You can live happily with a person that is not your soulmate, but you would happier with you soulmate.
I loved my ex more than anything, or so I thought.  I don't doubt that I loved him, and a part of me will always love him, but I know he was not my soulmate.  He made me happy, but my current relationship makes me far happier and there is a deeper connection than there was.

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There is no practical significance when talking about soul mates. It is an emotional connection.

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The emotional connection is the practical significance.  You're right in that it's an abstract concept, but that doesn't mean it has a practical benefit.  Emotional well being is as every bit as practical as anything else.

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You can live happily with a person that is not your soulmate, but you would happier with you soulmate.

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If that's the case, then if you and your soul mate crossed paths and became friends, but never lovers, then how would you two not realize it?  Generally something should "click" when you get that vibe with someone else, but if that doesn't occur, then how could the relationship ever occur?  If you're not attracted to your soul mate romantically, then how could a relationship with a soul mate ever come about and work out?  Forcing these things only leads to failure and pain.

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I loved my ex more than anything, or so I thought. I don't doubt that I loved him, and a part of me will always love him, but I know he was not my soulmate. He made me happy, but my current relationship makes me far happier and there is a deeper connection than there was.

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It is what it is.  Over-used phrase and cliche, I know, but the way I see it, you're attaching a greater significance to your whole relationship than what reality would tell you.  To me, that is fallacious, but as the whole idea of soul mates, destiny, and whatever cannot be proven nor disproven, we'll simply have to leave it be.

Not everyone can read a vibe, or be aware of the obvious.  It's part of being human.  Some people never meet their soulmate, or never make a relationship with them.  It is all based on the paths we take in life.  It works with out decisions, it's not something that will just come without work.  Just because you are romantically attracted to someone, does not mean that they are your soulmate, and you aren't necessarily going to be attracted to someone when you first meet them.  Feelings need time to grow, and be made clear.  If you put no effort into the relationship, it's not going to work.  People force love all the time, but rarely do they force the idea of a soulmate.  If you really believe in your soulmate, you aren't going to rush into settling.

Exactly, you cannot prove to me that soulmates do not exist, and you will not believe unless it happens to you.  Even if it does, you may still deny that it has.  I don't care what reality and ideals have set, I know what I feel, and I know I have found my soulmate.

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People force love all the time, but rarely do they force the idea of a soulmate. If you really believe in your soulmate, you aren't going to rush into settling.

Exactly, you cannot prove to me that soulmates do not exist, and you will not believe unless it happens to you. Even if it does, you may still deny that it has. I don't care what reality and ideals have set, I know what I feel, and I know I have found my soulmate.

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Hmm, reading that, perhaps soul mates only matter to those who believe they exist and do matter?  After all, it's a non-issue to those who don't believe in the whole thing, but to those who do, they'll almost always say their soul mate is the person they're currently with, and the significance of it is thus created.  In other words, perhaps it's one of those things that only matter as much as you want it to matter?  Whose only meaning is what you give it?

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I have been with multiple people in my life time, and have only once felt that someone is my soulmate.  I now know that he is my soulmate.  We are in this for life.  I did not fully believe in soulmates, until I found mine.  You could even say I was completely against the idea or soul mates, now, I know it is true.

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Hello Glory. I feel compelled to inform you about some key life facts:

1. There is no such thing as soul mates. There is no soul mate god sitting up in soul mate heaven, pairing us up before birth. The whole idea is ridiculous, and it should of left you as soon as you received a middle-school diploma.

The population of the world is nearing 7 billion now. The chances of you ever finding one person you were "meant to be with" is mind boggling. Nevertheless, some people choose to believe that their "soul-mate" was born in the same country as them, in the same CITY, even. Need I remind you that these very same people are allowed to vote, drive a motor vehicle, and hold a job that requires you to handle money and make change.  

2. God does not exist.

3. Horoscopes are a scam. The alignment of huge burning plasma balls does not have any say in your daily life.

4. Some one is always moving the Ouija board pointer.

Goodbye.  

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Post edited at 8:17 am on Oct. 18, 2008 by Glory

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Hello Glory. I feel compelled to inform you about some key life facts:

1. There is no such thing as soul mates. There is no soul mate god sitting up in soul mate heaven, pairing us up before birth. The whole idea is ridiculous, and it should of left you as soon as you received a middle-school diploma.  

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The population of the world is nearing 7 billion now. The chances of you ever finding one person you were "meant to be with" is mind boggling. Nevertheless, some people choose to believe that their "soul-mate" was born in the same country as them, in the same CITY, even. Need I remind you that these very same people are allowed to vote, drive a motor vehicle, and hold a job that requires you to handle money and make change.

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2. God does not exist.

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3. Horoscopes are a scam. The alignment of huge burning plasma balls does not have any say in your daily life.

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4. Some one is always moving the Ouija board pointer.

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Goodbye.

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Well, I feel compelled to inform you, that is is not a fact, that is an opinion.

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Oh, really? If you say that my disbelief in soul-mates is merely opinion, then naturally you'd say that your belief in soul-mates is an opinion too, right?

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I don't need to keep telling myself anything.  I know it is a FACT.  Keep telling yourself it isn't real.

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Interesting.

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Where did I ever say there was a soulmate god? Did I even say that a god played a part in it?

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I'll answer your god question in a bit, keep reading.

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Someones belief in no way effects their ability to perform simple functions in daily life. That is just ignorant.

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Obviously. Which is why I meant it as a joke. I like how you completely ignored that the chances of you being with your soul-mate are unimaginable. Could it be because you're one of those who claims that their soul-mate grew up in the same city as them? I'd feel a bit silly right now if I were you.

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You need to learn the difference between fact and opinion. Did I say anywhere that I believe in God, for that matter?
Did I ever say that I believe in horoscopes? Why you are even mentioning this, I do know now.

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I figured if you believe in pre-teen bull crap like "soul-mates", then you'd probably believe in god and horoscopes and superstitions and all sorts of other nonsense. Even after I brought up horoscopes, you didn't say that you DIDN'T believe in them. It would of been a good reply to my assumption. But that would break Scorpio protocol, right?



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I figured if you believe in pre-teen bull crap like "soul-mates", then you'd probably believe in god and horoscopes and superstitions and all sorts of other nonsense. Even after I brought up horoscopes, you didn't say that you DIDN'T believe in them. It would of been a good reply to my assumption. But that would break Scorpio protocol, right?  
 

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I don't see how believing in soulmates is "pre-teen bullcrap".  The only thing here that is even remotely related to preteen bullcrap, is you trying to convince me that my man is not my soulmate.  I know that he is, and no one, and nothing will ever tell me any different.  You are not in my shoes, you don't feel what I feel, you don't know what I know.  Once again, assuming gets you no where.  Just because I believe in soul mates, doesn't mean that I am superstitious, or believe in horoscopes.  I figured I had made myself clear enough that I do not believe in horoscopes.  Horoscopes and the idea of soulmates are completely different, and not even worth comparing.

Oh, and BTW, he didn't grow up in the same town as me. He grew up more than 1200 miles from me.

Post edited at 9:40 pm on Oct. 19, 2008 by Glory

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