Vallerina 2 #1 September 20, 2004 I've never bought into soul mates being your romantic partner. It brings unneeded stress into a relationship (ie "How do I know if they're 'the one'?") Plus, who says that the very one person you mesh with better than anyone else with has to be someone that you are sexually attracted to? My soul mate is my best friend. I knew 14 years ago that we'd be best friends 'til we're old and gray. No matter where we are physically, we don't grow apart. Our lives tie together in eery ways - we have a sort of psychic connection in that I know when she needs someone to talk to, and she knows when I need someone to talk to. I really don't take people's advice about my life except for hers. She does understand me and know me better than anyone else. So, I do understand what it's like to have a soul mate. I never felt the need to search it out in a partner. I never felt the need to search one out at all. One was basically brought to me at the time where I needed one most.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 September 20, 2004 Sole-mate = Two shoes that match Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 September 20, 2004 I'd go with the classic definition: That person (or persons) whose happiness is more important to you than your own. Also known as "If you cut them, *I* bleed"Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #4 September 20, 2004 Wow. People like Ghandi, Mandela, Mother Theresa... They have/had a lot of soul mates. I don't believe in soul mates and anyone who does is a statistical idiot. 6 billion people. How many have you met? What are the chances of them being your soul mate? tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #5 September 20, 2004 I have my best friend that i'm definately in tune with, but i don't know if he's really my soulmate. I know i'd do anything in the world for him and love him with all my heart. I can't imagine my life without him. I can talk to him about anything and i hate being so far away from him. Blah, i just don't know how to define him really. I'm just lucky i have him in my life. (Hi pete) ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #6 September 20, 2004 I'm not EVEN going to try to put numbers against it.... but I will say that I *DO* believe that EVERYONE has *that special one*. I still stand by my definition.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #7 September 20, 2004 QuoteSole-mate = Two shoes that match Exactly. The idea of soul mate is just some hopeless romantic fantasy. I've seen people claim it with just about anyone they date. Once upon a time I thought it was true, then I grew up. And if I am wrong? Well, my guess would be my soul mate is already dead._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #8 September 20, 2004 Two older gentlemen were talking and one said to the other, "You're having an anniversary soon, right?" "Yep, a big one, 20 years." "Wow, what are you going to get your wife for your anniversary?" "We're going on a trip to Australia." "Wow, Australia, that's some gift! "That's going to be hard to beat for the next one. What are you going to do for your 25th anniversary?" "Go back and get her." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #9 September 20, 2004 QuoteThe idea of soul mate is just some hopeless romantic fantasy. I have absolutely no romantic feelings for my best friend (that kiss in Spain meant nothing! I swear! ) I don't think soulmates are limited to being just one person in your life. I guess I see it as a connection that goes beyond our normal communication....a person who you can connect with in that way would be a soulmate. I could've lived just fine without one, but my life is better having someone that I connect with that well.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #10 September 20, 2004 QuoteThe idea of soul mate is just some hopeless romantic fantasy. --------------------------------------------------------- I have absolutely no romantic feelings for my best friend Same here. Pete is my best freind. I have no romantic feelings for him at all. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxie 0 #11 September 20, 2004 I think the world is more complex than the human mind can handle. When we look at things around us we only see part of the reality. Our picture of how the world is, is shaped in our heads. Everyones mind is shaped slightly different, so if the same thing happens to two persons, their experience will be slightly different too. And... a persons mind is more complex than how we can express ourself with words. When I try to explain a feeling, words are too simple and the essence of the feeling will be lost. Unless the other person have felt that same feeling and would express it the same way. A true soul mate would be someone who experiences things the same way. He or she would have the same shape of mind and make translations from reality to mind and from mind to word the same way. That would make communication between me and my soul mate very smooth and almost intuitive (and very interesting!). Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Everyone understands each other more or less so it’s just a definition how much understanding is needed to be soul mates. 3%? 50%? 98%? Or 100%? Or is someone who understands me better than everyone else enough? I have never found anyone even close to feel like a soul mate. -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #12 September 20, 2004 I've always thought of a soul mate as being someone who I just have a certain "chemistry" with... someone who I feel extremely comfortable around and who I can share my most personal thoughts with without worrying what they might think (because usually they understand)... and I've never thought of a soul mate as having to be a single person - there are a handful of people in my life who I consider to be my soul mates... and perhaps there are more who I will meet in the future... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #13 September 20, 2004 i dunno i never felt like i had a soul mate. or mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #14 September 20, 2004 I think that special someone no matter how far the distance can be thinking of you and you'll sense it; they can be in process of dialing your number, but you dialed their number a second sooner; it's unconditional love and support; it's quality time, not necesssarily quantity time; it's being able to communicate without talking; when you talk, you can finish each others thoughts or sentences; it's a deep knowledge and understanding of another person that no one else can tap into. It's a peaceful, comfort zone that two people share. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainbo 0 #15 September 20, 2004 Hah, Get real girl. Soulmate is just another one of those greeting card sales scams. Enjoy your friends that enjoy you, and screw the rest (well,not literally). I honestly believe that there is no such thing as the perfect person in the world for me or anybody else. You might find something that feels good, but I don't think you should ever count on anything that needs the feelings of another to make things complete. But then again I am just a crusty old f*ck that does not expect much anymore!?!Rainbo TheSpeedTriple - Speed is everything "Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kid_Icarus 0 #16 September 20, 2004 Soul mate is someone you can sit in a room with, without speaking for a long time and not feel awkward. An loving, mutual understanding that needs no words. ________________________________________ "What What..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #17 September 20, 2004 According to my husband there is no such thing as a soulmate. I'm just the first person that he was completely compatible with that happened to mosey along. Although I know that he means well and loves me with all his heart, it still makes me feel extremely unspecial that he feels this way. I'm just one in a hundred thousand or so. Lucky me. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brits17 0 #18 September 20, 2004 It is exactly what it says, and Phree slightly touched on the subject. Two that make a good one, pair that is. But instead of carbon copies, "sole" mates complement each other to form completion. I mean, who wants to walk around with just one shoe? _______________________ aerialkinetics.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #19 September 20, 2004 A person with whom you resonate feeding off each others energy and both being more alive; share the deepest unconditional love far beyond what you thought was possible; have complete understanding; and a deep spiritual connection. Statistics suggest there should be more than one soul mate for each of us at any point in time, although such a connection is rare enough to be effectively unique. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trey922 0 #20 September 20, 2004 QuoteI'm not EVEN going to try to put numbers against it.... but I will say that I *DO* believe that EVERYONE has *that special one*. I still stand by my definition. -------------------------------------------------------- I agree with mnealtx. But I don't believe so much in the seemingly mystical connotation of "there's just one person that perfectly right for you in all of the world". I think that there are many people that are very, very compatible for you but you have to be very patient to find one of those. When you do, and they become your best friend for life, then I think you've found your soul mate. I think people are in too big of a hurry to find that someone (if not just anyone) and end up spending years trying to make things work out with somebody that they're just not compatible with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #21 September 20, 2004 First of all In my opinion, it doesn't really matter if someone believes in the "Soul Mate" theory or not .. It is not wrong to believe in this theory, and if it feels good to believe that someone and only one is the one for you, and call that someone a "Soul Mate".. then congratulations! and Hugs to you if you have been lucky enough to have found that person. One's theory on Soul Mate definition: A person for whom one feels a deep spiritual, emotional and physical connection, esp., a lover, wife, husband, etc. A connection for whom one feels a mutual affinity which can not be expressed through words (i.e. Put his name here & Her name here) _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
