Daily writing prompt

Do you believe in soulmates? Why or why not?

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I do not believe in soulmates. At least I don’t believe that everyone has exactly one soulmate who they are fated to meet and marry.

First of all, it seems cruel. What if you never find your soulmate because they died? What if your soulmate is abusive? No second chances with another soulmate?

Second, we grow and change. Is my soulmate at age 16 going to be my soulmate at 60? Maybe, maybe not. I was convinced the guy I was dating in my early 20s was my soulmate. He was not, nor was the person I dated in my mid-30s. The guy I’ve been married to for 17 years is probably my soulmate. Or a soulmate.

I think we have more than one soulmate. We have different alignments with different soulmates. One might be the one you marry; another may be someone you do crossword puzzles with, or gossip with, or play Spades with.

So I don’t believe I have a soulmate. I believe I have several, but I haven’t met them all yet. And I’m certainly not going to get romantically involved with all of them (one spouse is enough).