Have you found your Soulmate???
By LadyMarissa
@LadyMarissa (12148)
United States
September 25, 2008 7:30am CST
The today show was discussing love & relationships. The question was asked What is a Soulmate? The response was someone who loves you for being perfect even when you're NOT being perfect. In their eyes you still are. That is the best definition I have ever heard. A wise man made the statement that the perfect relationship is when BOTH sides are able to give 100%. I met & married my Soulmate. NO he was not perfect ALL the time. Yet he was perfect for me. He said he knew we were meant to be together as no matter what I did, he could overlook it & still love me. Have you found your Soulmate yet??? If yes, tell us about them please!!!
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@Dday50627 (359)
• United States
25 Sep 08
I found my soulmate in 1982. I was in the Air Force and wanted to fill my evenings since mostly all I did was date once in a while and fish. Not that there was anything wrong with either, I simply had time on my hands. I went to work for KFC as I had done that before when I was a teen. The assistant manager and I did NOT get along. Having a full chest of hair that stuck out of the top of my T-shirt, Sheila would call me "wolfman" to the other workers. Not liking her and finding her snipping at me, I endearingly called her "the B." We went on like this for months and she would salt my coffee and I would purposely over-cook so she had a higher waste. Ooppssssss...;) There was a rash of robberies going on at that time. Managers leaving their place of employment late at night with the stores cash to deposit were being robbed. I started hanging around because though we did not get along, I didn't want to see her hurt. We began to talk now and then and one night she asked me if I wanted to join her and her friends at the bar. I said sure and went. We talked into the night and danced 2 times. After the bar closed I asked her if she would like to go get some breakfast at an all night place. She said yes and we started doing that every night. We talked until near dawn and then I would go to my place and get a couple hours of sleep before going to the Base.
Over time, we fell very In Love and in Sept of that year, after 5 months of dating and becoming best friends, we were married. She was the best thing to ever happen to my life. We spent 24 years never once saying a harsh word to one another or being angry with each other. A love like this was absolutely heaven sent.
As some of you know, 1 year after we were married, Sheila developed Muscular Dystrophy. Our life became one hospital after another, weeks and months and years of her in the hospital. Coma's and 15 times being told she would not live through the night became just words. She always survived and went into remission many times, sometimes for a couple of years. We had 2 beautiful daughters and lived our lives out in the country surrounded by beauty and Love. Sheila became the everything of my life and I stayed soooo in love with her even when times were tough for her and I. Tough, but never ever bad.
What made her my soulmate? We loved unconditionally. We love whether she was healthy or sick or walking or in a whelchair. We loved intimately when we could and by our hearts and touch when we needed to for her. She was and IS my forever love. Sheila went to heaven on March 8th,2006 after battling 2 Muscular Dystrophys, several heart operations, scherladoma, lupus, a coma for 60 days from burned lungs and one for 35 days. I never left her side and held to her always. We had issues{{I had Issues}} because I had seen her hurt to many times over the years. I had a breakdown and the Bipolar was kicking my butt but never in 24 years,{{She was given 5 to live}} did I ever fall out of love with this beautiful lady. Soulmates because we were best friends long before we were lovers and husband and wife. I will hold her hand again one day in heaven and our forever will simply continue. I Miss her sooooooo much but would not have missed it all for anything... THAT is a SoulMate..... Darrel
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
Garth Brooks song "The Dance" says it ALL for me. You were soooo lucky Darrel. There are so many lost souls out here looking for what you had!!! After having a touch of what you had, it gives me hope & patience with life.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
Didn't mean to make my last comment so abrupt but it was time for me to leave to stay with Mom. I so envy the fact that you had 24 years with your Soulmate. I would have given anything to have longer with mine. Atleast I have nothing but FOND memories!!! We met online but became best friends over the next several years. I knew from the first word he typed that we would be together for the rest of our lives!!! I just wish his life had been a little longer!!!!!!
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
YOU ARE CORRECT...There is NO OTHER person in the world like me!!! Actually, he was my EXACT oposite. Still we loved each other deeply!!! I've always heard that opposites attract. Believe me...THEY DO!!!!!!
