Essentially, soulmates are not here to help you find love or validation from the external world.
For the majority of people, finding your soulmate is synonymous with living happily ever after.
For many, finding their soulmate is a lifelong mission.
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And yet very few people, if any, find relationships that fully live up to that ideal.
If youve ever questioned whether soulmates exist, youd be right to feel skeptical.
The good news is, they do exist.
However, an actual soulmate is something very different to what most of us have been taught to believe.
Essentially, soulmates are not here to help you find love or validation from the external world.
So when we are in a relationship, how can we tell whether they are a soulmate connection?
Here are three top signs to help you know.
You do not need them so you can feel happy, valued, or fulfilled in life.
However, having them in your life makes it so much richer and more joyful.
In codependence, two people can become over-reliant upon each other to fulfill all their needs.
On the flip side, independence can be just as damaging.
How we each meet those challenges determines the quality of the relationship.
Ill give you a personal example here so that you might better understand this dynamic.
In the past, I repeatedly experienced relationships ending because their ex came back into the picture.
Recently, a similar situation arose with my partner, where his ex contacted him.
Doing this, and having my partner respond to it positively, helped to break an old pattern.
It was incredibly challenging, but I learned a huge amount about self-acceptance in the process.
If healing isnt happening within a relationship, its not a soulmate connection.
