![]() ![]() Remember this because we'll come back to it later. We have key phrases like "ideally suited", "close friend", "romantic partner", "romantic or sexual partner", "special relationship", "who you know and love very much", "perfectly suited in temperament", and "strongly resembles." Do those give us a clear picture of what the definition of a soulmate is? I think not, because these soulmate definitions are leaving out the most important part: two souls connected deeply and inextricably across time and space. So, what do we have so far in terms of 'soulmate' meaning? ![]() Merriam-Webster's two-pronged definition: "a person who is perfectly suited to another in temperament," and "a person who strongly resembles another in attitudes or beliefs." The latter has more of a colloquial usage context rather than being a clear definition. The Cambridge Dictionary comes in with a slightly more solid: "someone, usually your romantic or sexual partner, who you have a special relationship with, and who you know and love very much." The Urban Dictionary doesn't even offer a soulmate meaning it merely talks about 'soul mates', which isn't very helpful. Oxford Languages, which is the official provider of content for the Google English Dictionary, calls it: "a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner." ![]() The word soulmate, meaning someone with whom you're connected for life - or even eternity, if you believe it - doesn't really have a standard or even useful definition. And at some point, we've all felt a tinge of envy at people we know in our hearts are soulmates. The shared smiles, the casual caresses, the knowing looks, the obvious body language showing how comfortable they are when they're together. You look longingly at the couple in the booth over in the corner, obviously married for ages and ages, but they still only have eyes for each other.
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