"Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins"
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The phrase “Siamese twins” (dated, blunt, a little shocking) is doing strategic work. It forces the reader to confront literal, involuntary togetherness, making our chosen versions of it look absurd. That contrast sharpens the subtext: intimacy isn’t measured in hours logged. It’s measured in the freedom to separate without penalty. Billings is also quietly critiquing the paranoia that creeps into relationships when independence is framed as rejection: needing time alone becomes “distance,” a night out becomes “drifting,” privacy becomes “secrets.”
As a journalist’s line, it reads like a retort to lifestyle culture and romantic mythology: the idea that the healthiest bond is the one with no gaps. It’s a defense of boundaries, not as therapy-speak, but as sanity. The sting is that it names the trap so cleanly: if you have to be constantly together to feel secure, you’re not describing love. You’re describing surveillance with better lighting.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Billings, Victoria. (2026, January 16). Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/constant-togetherness-is-fine-but-only-for-86805/
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Billings, Victoria. "Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/constant-togetherness-is-fine-but-only-for-86805/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/constant-togetherness-is-fine-but-only-for-86805/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.










