Soul mate ~ wife

India
August 18, 2010 4:44am CST
Friends, I read the term ‘soul mate’ in many discussions under ‘relationship’. The web dictionary says, soul mate means, ‘Someone for whom you have a deep affinity’; the nearest word is ‘lover’. I am married to my present wife for the last 44 years, let me made clear that mine is an arranged marriage by my late parents, I was married in 1966. We are a happy couple except for minor differences in opinion and mild quarrels; so natural for all couples. So is wife not soul mate? I am bit confused? I never had premarital relationships or affairs. Please share your views on this topic. Kindly keep your responses clean. Professor
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
19 Aug 10
If you never searched elsewhere for a shoulder to cry on except your wife's then she is your soul mate. There are marriages where either spouse is not comfortable with so many issues and are not free with each other and for this they go elsewhere. That is when we could safely say that either spouse is not a soul mate of the other.
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@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
22 Aug 10
As i have read before, soulmate does not necessarily mean your wife. Your soulmate can be your best friend, your sibling, your cousin or even a parent.
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
I am having a hard time believing about soulmate....paps! However, there are no perfect relationship. Even if you are always arguing and not always happy it does not mean you are not destined for each other, there are differences that you discover as your relationship gets mature. I believe in any relationship once you love your wife or husband,you can accept their flaws and shortcomings, and they are the same to you..
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
For me, I am not sure. Probably, yes the nearest meaning is 'lover', but for some, soulmate is someone whom you can share your intimate thoughts,happiness, anguish, and everything. Someone who can understand and accept you without questioning. All these, yes, can be in between husband and wife, But I remember a friend introduced her husband as her true love and another guy whom she been with since her childhood as her soulmate. It also has been told that soulmate not necessarily need to be your betterhalf, soulmate can also be of the same gender and time of knowing each other is also inessential. It is the feeling that you found peace in sharing with him/her everything about you. Now I am also confused... lol. But I know, it usually happens that couples consider themselves soulmates for they find happiness and contentment in each other arms.
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
22 Aug 10
Hi professor2010!. I think a soul mate is someone who can really understand you and you love most. I really wanna to find thats in my future husband. Right now who really understand and love me truly is parent especially my mom. I think for every mom a child is a soul mate.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
oh,you have been into an arranged marriage,prof? how does it feels like? do you felt love when you met your wife? actually,i don't like arranged marriages if love doesn't exists. what's the purpose of getting married when you don't love each other? for me,love is sacred as well as marriage bonds. unless,you'll just need wedding papers for personal purposes,not love. but the idea of being together for the rest of your life and without having love at all,that's nonsense! i don't want to get married if i really didn't love the man i have to be with the rest of my life. how does it feels like when you haven't any had relationships before you marry? i think it's unnatural for men. soulmate is like you said someone for whom you have a deep affinity. some said soulmate is not just a lover,it may also be a friend.the one who are compatible with,or having twin souls cause you both understand each other well. A soulmate or soul mate is a person with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, and/or compatibility. A related concept is that of the twin flame or twin soul – which is thought to be the ultimate soulmate, the one and only other half of one's soul, for which all souls are driven to find and join. However, not everyone who uses these terms intends them to carry such mystical connotations. i can say,it can be your lover or wife,but it's all up to you to know,if she is really your soulmate.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
18 Aug 10
sai baba's blessings - The image of Shirdi Baba
Usually with our spouse we share all our matters like what we think, do, share etc. They will be our moral support and we find solace in their company. Occasionally in some cases some other person apart from spouse may become our sole mate. However, in your case I think your wife is your sole mate and you are made for each other. Let the chocest blessings of God be with you.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
18 Aug 10
Many theories exist as to what is a soulmate but the original roots of the concept go back to a belief in reincarnation. A soulmate is someone that you have encountered in many different life times and have loved many times. That is why the first time you meet them in this lifetime you feel as if you have known them forever before you even knew their name. There is a mystical deja vue energy right from the start. The meaning has changed over the years, especially where few people believe in reincarnation. I think it can be said that any couple who has a happy relationship over a long period of time are soulmates. Blessings.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Aug 10
hi professor we are from different cultures and here in the US there are 'few if any arranged marriages. but our rate of divorce is still much too high. we supposedly marry for love but whats making so many couples just give up on each other. My hubby and I were married for 33 years as we meant our wedding vows. My Indian friends Shiv and his wife had an arranged marriage and I have never met a couple who seemed more in love with each other and they had two adult children who lived with them.=so it seems people can fall in love even in arranged marriages too. I would say with my friends they were indeed soul mates, I can image you and your wife too are soul mates too after all you have been there for each other for 44 years so yes you are also soul mates.
