Twin friendships

[Anonymous]

I have twin boys who are 5. I'm interested in hearing from parents of older twins how and when they have developed friendships - his important do you feel it is that they have separate friends? Mine are each other's best friends plus have an older brother only a year older. They are in separate classes and are happy at school, but don't seem to be fostering the same depth and breathe of friendships my older son has. Not sure if this is an issue - should I be trying to get them to have more play dates? Or just follow their lead and set things up if requested? We live in a smallish suburb and so run into other kids from school pretty frequently around town or at activities, and they always seem happy to see their classmates (and vice versa), but don't ask me about having those friends over. I know this isn't a huge problem but just curious about others' experiences.

[Anonymous]

I have adult twin brothers. They were always and still are incredibly close at age 50. As far as relationships, by boys who are 4 years apart are still each other's best friends.