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@marquisdesade (399)
• India
25 Sep 08
He/she doesn't have to be like you, they just need to like you. That's all about it I guess.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
25 Sep 08
Yes I have! My wife and I are madly in love and she is my best friends as well. We have absolutely no issues in communicating with each other, have no secrets between us and share many of the same tastes in music, movies and food! Sounds strange but I felt her presence before I even saw her and loved her the second my eyes met hers. We have travelled and lived together in a number of countries now and been through every challenge imagineable yet are stronger than ever and continue to GET stronger! We are from opposite ends of the world and from different cultures but are most definitely meant to be together. I am very, very fortunate.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
Oh James, you are soooo lucky!!! My parents have been married for 65 years & you would think they NEVER had a problem in the world....I know they have had to!!! This day & time it is so difficult to find that one TRUE LOVE!!! You are blessed that you have found yours!!!!!!
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@corngrass (727)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 08
Hi my friend!
I love the way you define "soulmate". That's great.
And yes! I found my soulmate and he love me as much as i love him. I'm not perfect but he love me so much, he always I'm always the most perfect in his eyes. He's not a perfect guy but he's the most perfect person I had ever met.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
Sounds as if you've found each other...CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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@marquisdesade (399)
• India
25 Sep 08
And if not, what should I do?
okay, never mind. The search is actually very much on. Finding a soul-mate is like a journey. You have to know yourself completely to know when it's your decision to identify that perfect soul-mate of yours. For me, the journey still continues. Hoping to hop right back here if I do find someone. ;-)
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
I will warn you about one thing. I searched for 50 years & found nothing. Then I stopped searching & poof...there he was. So, my suggestion is STOP THE SEARCH!!! JUST LET IT HAPPEN NATURALLY
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
26 Sep 08
If it will help you find your Soulmate, I will be happy!!!
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@marquisdesade (399)
• India
26 Sep 08
I know what you mean. Thanks for the suggestion.
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@fasttalker (2796)
• United States
25 Sep 08
I agree with that definition compltely. I met and married my soulmate and as of this past Tuesday we were married 25 years. It has not always been a honeymoon around here ! LOL But we are most certainly soul mates. I'm glad you found yours!
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
It has not always been a honeymoon around here! That is what makes them your Soulmate!!! They love you NO MATTER WHAT!!!
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@sunilkonda (1215)
• India
26 Sep 08
Yes my friend i am very fortunate to have my Soulmate.Now she is my sweet wife,we shared everything no secret at all between us.I am a South Indian and she is North-east,our community is different,different language.....but that doesn't matter.She learned how to cook South Indian foods for me and make everyday.Sometimes we fight but after 5-10minutes either she or me cool down and become normal.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
18 Oct 08
Disagreements will happen!!! I think it is how you make up that counts!!! The fact that she was willing to learn to cook foods that you enjoy says tons about her love for you!!! You two sound very fortunate to have found each other!!! Both your lives have been blessed!!!
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
26 Sep 08
Yes. I believe my partner is my soulmate. I love him exactly as he is and he will always be perfect to me no matter what he does. He would probably roll his eyes at that but it is true. I am aware that he is human and he is not perfect, noone is, but he is perfect to me and that is all that matters.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
18 Oct 08
I am aware that he is human and he is not perfect, noone is, but he is perfect to me and that is all that matters.
YES, you are correct....NO ONE is perfect. Yet, if he is perfect to you, then that is ALL that matters!!!
You sre soooo BLESSED!!!
@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I don't really believe in soul mates. Mainly because I know it is quite possible to love more than one person in a lifetime. Plus, since I believe in reincarnation, the idea of being with that same soul each life doesn't make sense to me. I think people can find a mate that they feel is their best match. I know my mom and stepdad had just such a marriage. They loved each other the 21+ years they had together, and my stepdad still grieves for her. But, for some of us I think its possible to love more than once in our lifetimes. As for finding my perfect match, even though I was married for over 20 years. I haven't found the right one and doubt I will this lifetime. I AM in a relationship but its not what I would choose if I were to go out searching for the right person.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
27 Sep 08
I think you are partially correct!!! It is definitely possible to love MORE than ONE in a lifetime. I was madly in love 3 times before I met my Soulmate. Since he has passed, I hope to be madly in love again!!! I don't think that if I do fall in love again that it means I will love my Soulmate ANY LESS. Nor do I think still loving my Soulmate will stop me from loving my new man ANY LESS. I will NOT compare the two. They will be two completely different people & I feel we were blessed with hearts BIG enough to love MORE than ONE & still be loyal. I feel that there is a HUGE difference between loving someone & having s Soulmate. As was pointed out earlier, a Soulmate does not necessarily have to be a spouse. Many have found their Soulmate in s BEST friend!!!
