The Soulmate Question

Soulmate is a term you hear thrown around.  In fact, I wonder if it is overused.  I seem to hear people – okay I mean usually women – talking about their romantic interest, fiancée, or spouse and label them as their Soulmate.  Seriously?  I mean I hate to sound skeptical, I’m sure their relationship is just super, but how easy is it really to find a Soulmate and I wonder if they even exist. 

Hey, don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice concept. I believe in love and consider myself a hopeless romantic.

So I wonder - Do Soulmates exist and what exactly does that mean?

According to Wikipedia, a Soulmate is a person with whom one has a feeling of deep natural affinity, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, and/or compatibility.  

Okay, that definition I don’t really have a problem with but does that definition really fit the lofty title of Soulmate?  I don’t think people should be so glib about throwing that term around and yes, maybe that it just my issue,  because I can sometimes be a stickler for semantics.

Do people have one Soulmate and it is fate that you find each other?  Or is it completely random?  Can one person fulfil the title of Soulmate and what about the longevity of the Soulmate relationship?
These are the questions I had so I looked into it a bit more and this is what I learned.

I found out that there are really three main kinds of Soulmates: Karmic, Companion, and Twin Soul (also referred to as Twin Flame).

1)     Karmic Soulmate

This is a kind of Soulmate where they enter your life to each you a lesson or for the reason of symbiotic growth.  These are not lovers, but could be friends, family, co-workers, etc…

These are relationships that tend to feel a connection early on with no effort and the bond comes naturally without effort.

2)     Companion Soulmate

This is a romantic relationship.  It is usually a spouse or significant other.

You can end up spending a long time in this relationship – it may even last your adult lifetime, but that still doesn’t mean they are your full Soulmate or Twin Soul.  There are there for a lesson or symbiotic growth as well.  For example: being parents together and raising a family.

3)     Twin Soul (also known as Twin Flame)

This is the ultimate Soulmate connection.  Finding this person is like finding yourself – they are the other half of your soul.  You go through life with a hunger and searching for something and this person would help satisfy that hunger.  This is sex, love, and strong connection all rolled into the highest form of Soulmate.

Now this is more of the type of definition I think of when I hear the term Soulmate so maybe that is why I wonder if it exists, because those are big shoes to fill.

So now that I have researched more I can honestly say I do believe in Karmic and Companion Soulmates.. 

In fact, I have had (and currently have) many Karmic Soulmates in my life.  They are wonderful and I am so happy for those experiences and happy to have some in my life right now.  I have even thought of them as Soulmate before referring to them as Platonic Soulmates.  But now that I see some of these definitions I prefer the Karmic Soulmate title better.  These people have added so much to my life and I have learned a great deal from them.

So what do you think?  Do you believe in Soulmates?