Soulmates?

[little_ms_sunshyne]

So, I was scrolling down random quotes and came across one that grabbed my attention.

"To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a
paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on
someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates,
which takes a lifetime to perfect."

What are your thoughts? Do soulmates exist? If they do, how does one know that this person is their soulmate? Do you know in an instant? Is it love at first sight? What makes a person your soulmate? Can there be more than one soulmate? What if you think you are with your soulmate and then things end. Does this mean that this person was never your soulmate or are you still soulmates but in a different way?

I don't think there should be rules to love or any matter of the heart. After reading this quote, I became intrigued about different perspectives. What is a soulmate to you?

[WolfyOne]

Originally Posted by little_ms_sunshyne

So, I was scrolling down random quotes and came across one that grabbed my attention.

"To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a
paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on
someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates,
which takes a lifetime to perfect."

What are your thoughts? Do soulmates exist? If they do, how does one know that this person is their soulmate? Do you know in an instant? Is it love at first sight? What makes a person your soulmate? Can there be more than one soulmate? What if you think you are with your soulmate and then things end. Does this mean that this person was never your soulmate or are you still soulmates but in a different way?

I don't think there should be rules to love or any matter of the heart. After reading this quote, I became intrigued about different perspectives. What is a soulmate to you?

Does a soulmate have to always mean someone you are or want to be in a relationship?
Can't a soulmate be a best friend without partnership status?

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Originally Posted by WolfyOne

Does a soulmate have to always mean someone you are or want to be in a relationship?
Can't a soulmate be a best friend without partnership status?

That is exactly what I was getting at. Can a soulmate be in the form of a friendship? I absolutely think that it is possible Wolfy. This is why it is interesting to read different opinions. Thank you for bringing this point up!

[Trev]

"Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person."
~Richard Bach

Just another quote to think about

[VintageFemme]

Originally Posted by Trev

"Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person."
~Richard Bach

Just another quote to think about

who knows if the moon's
a balloon,coming out of a keen city
in the sky--filled with pretty people?
(and if you and i should

get into it,if they
should take me and take you into their balloon,
why then
we'd go up higher with all the pretty people

than houses and steeples and clouds:
go sailing
away and away sailing into a keen
city which nobody's ever visited,where
always
it's
Spring)and everyone's
in love and flowers pick themselves

-ee cummings

--------------------------------------------------------- I believe in soulmates. I believe in kismet, fate & the magick of love.

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Originally Posted by Trev

"Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person."
~Richard Bach

Just another quote to think about

Originally Posted by VintageFemme

who knows if the moon's
a balloon,coming out of a keen city
in the sky--filled with pretty people?
(and if you and i should

get into it,if they
should take me and take you into their balloon,
why then
we'd go up higher with all the pretty people

than houses and steeples and clouds:
go sailing
away and away sailing into a keen
city which nobody's ever visited,where
always
it's
Spring)and everyone's
in love and flowers pick themselves

-ee cummings

--------------------------------------------------------- I believe in soulmates. I believe in kismet, fate & the magick of love.

Beautiful... Le Sigh....

[Trev]

Originally Posted by VintageFemme

who knows if the moon's
a balloon,coming out of a keen city
in the sky--filled with pretty people?
(and if you and i should

get into it,if they
should take me and take you into their balloon,
why then
we'd go up higher with all the pretty people

than houses and steeples and clouds:
go sailing
away and away sailing into a keen
city which nobody's ever visited,where
always
it's
Spring)and everyone's
in love and flowers pick themselves

-ee cummings

--------------------------------------------------------- I believe in soulmates. I believe in kismet, fate & the magick of love.

I too, believe in soulmates...fate, and the magic of love

[pajama]

I love Ms. Sunshine's quote. It really set me to thinking. I have alot of wierd beliefs, or quirky ones. I personally don't believe in the idea of a soulmate as one soul that split apart and we are forever incomplete until we find that other half.

But I do believe in two spirits that entertwine across time (centuries even). Okay, hold on to something, here's where my beliefs get wierd. I believe in reincarnation. I also believe in group reincarnations. Spirits that are so entertwined and have issues to resolve that they reincarnate within each others time lines and continue to find each other. I have an ex, that she and I were able to get glimpses of four other times that we had crossed paths. We have very vivid pictures of our most recent past crossing in the 1930s. So I consider her a soulmate.

This leads to the next part of your question. I don't believe that just because you're a soulmate you are meant to be together.

I really liked, and agree, with "by the art of commitment become soulmates,
which takes a lifetime to perfect."

Thanks for making me think bella.

A

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Originally Posted by pajama

I love Ms. Sunshine's quote. It really set me to thinking. I have alot of wierd beliefs, or quirky ones. I personally don't believe in the idea of a soulmate as one soul that split apart and we are forever incomplete until we find that other half.

But I do believe in two spirits that entertwine across time (centuries even). Okay, hold on to something, here's where my beliefs get wierd. I believe in reincarnation. I also believe in group reincarnations. Spirits that are so entertwined and have issues to resolve that they reincarnate within each others time lines and continue to find each other. I have an ex, that she and I were able to get glimpses of four other times that we had crossed paths. We have very vivid pictures of our most recent past crossing in the 1930s. So I consider her a soulmate.

This leads to the next part of your question. I don't believe that just because you're a soulmate you are meant to be together.

I really liked, and agree, with "by the art of commitment become soulmates,
which takes a lifetime to perfect."

Thanks for making me think bella.

A

The idea of reincarnation is romantic. Crossing paths through several lifetimes to connect with that one soul.

Thank you for taking the time to respond Pajarita