Yes, I agree. Soulmate is probably thought of as being only one person but that is for ignorance of others in the world.

I would still say that it is a valid term for the type of relationship that has that little extra, that Je ne sais quoi. Perhaps I have had three soulmates, two I had relationships with. One took fifteen years to end properly and the other I am still very close to - there is a bond that neither of us wish to destroy.

So soulmate relationships can end of course and emotional or rational relationships can happily last so long as you want them to and work on them. But there is something different to the other type pf relationship.

I suppose I am mulling over the issue of whether you would prefer a "soulmate" relationship and what issues there may be if you felt your partner wasn't.

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