Do you believe in the idea of a Soulmate?

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20 Aug 2019, 5:08 am

auntblabby wrote:

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I miss my dog Chloe. I loved her and grew up with her. She was beautiful. I've written lots of times about her before so I won't write any more.

write about what makes you happy as much as possible.

That's a great idea, thanks auntblabby.

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20 Aug 2019, 5:21 am

auntblabby wrote:

seems to me at least, that divorce courts all over the place are full of "soulmates."

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2019021 ... -true-love

I believe I was incredibly lucky to find my soulmate... but there are plenty of big and small problems we need to work through every day. That's life. No living happily ever after.

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20 Aug 2019, 5:37 am

magz wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

seems to me at least, that divorce courts all over the place are full of "soulmates."

but there IS living happily ENOUGH ever after. a subtle difference.

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20 Aug 2019, 5:52 am

auntblabby wrote:

magz wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

seems to me at least, that divorce courts all over the place are full of "soulmates."

but there IS living happily ENOUGH ever after. a subtle difference.

If you put some effort into it, yes.
Love is a living thing. You need to water your plant to keep it growing. Some seem to discard their love once they see the flowers fade.

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20 Aug 2019, 6:01 am

magz wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

magz wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

seems to me at least, that divorce courts all over the place are full of "soulmates."

but there IS living happily ENOUGH ever after. a subtle difference.

If you put some effort into it, yes.
Love is a living thing. You need to water your plant to keep it growing. Some seem to discard their love once they see the flowers fade.

that is very sad, amuuurica is the ultimate disposable society, we even throw away people.

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20 Aug 2019, 7:11 am

Lely wrote:

No, but humans are wired to form bonds and to look for strong connections. They might think they have a soulmate.

Exactly. Humans are not adapted to having sex all the time with anybody. We are adapted to forming strong bonds and then raising children together as a couple. That's why the "sexual attraction" that goes with the mating game in animals more or less lack relevance for humans. My bet is that it got popularized as contraceptives became common so sex would no longer result in babies to support.

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21 Aug 2019, 8:17 pm

Smudge,

I had a very special cat who was my "soulmate" cat. Her name was Samantha. I know how you feel about Chloe.

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22 Aug 2019, 12:32 pm

rdos wrote:

. My bet is that it got popularized as contraceptives became common so sex would no longer result in babies to support.

Gosh that must mean the Romans never really existed!

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22 Aug 2019, 12:55 pm

hurtloam wrote:

rdos wrote:

My bet is that it got popularized as contraceptives became common so sex would no longer result in babies to support.

Gosh that must mean the Romans never really existed!

Or the Greeks! Plato, in his "The Symposium", explained that each human would forever long for the other half of his or her soul, and when the two find each other, there is an unspoken understanding of one another, that they feel unified and would know no greater joy.

Silly people, those ancient Greeks!

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22 Aug 2019, 12:57 pm

Hedwig got it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2-QxyhAsT8

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