When soulmates recognize one another and become a romantic couple, it can happen immediately and all-at-once, as if light streamed down from the heavens, or it can be a delayed a-ha. We actually knew one other and hung out in the same social circles for quite some time before that moment when we SAW one …
Our first official date was on Valentine’s Day. We were meeting for lunch and he arrived first, armed with candy hearts spelling out his future intentions. He stood as I walked across the restaurant towards him and my heart literally said, “Ah, it’s you.” More than 10 hours later, after changing wait staff 4 times, …
Reader Question: I’ve been reading up on twin flames, but I’m confused about the idea. If we are all just one big “soul” anyway, how do pieces of that collective soul have a twin? Does the idea that we are all “one” contradict he idea of soulmates and finding The One? This has been on my …
This is my favorite Soulmate Story of all time. There once was an elderly couple who had enjoyed a long and happy relationship despite the fact that he was firmly atheist and she was devoutly religious. Instead of allowing their differences to tear them apart, they focused on the things they both enjoyed. Like taking walks. …
Reader Question – I am losing my soulmate to an arranged marriage. My girlfriend of 1 year is Indian and her family has arranged a marriage for her. She has told me she is going home to go through with her commitment. I am fully ready to marry her, but her family won’t hear of it …
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Reader Question – I am in a sexless marriage. I fully believe my husband is my soulmate, but I am really unsatisfied with not having sex. He doesn’t have ED or anything like that; he just doesn’t have an interest anymore. He’s been to doctors who say nothing is wrong physically, so he just chalks it …
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A famous line in the classic ’70s movie “Love Story” is: Love means never having to say you’re sorry. This oft-repeated aphorism sounds sweet on the surface, but it can actually lead to a whole lot of trouble in your relationship. The mistake that many people make when in a soulmate relationship is to buy …
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If you’re a reader of Conscious Dating you know that I’ve been married and divorced twice. After my last divorce I thought I met my soul mate but that relationship ended after 5 years. Since then I’ve done a lot of soul searching and focused on living the life I want while continuing to date …
Reader Question – Do all soulmate relationships have to be difficult? I have been with my husband for 3 years and we don’t really fight and argue. My friends think what we have is not healthy and that all couples should fight. Is this true? We are very compatible and we have grown a lot …
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Reader Question – My husband recently had an affair and is leaving me for a woman he says is his soulmate. I am devastated. I always thought he and I were soulmates and now I feel like I have wasted 8 years of my life with someone who was never meant for me. Can this …
Even if the two didn’t experience love at first sight and even if your friend or family member had a bumpy start to her relationship, there was most likely a fireworks moment that occurred. A “fireworks moment” is a sensation of passion, an urge to get closer to the other person, a feeling that this …
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Question: Why does your soulmate always seem to be able to push your buttons like no one else? There’s a great scene in Sleepless in Seattle where the character Denis Reed tells his sister Annie Reed (Med Ryan) what love really is: “Annie, when you’re attracted to someone, it just means that your subconscious is …
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I fell in love with Steve when I was only 8 years old. There was a little catch though – we had never met and I didn’t even know his name. Instead, I fell in love with the prophecy of him, then waited almost 50 years for him to find me. A lot was happening …
Gotcha, didn’t I? Well, hang on. You’ll get the real secret in just a moment. But first this very important message… Back when she was just a young chicklet, Marie Forleo wrote a book entitled How to Make Every Man Want You. Trouble was, even though she was a super smart woman and trained life …
Recently, my Beloved and I have been annoyed with each other. It really doesn’t matter why, even though in this case the underlying “cause” is a worry we share. If you are human and you live with another human, it’s going to happen. For me, the easiest option would be to run with “annoyed,” work …
Steve and I are often asked how we finally found each other. The short answer is simple: we stopped looking. How many times over the years did folks offer that frustrating well-intentioned advice? You’ll find The One when you least expect. When you stop looking… When you stop “settling…” When you get all the “wrong” ones …
