This is my belief, but I'm grieving what do I know. I was lucky to have it for 33 years. It's just a deeper connection. Mine was my first love, I was his last. I think people are sick of me and my views. Lol
What Is a Soulmate
According to Dr. Michael Tobin, a soulmate is someone who you feel deeply connected to, but not in a dependent or needy way. The guiding principle in a relationship between soulmates is that needs are equally met because a soulmate relationship should challenge you to move from selfishness to giving.
“It’s the realization that this person who shares your life is a part of yourself,” says family and marital psychologist Dr. Michael Tobin. “A soulmate is an individual that has a lasting impact on your life. Your soulmate is your fellow traveler on the journey of life—you need one another to grow beyond the limitations of your individual selves.”
A Soulmate... in essence we are all one, all part of the Divine, or if you're religious, children of god.
So in a way one large family, just that some are distant family members, others very distant, some close, and also very close.
A Soulmate is one that is closer 'family' in that sense. There are various types, depending on close, closer, very close 'family'.
We have many Soulmates, as in thousands. Basically your physical family, friends, partners tend to all be Soulmates.
Sometimes you meet someone that gives you this feeling of "I know you!" while you've never met that person before in your life. This is a closer Soulmate.
Twin Flames... Let's start higher up now....
You have a Monad, which is the closest to God/the Divine. Each Monad has 144 souls.
You Soul also splits in 2 halves as it descends, so further a way from the Divine, a tier down. One half is masculine, the other feminine.
The Twin Flame is the highest possible connection you can have while incarnated on Earth. There is an even higher one, the Twin Ray, which is the true other half of your Soul. But these do not incarnate (together) yet as we aren't ready for such a high vibrational relationship.
Most aren't even close to being ready for a Twin Flame relationship as this requires you to have dealt with most your issues. It's a 100% interdependent relationship, two equals standing next to one another, complementing each other perfectly.
So this is a much higher connection that soul mate, although there are also higher soul mate connections, let's say the closest 'family' members without being a TF.
Biggest difference:
- You have thousands of soul mates and most aren't your love interest, although your love interest usually are one.
Generally speaking soul mate relationships teach you to get ready for higher vibrational relationships. This can be with either another, higher tier soul mate or eventually your Twin Flame.
- You only have one Twin Flame incarnated with you, provided this is meant for you in this life. That happens more often these days, but still not as often as many want to believe.
This is not an automatic guarantee you will get together with them. If you make different choices, still got a lot of issues etc. etc. you won't. Or it won't last.