To some, the concept of soul mates is a relief.
What a relief it is to know that there's someone out there that's perfect for me.
What a relief it is to know that I'm looking for this person and they're looking for me.
And when we finally find each other, it's going to feel like the missing puzzle piece in my life has been found and everything's going to make sense and the connection is going to be electric and it's going to be obvious to the both of us and it's going to be magical and it's going to feel great.
What a relief that is.
And to some people, the concept of soul mates is a nightmare.
How terrifying is it to know that there's someone out there just for me and I can't guarantee that I'll even find them.
What a nightmare it is to know that there's someone out there just for me and they might die before I ever meet them.
What a nightmare it is to know that there's a person out there for me and they might get confused and choose someone else.
What a nightmare.
And to some people, the concept of soul mates is complete bullshit.
It's just complete bullshit.
Relationships are going to come and go throughout your life.
Some of them are going to be deeper than others, but it's not anything more than that.
And then some people fall somewhere in between all of those things.
You know, I would say I'm one of those people.
When you look up the definition of soulmate in the Oxford dictionary, you'll find that it says a soulmate is a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.
That was shocking to find because the word soulmate insinuates something so much deeper in our culture today than what the Oxford Dictionary provides.
The Oxford Dictionary basically says it's just someone you feel close to.
That is so broad.