02-24-2010, 04:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2010, 04:44 PM by Questioner.)
Great topic, Turtle. I have some opinions based on my own experiences and research. These do not have a corresponding citation in the LLR material.
I believe that for each person, there are a few other individuals that would be especially well suited to harmonious romantic relationships. It seems to me that for each person, these potentially very positive matches are maybe 1 to 10% of the population for people who have very specific focus and criteria in their lives. On up to maybe 30% for people who are not very picky.
There may well be one individual with whom we have an extraordinary potential for happy, unified co-evolution of committed relationships within this incarnation. If we miss out on finding and properly joining our lives with that one person, we may miss out on our greatest opportunity for positivity in this life. It makes the most sense to me that this would primarily come about because of shared experiences in previous lifetimes, or shared experiences in spiritual realms outside this life. If there is such a potential partner in this life and we miss them, that doesn't mean at all that we can't have a happy, positive, love-filled life of growth and enjoyment!
Not everyone has such as potential soulmate. Even if there is someone like that, the circumstances or level of preparedness for such a relationship may be lacking on one or both sides. An encounter in circumstances when one or both partners are not able to realize this possibility could become very unhappy, and end poorly.
"Love at first sight," being married or partnered a long time, feeling all bubbly when in another's company... none of these are reliable guides to whether someone is a soulmate or a good match. They merely show a degree of charisma, sex appeal, or comfort on some level.
I believe that for each person, there are a few other individuals that would be especially well suited to harmonious romantic relationships. It seems to me that for each person, these potentially very positive matches are maybe 1 to 10% of the population for people who have very specific focus and criteria in their lives. On up to maybe 30% for people who are not very picky.
There may well be one individual with whom we have an extraordinary potential for happy, unified co-evolution of committed relationships within this incarnation. If we miss out on finding and properly joining our lives with that one person, we may miss out on our greatest opportunity for positivity in this life. It makes the most sense to me that this would primarily come about because of shared experiences in previous lifetimes, or shared experiences in spiritual realms outside this life. If there is such a potential partner in this life and we miss them, that doesn't mean at all that we can't have a happy, positive, love-filled life of growth and enjoyment!
Not everyone has such as potential soulmate. Even if there is someone like that, the circumstances or level of preparedness for such a relationship may be lacking on one or both sides. An encounter in circumstances when one or both partners are not able to realize this possibility could become very unhappy, and end poorly.
"Love at first sight," being married or partnered a long time, feeling all bubbly when in another's company... none of these are reliable guides to whether someone is a soulmate or a good match. They merely show a degree of charisma, sex appeal, or comfort on some level.