Do You Believe In It?

[Persephone]

I was just watching a cute documentary on TV last night that was talking about how some people just want shallow, one night stand relationships, while other people like to hold out and wait for that one special long-term relationship! And one question they asked all of them was: Do you believe in soul-mates?

So that is my question to you 🙂 Do you believe in soul mates?

Thanks! :happy:

 

[BigNorm]

yes i do, 100%

my parents were soulmates, and were good for each other until my father's death, and my mother hasn't even looked for anyone else. she knows he was her one and only.

i haven't found mine yet, but of course i'm looking. trying hard to save up cash now to visit a potential match for me, but damn it's hard to save cash these days.

 

[Duke Diablo]

Sure, why not? As non-romantic as I am, I simply know that there are people out there who are just meant for one another. They fit along so well that they complete each other, like Yin and Yang.

 

[JackVanderson]

Absoultely.
I'm almost 100% sure that I've found mine. ^____________________________________^
Now I just gotta get to California.

 

[TKLVR181]

Senshi is my soulmate. He completes me in every way, he rallies me when I'm feeling bad, he gets angry if someone hurts me or pisses me off, he understands me better than I understand myself (not an exaggeration XD), he accepts me for who I am, flaws, chibiness and all............

I could go on for a couple pages, but I'll just leave by saying that SoulMates exist😉

~K

 

[Senshi1]

Senshi is my soulmate. He completes me in every way, he rallies me when I'm feeling bad, he gets angry if someone hurts me or pisses me off, he understands me better than I understand myself (not an exaggeration XD), he accepts me for who I am, flaws, chibiness and all............

I could go on for a couple pages, but I'll just leave by saying that SoulMates exist😉

~K

Pretty much my thoughts exactly, vice-versa. 😛

 

[dalekfire]

Yes, I believe in the cute, magical, romantic, seemingly impossible phenomenon known as soul-mates.

I got one of my own. 😍

It's worth the wait. Believe me, it's sooo worth the wait. And I'm a firm believer that you can't go out and find love...'cause love finds you. :happy:

 

[meangry1]

No.

Romantic sentiment blinds people to reality. There are no soul mates. Just people we grow extremely attached to.

 

[Violetta]

If my understanding of soulmate is correct, then no. I don't believe in them. I've never seen anything to make me believe that there's that one person out there who's so in tune to me that they'll compliment me so completely. It's a lot of bullshit to me.

 

[Senshi1]

It's worth the wait. Believe me, it's sooo worth the wait. And I'm a firm believer that you can't go out and find love...'cause love finds you. :happy:

Agreed on both counts. The second one, about having it find you instead of vice-versa, seems especially true to me. I've seen lots of people go looking for dates and break up soon after, but nearly everybody I ask who's been married for X amount of years and going strong met their partner by chance, as opposed to actively searching for them.

 

[JackVanderson]

It's worth the wait. Believe me, it's sooo worth the wait. And I'm a firm believer that you can't go out and find love...'cause love finds you. :happy:

*nods in agreement*

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

this is like back in the day when the rock and roll world asked people if you believe in amgic. the answer to both questions is yes according to the hollywood brother. now if you ask the hollywood brother will everyone find there one true love then the hollywood brother will answer with a maybe but the hollywood brother is still stupid enough to believe in true love

 

[anon0907]

Yes and no.

Is it possible? yeah.

Is it probable? No.

As good as me and my wife are together, I'm not sure we qualify under the saccharine sweet candy coated version touted by romance novels, but I wouldn't trade her for all the ticklish fem feet on earth.

I'd still tickle the fem feet, just wouldn't trade 😉.

CJ

 

[TyrantRaveAB]

im not sure at times. to think of one person out the the ENTIRE Earth as your single soul mate seems to have some probablility stacked against it. i mean, sure you can meet some really great amazing ppl, but how can you dub that person your soul mate. so i guess its only really relevent if youre only basing "soul mate" off of the ppl you've met and know.
i thought i found mine. but, apparently i didnt, and, it hurt. so thats only why i say that.

 

[MistressValerie1]

I don't believe in any pre-destined "soul mate," though some people have been very fortunate in finding the right mate.