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
18 Aug 10
I think it is never matter as long as you can learn to love the partner you are with. Though it is arranged married, but you have been with her for 44 years.. and it is quite a long years.. Hope that it will be till the end of your life. All people want that kind of relationship.. Once again, no matter it is arranged or not.. But you have someone to lean on, someone to count on.. You have someone to share your happiness and your sadness.. What could be best? I am really happy to hear about your lovely marriage.. Wish I could have one like that someday.. ^^ Your wife must be your soul mate and vice versa.. ^^ Congrats Proff!!
• India
18 Aug 10
hi
@2004cqui (2812)
• United States
18 Aug 10
I've never understood the concept of arranged marriages. However, because of my husbands job I've met quite a few people around the world who are "happily married by arrangement! Now, although still not totally understood by me, I find two things going for these couples. First, clear expectations are set and you are ready to commit to them for the rest of your life. Secondly, often two people tend to grow in love when they share the same type of background and common interests. There are a million other smaller reasons, such as knowing for a fact you aren't marrying someone with a criminal background or hidden secret. Not enough is known about this practice. I think it sure beats whats going on in the states for one thing. People marry for "love". We have a 50% divorce rate!
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
Sir, i do believe in soul mate but then you're already married and you are happy with your wife and your kids, why confused? There is nothing wrong if your wife is not your soul mate, as long as your wife loves you so much and cares about you and your kids, then you have the right woman that you've married.
• India
18 Aug 10
you cant say that your wife is not a soul mate because it depends on the affection towards the person
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
18 Aug 10
If you have this diffinition that goes along with your wife then she is your sou; mate but then to some never find thiers for they dont have time ot look. to me its like being joined att eh hip do every hing together,SHare ideas kids and everything in life and it goes beyound the grave too.
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
18 Aug 10
Professor, to me even though you didn't pick your wife, I feel to me she is your soulmate. You say you are a happy couple except for minor differences and that is a must with most couples. According to Wikipedia, soulmate's definion is as follows: A soulmate is somebody with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, and/or compatibility.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
18 Aug 10
Soul-mates are our significant other who are with us in good and in bad times. You are very lucky to have found and still with your soul-mate for 44 years shy of 6 years to your golden jubilee. Arranged marriages are less heard of these days where marriages are mostly based on love. Unfortunately love marriages are unsustainable sometimes and would find the exit door as soon as there is misunderstanding. Yours must have been a marriage made in heaven to have survived the evil temptations that promises paradise on earth to many men called husbands.
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
18 Aug 10
i am just curious. can't we consider the wife a lover? because if she is her husband's lover, then she is a soul mate.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
18 Aug 10
A person who is very much attached to us and very close to our heart with whom we share all our happy and sad moments is considered to be our soul mate. For you, it seems like your better half with whom you have a deep affinity and whom you love very much. So undoubtedly it is your wife, who is also your soul mate. LONG LIVE PROFESSOR COUPLE
@udaymohan (437)
• India
18 Aug 10
Professor, I wonder why you are confused. You have already stated that soul-mate means 'somebody for whom you have deep affinity'. Don't you have deep affinity for your wife and are you not her lover? Both of you have spent 44 years of togetherness. She must be taking your full care. You have also stated that every couple develops small differences or mild quarrel. Agreed, even we two also fight. But, we love each other immensely. I am also sure that you also love your wife immensely and cannot live without her. This itself means that you love her. Ask yourself and your conscience would tell you the same answer. Our soul-mates are our wife and of course God. I wish you a very happy conjugal life.