Nope. At least not in the traditional sense.
Consider this: there are 8 billion people on this planet. If soul mates existed in an exclusive sense, and by that I mean that there is one other person on the planet who is your soul mate, the likelihood of ever even getting close to meeting that individual is negligible, let alone the chance of forming some sort of relationship.
Certain personalities mesh well, and those personalities are the result of our genetics, our upbringings, our cultural environment, and our life experiences. I don’t think the traditional idea of a soul mate really fits reality. It’s more likely, in my view, that some people get along and some people don’t. Those that get along well may tend to find each other and make good matches. But, undoubtedly, there are plenty of people on the planet that will be a good match for any one individual. It’s just a matter of finding one of those people, and choosing to be with them.
no, sorry
I wonder why you are thinking this. Can you explain?
mammals are built to catagorize information and detect patterns in order to predict their future and survive. as a result, there’s an innate predilection to believing the world is ordered, that it makes sense and, as challenges are survived and overcome, that maybe the random events in their lives are even benevolent and parental. the world is fundamentally chaotic and indifferent, however. there are emergent patterns and cause and effect, but there isn’t an ultimate fate or grand plan.
it’s not impossible that you find someone you get along with really well, maybe not even unlikely depending on who you are. but it definitely isn’t predestined to happen, and it is extremely unlikely that you find anyone you get along with perfectly. disagreement and compromise are inherent to interacting with other people in a chaotic and disordered world, but the amount required does vary depending on the individual personalities and experience of the people involved.
