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What People Get Wrong About Soulmates
The idea of soulmates was "sold" to us. But here's what we were lied about.
Soulmates. We all know this word. A soulmate is defined by a romantic or friendship-based connection, with whom you have a unique relationship — rare, authentic, and sincere. Merriam-Webster has a similar definition to my freestyled one.
There is a problem, though. The idea behind finding a soulmate has been marketed to humans the wrong way. We were told that the goal is to find one and only, unique and extraordinary, soulmate — at least a romantic one. The person whom you've been looking for your entire life, with the sole purpose of finding them and just them, no one else. You will encounter a lot of unworthy people before stumbling upon your soulmate, and you have got to kiss a lot of frogs before your true soulmate appears before your eyes.
While that sounds cute and romantic, I find it to be a total lie. If you'd like to see me roll my eyes, ask me what I think about the topic of soulmates. I have a lot to say. Long story short, I believe we've been brainwashed into believing a complete lie, or more like a distorted theory that can be quite harmful to how we view love and romance.
I genuinely believe that soulmates exist. But not the way we've been told about them. Here's…
