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Post by Bodhi on Jul 9, 2006 20:20:52 GMT -5
Do you believe that each person has only one other person in the world they are meant to be with(the so-called soul mate), or are there lots of other people a person can connect with and be happy living the rest of their lives with?
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Post by zaab on Jul 9, 2006 20:27:27 GMT -5
No, I think the soul mate thing is complete rubbish. But having said that, I do think its a rare thing to form a strong connection to another person and when you experience it, you won't be happy with anything less.
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Post by wagnerr on Jul 9, 2006 20:40:49 GMT -5
I think that the soul mates' thing is just a lot of hooey.
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Post by shyaussiegal on Jul 9, 2006 23:07:19 GMT -5
Quiet day at work... so, I'm going to happily post away..
I don't think there is just 'one' soul mate for each and every person... I would like to think that there are possibilities for a few soul mates. I mean, if there was only one soulmate in the world for you, you marry that person, that person dies suddenly... does that mean you will have no further chances at happiness with someone else?
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Post by Bodhi on Jul 9, 2006 23:31:36 GMT -5
Quiet day at work... so, I'm going to happily post away.. I don't think there is just 'one' soul mate for each and every person... I would like to think that there are possibilities for a few soul mates. I mean, if there was only one soulmate in the world for you, you marry that person, that person dies suddenly... does that mean you will have no further chances at happiness with someone else? If you do believe in a soulmate, it could mean you might be able to be happy with someone else, but what you had with your soulmate was so above and beyond just regular happiness that it reached some sort of spiritual connection. That's if you believe in that, I'm not sure if I do or not. I guess I believe not in one single 'soulmate' but that there are a limited number of people that one can connect with on a very strong and deep level. I think there is a kind of hierarchy of people someone can be with. There are one's that you can't have any relationship with because there is no connection(most of the population for most people). There are ones that you can have a casual relationship with and its fun and all, but you never really feel 'love' for them and it can't ever become serious. There are one's you do have some sort of connection and can have a serious relationship with, but its not a kind of intense and life changing thing. Then there are the ones that reach the highest level, that you feel incredibly deeply for and you feel true love and you just are like soulmates, although there might be more than one of these people out there for each person. That's my theory at least for now, I'm sure if I get more experience on dating and relationships I might change how I view things.
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Post by shyaussiegal on Jul 9, 2006 23:34:30 GMT -5
Then there are the ones that reach the highest level, that you feel incredibly deeply for and you feel true love and you just are like soulmates, although there might be more than one of these people out there for each person. My thought's exactly! Except, you seem to have captured better what I was trying to say ;D
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Post by Tal on Jul 10, 2006 2:38:21 GMT -5
Of course not. It's just a fancy idea people turn to either for hope they'll one day fine someone they get along with, or to justify an existing relationship over any other possible ones.
There's certainly a wide range of people in the world, but without question there's probably many hundreds (or even thousands) who each of us could become close to should we meet them.
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Jul 10, 2006 2:52:31 GMT -5
Sole mates, isn't that where iif you can stand the smell of each other's stinky feet, then it must be love? Soulmates Utter rubbish. I think that is just for extra horny young folks. There has to be more than one person who can tolerate my insanity, isn't there?
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Post by Samantha on Jul 10, 2006 7:12:36 GMT -5
I don't believe in any form of design what so ever.
Even if I did, I have no idea what is so romantic about being made for each other. That's not romantic to me, it's just an administrative decision.
Also I find it curious that so many people (usually religious or spiritual) believe in soul mates and free will at the same time.
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Post by Samantha on Jul 10, 2006 7:25:56 GMT -5
Quiet day at work... so, I'm going to happily post away.. I don't think there is just 'one' soul mate for each and every person... I would like to think that there are possibilities for a few soul mates. I mean, if there was only one soulmate in the world for you, you marry that person, that person dies suddenly... does that mean you will have no further chances at happiness with someone else? If you do believe in a soulmate, it could mean you might be able to be happy with someone else, but what you had with your soulmate was so above and beyond just regular happiness that it reached some sort of spiritual connection. That's if you believe in that, I'm not sure if I do or not. I guess I believe not in one single 'soulmate' but that there are a limited number of people that one can connect with on a very strong and deep level. I think there is a kind of hierarchy of people someone can be with. There are one's that you can't have any relationship with because there is no connection(most of the population for most people). There are ones that you can have a casual relationship with and its fun and all, but you never really feel 'love' for them and it can't ever become serious. There are one's you do have some sort of connection and can have a serious relationship with, but its not a kind of intense and life changing thing. Then there are the ones that reach the highest level, that you feel incredibly deeply for and you feel true love and you just are like soulmates, although there might be more than one of these people out there for each person. That's my theory at least for now, I'm sure if I get more experience on dating and relationships I might change how I view things. Well yeah. Out of all the chocolate bars in the world only a few, by definition, can be my favourite(s). Out of all the films in the world I will have my favourite(s). And so on, and so forth.
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Post by skyhint on Jul 10, 2006 14:58:37 GMT -5
It takes a pretty disagreeable person to only find one person that they can be with for the rest of their life. So many boys, so hard too chose.
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Post by wagnerr on Jul 10, 2006 20:08:14 GMT -5
It takes a pretty disagreeable person to only find one person that they can be with for the rest of their life. So many boys, so hard too chose. I'm up for grabs, not to worry.
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Post by Samantha on Jul 11, 2006 7:50:33 GMT -5
Weren't Sam and Dave soul mates?
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Post by Stranger on Jul 11, 2006 9:25:02 GMT -5
I don't really believe in souls, let alone soulmates.
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Post by wagnerr on Jul 11, 2006 22:08:52 GMT -5
I don't really believe in souls, let alone soulmates. In this context, "Soul Mate" really means "a partner with whom i can have hot, sweaty, passionate sex with every day for the next fifty years, in a totally non-complicated, committed relationship with no un-happiness or stress whatsoever." ;D
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