what do you think of the phrase soulmate?

Question

do you think there is such a thing or not and if so why

Answer 1

I'd rather refer to my husband as my best friend (which he is) than a soulmate.

Answer 2

Relationships are hard work, you don't just go walking out in a park and suddenly realize that the person sitting on the bench is your soul mate. That only happens in the movies. I think a soul mate is someone you would trust your life with, and like any friendship. you nurture this, you let it grow. I found mine back on Oct. 10, 1991 and despite all the trials and tribulations that we have gone through. I guess I really didn't know her as well as I thought I did. So was she really my soul mate? During the last 15yrs. of my life, yes she was. So yeah there is such a thing as a soul mate.

Answer 3

The notion of "soul mates" has been around a very, very long time. However, there are several viewpoints as to how to describe "soul mates" ... even on how to spell it! Some people spell the term as a whole word, soulmate and others, prefer to keep it as two words, soul mate.
The soul mate could be a friend, business partner, parent, child, sibling, spouse or other family member. These soul mates can be of the same or opposite sex.
Some researchers don't believe a soul mate is the ideal or one and only person in someone's life. Their definition of soul mates are people who together want to work on making their marriage or relation a great one. Their relationship feels like a natural fit, and although they need to work on their marriage or relation, it is not hard to do. When soul mates first meet, there is an immediate sense of being at ease and connected.

Answer 4

there is no such thing as a soulmate. its like the fountain of youth or a magic little fairy.....non-existent!

besides, soulmate implies two people destined to be together forever. if they are destined to be together, they should click fromt he beginning and never have any problems. no relationship lasts forever without hard work, and even then that may not be enough.

Answer 5

I used to think the idea was a complete fairy tale. I spent four years in a relationship with a man who I loved and cared for deeply. We split after having shared a house and many plans for the future.

Then I met my current boyfriend (and husband-to-be) in England. He was American and had to leave a week after us meeting, he was off to travel Europe for a few months and then return to the States.

I knew from the first time I met him that we had a strong connection. We backpacked allover Europe together and now we are living in America.

I am not sure how many people truly find their soul mate, but I can assure you that if you do, you know about it. There ain't really words to do the feeling justice.

Answer 6

I definitely believe in a soulmate for everyone. I am living with mine now and we will be married next year! :)

Before I met my fiance, I had been in a horrible marriage (dated for 3 years; married 17). He was abusive, liar, cheater, used drugs, believed it was his right to cheat but not mine (not that I did as I don't believe in it), couldn't hold down a job for more than a few months, couldn't do well with money (ended up losing his apartment soon after I left him cause he couldn't afford it, tho he had a job making enough money), etc. We had nothing in common, couldn't get along, etc. We definitely weren't soulmates. I was stupid and settled for the first one to come along to actually marry me. I was so dumb for doing that!

My fiance is the total opposite of my ex. He is kind, thoughtful, respectufl, has had a job for longer than it was legal for him to work, good with money, refuses to lie and cheat, we have pretty much everything in common, never run out of things to talk about, do most things together, never fight/argue, etc. He is soooooooo awesome! He is my one true love, my soul mate. We knew within a month of dating that we were right for each other. Five months after meeting, we moved in together. That was a year ago that we moved in together. We have never fought or disagreed on anything. We are so much alike! We do have differences, but they are just enough to make things interesting, but we don't argue about the differences. We just atlk about them and deal with them. That is how we both believe to do things and it has worked, even with us together a lot, especially during his vacation time at the end of the year!

Answer 7

Soulmate (or soul mate) is a term sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, friendship, love, intimacy, sexuality, and/or compatibility.

A related concept is that of the twin flame or twin soul – thought to be the ultimate soulmate, the one and only other half of one's soul, for which all souls are driven to find and join.

However, not everyone who uses these terms intends them to carry such mystical connotations; they are sometimes used simply as an expression of strong emotional feeling for someone.
Classical – Greek mythology – Originally humans were combined of 4 arms, 4 legs, and a single head made of 2 faces, but Zeus feared their power and split them all in half, condemning them to spending their lives searching for the other half to complete them. This theory was presented as a half-serious story by Aristophanes in Plato's Symposium, after all the participants at the Symposium ("drinking party") were charged to philosophize on the topic of love.

Spiritual and religious – concepts of reincarnation and karma. Soulmates have spent many previous lifetimes together.

Companion soulmate – People with whom one has made a connection

Twin soulmates – Very close friends with whom one has strong bonds.

Twin flame soulmate – A popular romantic belief that there is only one true soulmate.

Scientific soulmate – (If) a relationship can be quantified, and scored according to an internal happiness scale. A scientific soulmate is the person with whom you are the absolute happiest. You would therefore be less happy with any other person in existence.

Balance Partners and Messengers – The people you meet along the way who help you create balance in your life. [1]

Divine Complement – A new colloquialism for a 'match made in heaven', a twin soul, who holds inborn potentials that match and complement one's own and and who is linked eternally through a signature in the heart at the dimension of the spirit

New Age concept of soulmate
There is a prevalent concept in some segments of the New Age movement that some "souls" are literally made and/or fated to be the mates of each other, or to play certain other important roles in each others' lives. These souls are thought to have created something in a past life and they have chosen this lifetime to help each other "heal." Following this concept, one can have many soulmates. For example: One could see another person they have never met in this lifetime and instantly hate or love them because of previous interaction(s) with the other in one or more previous lifetimes. The most popular use of this concept is in applying it to those who were loved intimately in other lifetimes which were then found in this one.

Also, being conscious of the "soul mate connection" is not necessary, according to this idea.


Soulmate Emotional Destruction Theory
Ultimately the consequence of this notion is the unfortunate reality that soulmates often possess the ability to inflict serious emotional injury unto their twin flame, greater than any other being could. This often results in the separation of idealized love, due to the severe emotional impact. Many soulmates are destined for an eternal search, not for lack of meeting, but rather lack of acceptance. The encounter is often analogous to the collision of matter and antimatter, a violent explosive reaction will occur, but if held through to completion only pure energy, and thus harmony, will result. Unfortunately few encounters are held through to completion.

Answer 8

malarky!

No such thing.....most people have been in love at least twice in their lifetime, and explain multiple marriages? No such thing as a soulmate. You can love many, many people in a lifetime.

Answer 9

Yes I do. Before I met my wife I didnt think so even though I was married before. My wife and I both knew within hours of meeting that we were meant to be. Not sure if there is just one soulmate but I know for sure there is one for me.

Answer 10

There are those "meant to be together" I have found that with my spouse. I feel that we are soul mates. We finish each others sentences, find the good in each other, even when we are bad and we have forged through eleven tough years, my divorce, his ex wife and many, many other turbulent times, but we are still holding strong, our bond is still as tight as it was on day one. So yes, I beleive in soul mates.

Answer 11

soul mate as in a crying single woman dreams about maybe not , but the fact that somewhere in the world ,statistically , there is a
man or woman that "fits" you ,probably yes.

likes what you like, hate what you hate, maybe likes the things you hate but like that fact ,or hates the things you like but youve always dreamed of someone hating those things, and of course looking exactly what you think is the most perfect and beautiful thing ever. the ying and yang and all that crap....

come to think about it this is exactly what a woman would want so forget about it ...get it while you can