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Post by elijahlee on Sept 10, 2012 8:55:41 GMT -5
In class today, we also discussed whether or not true love (in the sense of a soul-mate) existed or not. What do you guys think?
I personally think that one's soul-mate does exist. The thing is, I don't think they just pop up out of nowhere. I think that a person is there, and starts out as just love. But, as you go deeper in the relationship, that person is gradually molded into the person that becomes your soul-mate.
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Post by stormy44 on Sept 12, 2012 7:35:19 GMT -5
Aww.. our president reaching puberty?
I believe it does exist! But not everyone can find his soul-mate, in my opinion... And how do you really know if that person's your soul-mate or not..? The term soul-mate is overused these days, and I think it's not the same concept as love at first sight. It's something wayyy deeper than it sounds, and yahh... I hope u find one Elijah
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Post by sujeonggg on Sept 12, 2012 21:10:49 GMT -5
I believe it does not exist. What my opinion is that there's no "right" or "given" person in a our lives to be said as our soul-mate. As Stormy said, how do we know if he/she is our soul-mate? We meet someone and fall in love without any specific reason or purpose and we cannot choose whether to fall in love with that person or not. So I think there is no initially-determined soul-mate.
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Post by sammy576 on Sept 14, 2012 4:36:36 GMT -5
I believe soul-mates do not really exist. For me, I think every human being is capable of loving more than one person, and in that concept, I think "soul-mates" are technically impossible. Especially in this present day and age, the term, "soul-mate" is so cliche, there is not a single song that word does not come out in. So I believe "soul-mates" is a little bit out of our generation.
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Post by sang on Sept 14, 2012 9:59:41 GMT -5
Well, I'm usually very cynical about these things, BUT for this question, I think that soul mates do exist. I don't have a logistical evidence to support my argument, but I think it's safe to say that everyone is destined for a partner. As mentioned previously, not everybody can meet their destined partner or soul-mate, but as human beings, we are capable of finding our love throughout our lives. If finding our soulmates is impossible then I think the human race would've gone extinct in the past..I don't know just makin conjectures.
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Post by juliekim on Sept 14, 2012 20:28:11 GMT -5
I don't think soul mates exist. I feel like if I start believing that they exist, I might miss out on the relationship that might have been the right one for me. If someone loves me and cares for me, that should be enough to make me think that he might be the right guy for me. But if I cling on to the belief that my soul mate exists somewhere out there, I'm not going to realize and see how much the guy right in front of me loves me. And I don't think relationships can just start out as just love. I'd rather get to know them more and choose to love them despite their insufficiencies, shortcomings, and some negative parts of their personality.
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Post by RegXD on Sept 15, 2012 1:43:04 GMT -5
I think the word soul-mate is a made up word by people who coincidentally love each other and say they are soul-mate for life or something. Thinking about the word, its so wrong towards it because soul-mate can have many meanings for it and it would depends on how every individual use it to describe them with their partners or lover or etc. Another example would be if a guy loves monkeys and he couldn't live without them. And he says that the monkeys are or is my soul-mate.  Does it even makes senses??? |
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Post by cathysjun on Sept 15, 2012 2:22:28 GMT -5
I also agree with you. I think soul mates are people who are perfect for each other in every way. So I don't think that soul mates exist. I think someone who you love gradually becomes your soul mate and vice versa. If you begin believing that soul mate exists, all you would do is begin to wait in vain. In a relationship both people would try to work it out and in the process naturally become soul mates or perfect for each other.
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Post by anica on Sept 15, 2012 4:39:27 GMT -5
First of all, soul mates are generally perceived as people who were meant to be and absolutely perfect for one another, and I do believe in this. Moreover, I believe that human beings have strong connections with each other and can connect with one another through emotions, thoughts, and actions.
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Post by julielu on Sept 15, 2012 4:46:15 GMT -5
Seven years itch
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Post by joon on Sept 15, 2012 5:27:08 GMT -5
I agree with you Elijah. I think that soul-mates aren't found through love at first sight, but what comes after that. No matter how perfect you are for each other, couples are bound to have problems with each other because nobody's all-understanding and endlessly patient. However, soul-mates are the couples that love each other so much that they can over-come these problems and continue to love each other even after a huge fight.
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Post by jessicashim2013 on Sept 15, 2012 21:15:47 GMT -5
To get the exact meaning of soul-mate, I looked it up and it said soul-mate is "a lifelong partner determined by God". I think soul-mate exist but not everyone meets their soul-mate or they do not realize the person next to them is their soul-mate. As people have a relationship, break up, and feel depressed, they start to not believe in soul-mate but I think its just because they didn't meet the right person yet.
I don't think soul-mates need to be exactly the same. They could be different and thats why they fight. But like Cathy said, they are perfect for each other.
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Post by jinseong on Sept 15, 2012 21:29:34 GMT -5
I don't think soul mate exists. through life you can meet so many people who you can love. But how do you assume that he or she is the right person? Also I dont think soul mate is important because the most important thing is how much you love that person, not the soul mate that you dont even know if they exist.
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Post by joannekim on Sept 16, 2012 3:23:28 GMT -5
I also agree that soul-mates do not exist in the first place. I believe anyone can fall in love with anyone-there is no predestined lover for you. As Elijah said, I think a person changes himself or herself to love another person. However, to me, it is impossible to be a soul-mate; it is difficult to understand one person fully, and people can fight easily and leave each other.
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Post by franicaza95 on Sept 16, 2012 3:29:36 GMT -5
Yea I totally agree with that.....soul mates don't just grow out of nowhere. To actually have a soulmate you have gO through a lot of things with the person and slowly they start becoming a person that you believe could be the right one. There's no such thing as a perfect guy or girl therefore there really isn't a true soul mate. I mean you can fall in love with a person because of there physical appearance or because of their emotional side or it could simply be both but the only thing that can really tell you if that Person is the right one, is time.
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Does it even makes senses???