No doubt that people who think they are soul mates can tear each other apart, OF, I have that T Shirt.

I did use the word "seem" to have stronger relationships. As really I don't know - which is why I asked the question.

Yes, arranged marriages can also work.

I think though that there may be three levels/types of relationship, and those with combinations.

1/ The rational as in an arranged marriage or he will make a good husband etc

2/ The emotional

3/ The spiritual - can't think of a better term for spiritual, but this is what I think soul mates would say - some form of transcendence beyond the emotional - we were meant for each other and there could have been no-one else.

Does that make sense?

I can think of several people that I could have been happily married to in groups 1 and 2.

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