What is the difference between a soul mate and a life partner? It is a common notion that your soul mate will always end up being your life partner. While this is true in many cases, there is a huge difference between a soul mate and a life partner. Soulmates can enter your life in the form of friends or family while a life partner is the love of your life that you can always count on and spend your whole life with.
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Someone who aligns with your soul and is sent to challenge, awaken, and move different parts of you in order for your soul to rise to a higher level of awareness and awareness. Once a lesson is learned, physical separation usually occurs.
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life partner
A companion, friend, stable and secure person that you can count on, trust and rely on to help you through life. There is a mutual feeling of love and respect and you are both attuned to each other’s needs and desires.
Everyone wants to meet their soul mate. In fact, one of the most common questions I receive in my readings and coaching sessions is-
“When will I meet my soul mate?”
We have many soul mates in this life but their goal is the same – they are here to challenge and awaken us so that our souls can evolve into a higher state of consciousness.
Soulmates always arrive when we are ready for them and not a moment before. They arrive when we are ready to learn the lessons we were destined to achieve.
Soulmate relationships often don’t last forever, this is because sometimes the relationship can be very intense or there is a certain karmic energy to the relationship that sees it coming to an end once the necessary lessons are learned.
Soulmates can also be friends and relatives; They don’t always have to be romantic partners. Regardless of this, you will always feel a strong and lively connection or past life history together.
Many of us spend years obsessing about meeting our soul mate but fail to notice what it is we’re really looking for. When we ask for a soul mate, we are really asking to grow and grow in awareness, and not understanding this can block the energy from coming to us at times.
If you really want to connect with a soul mate, you need to align with your soul mate. You need to discover who you are, honor yourself, and start following your heart. When you align with your true self, you are instantly in the throes of meeting your soul mate.
Alternatively, if you are done with soul lessons for now and are just looking for a companion to share the rest of your life with, what you want to ask or show is your partner.
A life partner is like a companion or friend to whom you feel a strong attachment. It may not be a deep spiritual connection like a soul mate, but there will be a mutual sense of trust, understanding and respect. A life partner is someone who is reliable and considerate of your needs and desires. Of course, a life partner is also someone you are attracted to, love and care about.
While you will still learn lessons from your partner, they are more about providing support and giving you a guiding hand as you navigate your own soul journey.
Meeting your life partner is usually not something you prepare yourself for spiritually or energetically like you would a soul mate. Instead, it takes emotional and mental preparation and physically putting yourself out there.
It is possible that your soul mate is also your partner and it is also possible that you and your partner will develop a deeper spiritual connection – it all just depends on the direction you choose to direct.
The difference between a soul mate and a life partner relationship
Soulmate vs Life Partner: Here are the different characteristics of each relationship:
- Soul relationship
You feel a deep spiritual connection with this person almost as if you have known them for a long time.
You have flashbacks or moments of deja vu where you feel like you two were together before.
You seem to understand each other and have a like-minded way of thinking.
You may have similar flaws or habits, or have faced similar challenges during childhood.
Your connection is strong and so is the relationship. Often it can go from extreme highs to extreme lows.
You feel in sync with each other even when you’re not physically together. There may be a feeling of having to band together to conquer something.
You intuitively know what the other is thinking or feeling. You feel very attuned and connected to their thoughts and actions.
Your relationship is emotional and difficult and things can bring out in you that you didn’t know existed.
You may experience huge shifts and changes in your life when you meet this person for the first time.
Your relationship may not last forever but love is always there.
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2 Life Partner Relationship
You feel physically attracted to each other and align with each other’s values.
You enjoy getting to know each other and learning about your differences and similarities – everything about each other feels new and exciting.
You get along like best friends – your relationship doesn’t suffer from extremes.
Your relationship is built on logical or intellectual decisions.
You resonate with each other’s beliefs, ideas, or religion/philosophy.
You both feel a sense of financial and emotional stability by being together.
Your relationship depends on you being physically present and creating new memories.
You feel the need to get married or start a family to “solidify” your relationship.
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At different times in our lives, we will need and want different types of relationships. Neither one is better or worse than the other, it is all a personal decision and you will feel destined for it as long as you follow your heart.
