Posted by raisinb on March 5, 2009, at 13:53:13
In reply to soul mates, posted by garnet71 on March 5, 2009, at 2:21:46
I can identify very strongly with that quote.
I've had four or five "soulmates" in my life (one of them my therapist). By that I mean something deep and intense and often uncontrollable and scary gets generated between us. Sometimes they're lovers, sometimes just friends. I suppose a psychoanalytic writer would label all of it "transference" and that's not completely inaccurate--but there is something profound and magical (and painful, sometimes) that happened with all of these people.
My therapist has stated that she thinks it's special, too--I remember her stating, "there's some kind of ...phenomenon that happens between us," and that she felt we were "meant to be together" (as therapist and client of course). Of course, she believes in fate. I'm not sure I do, but I guess as I get older, I start to. All I know is, I'm wired this way, and there are a few people in my life I've gotten instantly "wired to." You can label it chemistry, transference, soulmates, or fate. I guess it doesn't matter to me. There are some experiences that go beyond any explanation of them. And my relationships with a few people certainly have.
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