The only soulmate I believe in is the relationship one has with oneself. Placing the job of loving you entirely on one singular entity is asking too much of anyone (in my opinion).
In other words its like saying âWe are destined to be together so this persons owes me their loveâ. By assuming it is written in the starts you are taking away the free-will component of love, which is the most important part.
I believe that there are a number of ideal matches for us, which changes as we change. My soulmate 10 years ago wouldnt be the soulmate I would find now because I am a different person than 10 years ago (drastically so).
In western culture marriage is big and it is a part of our programming growing up. We are programmed with the idea that there is only âoneâ that is meant for us. This leads people to do irrational things like stay in unhappy relationships or have the âif I cant have you, no one canâ mentality.
I just personally dont see any positives in holding this idea to be true. Lets say you find the love of your life and they die, some people then feel they are doomed to spend the rest of your life sulking in sadness and depriving themselves the opportunity to love again.
Its a much too obsessive belief for me to adopt, and in my personal life experience this belief can lead otherwise rational people to do some very irrational/immoral actions. To clarify, I personally believe in monogamy, but the idea of eternal monogamy is a little but much for me to believe. It feels too restrictive in a universe of limitless possibilities.