 

[Bashiku]

Depends if you have the soul in the first place... but in essence... no. We can grow attached to anyone or anything. I am a great romantic, but I still don't believe that everything or anything at all is predestined... we have to fight to gain what we think it is ours.

And how does our old comedy movie "We are not angels" say: "Dear God, just few hundred thousands and I will settle down. There are so many to choose from..."

What I hope for is that everyone get what they deserve... leaving me in... well unchanged situation 🙂

 

[Journia]

Yes, Soulmates exist, but they may not know where to look. Ther first second and third times...

 

[tk0]

I believe in it because I was lucky enough to have found mine a few years ago. Before that I didn't really believe in it too much.

 

[CellarDweller]

I believe in soul mates. My parents are my examples. I hope to find what they did, and am as successful as they are, 44 years together in Feb.

 

[Barefoot_Sis]

I totally believe that I have a soulmate. Every day I go to the TV/movie database of rich and famous people, IMDB.com and see how my soulmate is doing.

 

[sadi]

I think so. It's just that unless you put forth an effort in some amount (and yes, being patient and waiting IS and effort, talk to some of my relatives) you won't find them and will have to settle for less. I feel that once you're married, they're your soulmate; regardless of how the marriage turns out.

 

[Adalon1]

I don't believe in soulmates. Each and every one of us is a human being, all special, all unique in his or her own way. It is, in my view, a slight against the complexity and individuality of human beings, to say that one person is "perfect" for another person, that one person's traits perfectly complement another's, and thus people are 'destined' to fall in love.

It's truly a beautiful thing to see two people happily in love. I believe that each and every relationship we have is unique, with joys and sorrows, agreements and disagreements, and that no relationship can be called 'perfect', the relationship that all others should strive to replicate. To simply say that someone is your "soulmate" is, in my view, not giving that person their due for being the wonderful, unique person that they are. =)

 

[janis]

most deffentley. i went though my share of shallow one night stands when
i was young and single. looking back i really don't regret those times
but they really weren't the happiest times ether.
i can honestly say i'm happier now.

 

[kopfhorer1]

I don't believe in soulmates. Each and every one of us is a human being, all special, all unique in his or her own way. It is, in my view, a slight against the complexity and individuality of human beings, to say that one person is "perfect" for another person, that one person's traits perfectly complement another's, and thus people are 'destined' to fall in love.

It's truly a beautiful thing to see two people happily in love. I believe that each and every relationship we have is unique, with joys and sorrows, agreements and disagreements, and that no relationship can be called 'perfect', the relationship that all others should strive to replicate. To simply say that someone is your "soulmate" is, in my view, not giving that person their due for being the wonderful, unique person that they are. =)

Truer words were never spoken.

From a very early age, most people get their ideas of what True Love® is supposed to be like from literature, popular music, movies and TV. The relationship model they show is meant to sell books, music, tickets, and garner TV viewers for advertisers. It’s not a particularly constructive or realistic model. Put another way, porn is certainly entertaining but most of it presents a pretty unrealistic model for a sex life.

Speaking of which, no, casual sex is not for everyone, but no one should have to feel ashamed for having fun before settling down. Or for not settling down, if that's what works for them.

I don't believe in any pre-destined "soul mate," though some people have been very fortunate in finding the right mate.

Right on to that, sister! Seems to me that finding the right mate(s) for oneself requires a process and mindset totally opposite from the prevailing, counterproductive “I must find my soul-mate” mind set. [soap box mode off]

 

[FeatherDaemon1]

I would have to absolutely yes one person could have what one would define as a soul mate. If you just look at genetic predisposition and life experience alone there are people out there who naturally gravitate towards each other. Some gravitate more than others. So to say that such thing is impossible is a not being faithful to simple biology and psychology.

Now that was all just simple mundane science. The real question does something metaphysical exist out there which pulls people together beyond the scope of social interaction. On that front my only response this that there is no limit to what God can do. So if you want to argue that take it up with God.

Personally, I do believe that such things can happen, one may argue that such fantastic pairings of people are mere chance. Maybe so and maybe not. I do know, however, that humans are prone to failure and our knowledge of the universe has barely scratched the surface. So ultimately no matter which side you choose you do so on belief.