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@amzthienne (218)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
I found my soulmate BUT the sad part is we're not together I know I love her and he loves me too but we're better of as FRIENDS... I mean, everytime that we tried to be together it never come to reality, like if I broke up with my relationship he was in a relationship and vice versa maybe it's kinda PLATONIC LOVE but the best part is we always remain as BEST FRIENDS and I know he love his wife and I love my relationship now as well and we never hide this things in our partners and they understand that ours is purely a platonic one I should say.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I don't think your Soulmate has to be your spouse. As it turns out, mine was. But it doesn't have to be. Thinking back many years ago, I had a Soulmate that was also my BEST FRIEND. He was married with 4 children & we were ONLY friends. His wife could NEVER accept our friendship. Then when I moved back home to take care of my parents, I received my letters back with nasty notes from her. So, I gave up on trying to remain his best friend. I felt his marriage was more important than our friendship!!! As long as you know the line between best friends & a closer relationship, I think you can have a Soulmate that's NOT a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife!!!
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@amzthienne (218)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
thanks for the opinion... surely, we already talk about it settled things and agreed we're really better of as bestfriends. We're both happy with our partners coz they understand that us is just merely pure friendship. Sorry to hear that you experienced those nasty things from your bestfriend's wife maybe she was really jealous and maybe she knew that you're prettier than her I suppose... lol...nways, I know someday you'll still see your bestfriend.
@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
18 Oct 08
Hello LadyM. I think and I feel that I've found my soulmate in Boyfriend. Here's a (long) note I wrote for him once. Some of what I wrote are "inside jokes/tidbits". Obviously, I took out his real name and left Boyfriend in its place.
[i]Boyfriend gave me Paris on Valentine's day. He gives me flowers just because. He helped me moved into a third floor apartment (no elevators). He accompanies me to San Francisco. He got me playing baseball and tennis. He plays
scrabble with me. He watches movies (even when "chick flick" is written all over it) with me. He makes me my favorite blended coffee drink. He eats what I cooked and tells me he likes it. He would pick me up and drive me around if I
don't feel like it. He took me to the beach and the zoo, two of my favorite places. He got me a lemur. He takes care of me when I get inebriated. He listens to me even if I don't make any sense. He makes me laugh. He makes me smile. I
don't know what I did to deserve all these, but I am grateful. Boyfriend calms me. When something goes
wrong in my world, he tells me things will be ok. And I believe him. Because everything is OK when he holds my hand.[/i]
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@jay399us (269)
• India
26 Sep 08
Well yes i have found her...
We both are doctor, we met in our graduation college...
SHe was one of my best friend who standbesides me in my hard times...
She loves me a lot so as i do....
But one thing i must say is you never know when this love thing happens but it just happens, rite???
I am going to be marrying her within a year....
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
18 Oct 08
You both are fortunate to have found each other!!! I hope that your marriage brings you both much happiness!!!
@CAdreamer (118)
• United States
26 Sep 08
For 9 years I thought I had found my soulmate. However, after years of dealing with her illness, and the fits of anger and neuroses that came with it, I had to face the truth. I knew that no matter how much in love we were, or how hard I tried to be there for her, I could not deal with her outbursts any longer. She was not a violent person, just very untrusting and jealous. It wasn't always like that, but over the years she would remember things that had happened in previous relationships and then transpose them into our relationship. Things that her exs had done, she was claiming I had done those things. After a while it gets pretty draining to have to walk on egg shells so that someone doesn't accuse you of something when they aren't in their right minds.
I do believe that she was my soulmate. However, sometimes even being soulmates cannot keep two people together. I left and started my life over. She is working on her life as well. We still see each other occassionally, but I know that I cannot go back. We used to be inseparable, but after everything that has happened, I know that that is no longer possible.
