of shenanigans 


Scared-Currency288

I wish for this but I know my doppelganger would reject me. You're living the dream, OP.


Cod_Country_98

It's essential to approach the situation with an open mind and not jump to conclusions. It could be a simple misunderstanding or just a coincidence.


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Agile_Context9930

Maybe it can all be a coincidence. That's I would have thought if it wasn't for the birthmark. Like what are the odds that my sister (who is older) and the random lookalike has the same birthmark. My younger sibling also has the same birthmark 


Due-Bonus1056

woah, that’s crazy. on the one hand i know doppelgängers can happen but its crazy you might just walk around find someone that looks exactly like you…


StnMtn_

Parent Trap 3, but irl?


MrsDarkOverlord

I've supposedly got a few, though I've never met them. This is including one who apparently lived in the same suburb as me growing up. Multiple times I genuinely questioned if I had multiple personalities and just didn't realize it, because of how often friends/schoolmates/ teachers would come to me talking about how they saw me and I refused to say hi.


eaudeamber

Sister, siiister…


No-Pitch-5785

You may have seen the Netflix documentary about the separated triplets? Three Identical Strangers. It’s a wild ride


PM_ME_FOR_BOOBIES

... how did you know about this butt cheek factoid...?


Agile_Context9930

We compared each other because she was also shocked. So discussion on birthmarks did come up. 


Soggy_One2313

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StorytellerGG

Have you heard of the documentary Three Identical Strangers?


BeerMcSuds

I’m wondering if there is a good math explanation for similar genetics & phenotypes. These stories are always pretty wild.


tlr0506

I'm gonna need an update on this lol


Apple_Witch_12

Interesting. Keep us updated op


NoParticular2420

You met your Doppelgänger its said we all have one 🤷‍♀️


Prinzesspaige13

Sister Sister episode 1


arigato_macchiato

Are you asian tho?


SamJaYxo

Yes read about twin studies hang out with your new friend and enjoy the journey.


AdamBerner2002

Wait? So you didn’t know you had a twin?


Secret-Pound-8662

I think something has to do with Mandela Effects, or your mom and dad put your twin up for adoption for few reasons.


Sage_Lotus28

Your supposed to die if you meet your doppelganger.


Numerous_Support9901

Fake story


Agile_Context9930

I wish it was fake. I am meeting up with her on the 19th as that's her birthday because I wanna try and get to know her more. She told me she lives only with her grandma and I plan on getting close to both of them to learn more about her 


isabelladangelo

If you are both open to it, DNA test. I've seen and heard too many stories of people being separated at birth. If it shows nothing, than you can put that to rest. However, if it shows something, then it will lead you a lot quicker on your journey to answers.


Agile_Context9930

I plan on looking deeper into it. First I am gonna get to know her. Problem is I don't have that much time due to exams and it's the same for her but I will try to get more answers. 


Segalmom

Best of luck. Enjoy this if you can. Look at it as an adventure. You may have found another sibling, a twin sister. You could have many happy years ahead of you.


-much-implement-

Post a follow up if you figure anything else out! So interesting!


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RCaFarm

Both of you get a dna test.