so... who believes in soul mates? (1 Viewer)

[Mike boettner]

just wondering..... i do

 

[NickSo]

I did, but it turned out to be gas... :rolleyes
:p) seriously, I dont... i THOUGHT i found her, but i was just way in over my head...

 

[Mike boettner]

your from canada, eh? my soul mate lives in canada!!

ever heard of "the smalls"?

 

[NickSo]

The smalls? Nope, sorry

 

[Holadem]

seriously, I dont... i THOUGHT i found her

WTF! Aren't you like 16?
You should only be thinking about getting laid!

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Holadem

 

[Sean Conklin]

I do! I won't mention who my soulmate is until I have won her heart. It won't be any easy task either!

 

[Henry Carmona]

I do! I won't mention who my soulmate is until I have won her heart

I dont. Besides, if someone is your "soulmate" then they know your their soulmate. If it were true, you wouldnt have to "win" their heart.

 

[Sean Conklin]

I dont. Besides, if someone is your "soulmate" then they know your their soulmate. If it were true, you wouldnt have to "win" their heart.

ONLY if both are aware of each other's existence.
I feel she is my soulmate, she may not, YET. First she has to know I exist, then we'll let fate play it's role.
You see Drew Barrymore isn't the easiest person to make contact with. Besides my wife really disapproves of me trying to contact Drew
Really though, I believe there is someone out there that is my perfect match, I believe there is a perfect match for everyone, it's just a matter of finding each other, and paying close attention, as they could slip through your fingers without you even knowing it.

 

[Holadem]

I believe there is someone out there that is my perfect match,

It is my humble opinion that unrealistic expectations such as this one are the source of most break ups.

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Holadem

 

[Sean Conklin]

It is my humble opinion that unrealistic expectations such as this one are the source of most break ups.

Yeah, me and my wife have had these expectations for 14 years now
Seriously, in a world of 6 billion people odds are that you have a perfect match, or a "soulmate" if you prefer out there somewhere.
Will you cross paths? Will you meet? I can't say. I don't believe fate is 100%, there must be some chance involved.
"A life without love is no life at all"

 

[Julie K]

No, I don't and I think such expectations lead to a lot of grief.
It was funny, though, because someone at work once found what she thought would be my soulmate. She'd been seeing a truck parked somewhere new, and based on the stickers and license plate and license plate holder, she thought the owner would be perfect match for me. Turns out, it was my truck
Anyway, that's the closest I've come to finding a "soul mate". Or maybe I can be completely satisfied and say that I am my own soul mate.

 

[SteveGon]

I am way too jaded to believe in the concept of a "soul-mate". In other words, I can't get a date...

 

[MikeF]

It is my humble opinion that unrealistic expectations such as this one are the source of most break ups.

I concur entirely.

What's even more disturbing is when people who have never ventured outside of their own little town suggest that their "soulmate" is the very person they're with. Besides the fact that one likely lacks a designated soulmate, what are the chances that out of the 6 billion people or so in the world, your soulmate lived in the same shitty town of 50,000 that you did?

 

[Mike Voigt]

...or that their "soulmate" necessarily has to be the person they're married to or shacked up with?

Mike

 

[Bill Cowmeadow]

I do.

But I beleive it takes time, kind of like good wine, comfortable shoes, and that old leather jacket you just can't get rid of...

Yes, I have a soul mate, and the next twenty years will be as good as the last.

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

WTF! Aren't you like 16? You should only be thinking about getting laid!

Okay, I'm guessing it's time to change my priorities now.
Do I believe in soul mates? Totally. It just takes time to find the person.

 

[Marc Colella]

What's even more disturbing is when people who have never ventured outside of their own little town suggest that their "soulmate" is the very person they're with. Besides the fact that one likely lacks a designated soulmate, what are the chances that out of the 6 billion people or so in the world, your soulmate lived in the same shitty town of 50,000 that you did?

Exactly!
I always thought that geography had a bigger role in determining who your "soul mate" is.
People usually end up with someone from highschool/college, work, friend-of-a-friend or someone they met at a bar.
Maybe I'm too pessimistic, but I honestly believe that most people settle for the person they end up with.
If there is such thing as a "soul mate", I don't know anyone who is with theirs.

 

[Mike Broadman]

Men are taught that one day he'll meet The Right Girl.

Women are fed the idea of a Price Charming sweeping them off of their feet.

People like to believe in soulmates because they think it makes them feel better. "Oh sure, my marriage didn't work, but that's just because she wasn't me soulmate."

Relationships require work. A lot of work. Frankly, I consider it much more optimistic to not believe in soulmates. If you find happiness through the effort and compromise between yourself and a partner, isn't that more rewarding than attributing it to some mystical forces of fate?

People want someone that's perfect for them.

1) Impossible

2) It's less fun that way

 

[JonZ]

No

 

[Patrick_S]

I have a good friend who is an attorney specializing in family law; in other words he's a divorce specialist. Every once in a while he tells me "thank god people believe in soul mates, I need the work."

That fairly well sums up the whole "soul mate" concept.