We used to have long conversations on different topics, but especially philosophical discussions. We were always attuned to one another in a way that I have never since found with anyone else. I hope to find that again someday. That complete understanding, unity, and yes even passion, which we had at one time. I sometimes fear that no matter who I meet, I will never find that because I expect too much and I will not settle for less.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
27 Sep 08
Not knowing either of you I cannot say for sure, but it sounds to me that you had a deep love for her & she had a lot of problems that kept her from having the same deep love for you. After the things that happened with the 3 loves, I had a problem trusting ANYONE. My heart had grown hard. I had sworn that I'd NEVER love again. After meeting my Soulmate, I forgot about ALL the betrayal & mistrust & started over totally submitting my heart & soul to this man!!! He had some mental issues that challenged our devotion to each other. However, we worked through them & came out even stronger on the other side. I have found that he released my ability to NEVER love again & given me the ability to love & trust again!!! He gave me my heart back!!!!!!
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@WickedDracula (18)
• South Africa
26 Sep 08
Hmmm... you been the lucky one to marry your soulmate. I did met my soulmate, and it was a 2.5 years of bliss and pain too, but I married someone else. She was not perfect, never expected that, I loved her with all my heart and soul... well she was scared that I love her too much. Then it was her family being against her marrying someone out of her nation. I'm Romanian, she is south african, both whites, but different religion. Not that I see the inside of any church very often, I can say that I'm an ateist, but not totally, however, religion do not rule my life. Imagine that, praying for something... I don't pray, I act for things to happen.
So, we are happily married, my wife is happy, I'm married, don't have a heart, still I love my wife as a partner, friend, companion, etc...
Still love that girl ang long for her touches, but life goes ahead, and to be fair, I'm better off now without that strungle of being with her.
Then I'm a cold capricorn, been one until I met her, opened up and got hurt, much more better to stay and be a machine, no deep feelings, no tears or non-sleeping nights...
That's all
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
18 Oct 08
Sounds to me that you have married your Soulmate. It's just that you felt more passion for the one who didn't love you!!! If she had truly been your Soulmate, then NOTHING would have kept you two apart!!!
@tintusam (1168)
• India
18 Oct 08
I have not found a "soulmate" for me Infact i have no proof of a such thing as a soul. I have such want and lust for a girl I fell in love with 5 years ago. I still love her and she still does not know. She left with some guy and not a minute goes by that I dont think about her and think of killing him.
some told me to get over it and I told them "blow me!"
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
18 Oct 08
You are so sad!!! Why would you want to kill the guy that she's with??? If she does not know how you feel, how is he supposed to know. Therefore, he is doing NOTHING wrong!!! And, for that matter, neither is she!!!!!! Sounds to me that you are more in lust!!!
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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25 Sep 08
Hi LadyMarissa
I don't know much about soulmates but I have been married for 28 years but I don't know if hes my sould mate because we disagree about nearly everything and we are chalk and cheese,but I think my friend is my soulmate although we don't see that much of each other but speak on the phone to each other.
Tamara
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
IHO, if you disagree on everything & still love each other, you are Soulmates!!!
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@melvelasco (356)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
I found Him, He is already mine Ha ha ha, I mean for almost 6 years in relationship before we got decided to get married, I'm sure he is the one...In spite of many problems we've been trough still we still together. We give and take each other and we easily get reconciled when we argued.. I'm sure I found my soulmate.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
If he's still there in spite of the many problems you've been through, then my guess is he's most definitely your Soulmate!!! GREAT ain't it???
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@kinue73 (16)
• Indonesia
26 Sep 08
yes, I think I have found my soulmate.It's been 3 years ago since I found her. she's a beautiful girl and I think we understand each other. Although we often get wrangle, but it solves in a day or so. Above that she's not a perfect girl but no bodies perfect, don't you think so?
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
26 Sep 08
Making it through the wrangle & still in love is a dayum good sign she's the ONE!!!
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@onelastshot (54)
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25 Sep 08
Call me cynical, but do soulmates really exist or are they a fragment of our imaginations. Can't really believe that there is another male/female equivalent that is preprogrammed as our spirtual otherhalf.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
OK....YOU'RE CYNICAL!!! YES, Soulmates DO exist!!!!!! Mine knew what I was thinking before I thought it. I could walk in from work not say a word & he would know exactly what to say to make me feel better. If we can be here, why do you think we cannot have a preprogrammed other half??? After all, we started with Adam & Eve ...who completed each other!!!
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@echosoundz (856)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 08
I'd found one and I lost her. The simplest way to tell it is your soulmate or not is you actually like knowing what each other needs without saying a single word. The say when you are close enough there is no need to talk anymore as your heart becomes one. Miss her so much..
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
25 Sep 08
I miss mine too!!! It's a feeling like none other. All of a sudden you feel complete!!!
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