Conjoined twins open up about sex life

A set of conjoined twins have opened up about life fused together – with one revealing she has a boyfriend she doesn’t share with her sister.

A set of conjoined twins have opened up about what it’s like living fused together – and the common misconceptions about their dating lives.

Lupita and Carmen Andrare, 22, were born in Mexico but grew up in Connecticut, US – and share a pelvis, reproductive system, a liver and a bloodstream, the New York Post reports. They each have one leg – Carmen controls the right one.

“It’s not all rainbows and sunshine. We’ve had a lot of challenges, but we have a great life,” Carmen told Today.com.

“We go to movies and concerts [sharing one seat] and we travel on planes.”

Lupita and Carmen Andrade are 22-year-old conjoined twins. Picture: Instagram

They are unable to get surgery to separate them, as it could be fatal. Picture: Instagram

They explained that they have never tried to have a surgery that would separate them, as it could be fatal for one or even both of them.

When they were little, they had physiotherapy to learn how to sit up and work their legs – they took their first steps when they were four years old.

But when it comes to dating, they have a bit of a different outlook – Carmen has a boyfriend named Daniel, while Lupita is asexual.

“I never tried to hide the fact that I’m a conjoined twin, which meant I got a lot of messages from guys with fetishes,” she told the outlet.

Carmen has a boyfriend named Daniel, while Lupita is asexual. Picture: Instagram

Carmen said she and Daniel want to move in together before they get engaged. Picture: Instagram

Carmen met her boyfriend on the dating app Hinge in October 2020, and she said that he set himself apart by not asking her a question about being a conjoined twin to start off their conversation.

Even though she and Daniel are dating, Carmen said they are not sexually intimate with each other. During an interview with Jubilee, she described their bond as more of a “close friendship”.

The two have talked about getting engaged in the future, but they want to live together first.

“Daniel and I love kids, but we don’t want any of our own,” she added.

“I like being a dog mum. Lupita and I can’t get pregnant, we have endometriosis and we’re also on a hormone blocker that prevents us from menstruating.”

The two are attached by their torso and share many body parts and organs, like their liver. Picture: Instagram

They revealed that they don’t get sick of each other, either. Picture: Instagram

Although Lupita isn’t dating Daniel, Carmen says the two get along “really well”.

“It’s funny because I stay up later than Lupita, but when Daniel sleeps over, I fall asleep quickly – and he stays up talking to her,” Carmen told Today.

“Sometimes I feel bad because I want to spend so much time with Daniel. So we try to come up with compromises. Like, [Lupita] will choose where we go out to dinner, or what activity we’re going to do.”

But while they may differ in dating, they are very similar in a lot of other areas, like their career aspirations. The two both want to work in the veterinary industry, and Lupita has hopes of becoming a comedy writer as well.

Carmen explained that she and Lupita have the same taste in clothing and that one of their neighbours has even been sewing their outfits together since they were five.

However, the twins make an effort to try to have their own unique looks – for example, Carmen has a septum piercing in her nose.

The two can also feel each other’s feelings – literally.

“I can feel when Carmen is anxious or about to cry,” Lupita said. “It’s that same stomach drop.”

‘It’s not all rainbows and sunshine. We’ve had a lot of challenges, but we have a great life.’ Picture: Instagram

The two had to have physiotherapy when they were younger in order to learn how to walk and sit up. Picture: Instagram

Carmen said Lupita happens to be “way more observant” than her, like when they went to a store recently and she caught a man filming them, even though he claimed he was really filming his daughter.

“When we were nearly six, we had a nightmare that we were going to fall off a plane, and then we literally fell off our bed,” Carmen said.

“That only happened once, but we can feel the other person’s emotions. That happens all the time.”

Carmen and Lupita admitted that they don’t even get sick of each other.

At the end of a long day, they usually do their own things – for example, Carmen will do some schoolwork and Lupita will listen to music.

Despite their unconventional life, the two are happy. They recall having a very joyful childhood and the same group of friends since they were young.

They’ve also shared their journey as conjoined twins on their TikTok account, @carmenandlupita. They do get their fair share of nasty comments, Carmen said, but also noted that it’s important for people to keep in mind that they’re humans with feelings, too.

“We’ve been conjoined our whole life, so it’s not like we miss our independence,” Carmen said.

“It’s all we’ve ever known, right?”

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission