Soulmates

Soul Mates - It's just a question of love?

Sometimes I feel like other people see me as some kind of alien because I'm single. In movies, tv, books or magazines, song lyrics, poems, it's all boy meets girl, girl meets girl, boy meets boy, couples, relationships... then, at the end of the book, the story, the film the ones with happy endings are the ones where two become one, people find love and off they go, hand in hand, walking into the sunset. Obviously happy ever after...

All this is drummed into our heads at such an early age, this is the way life is meant to be, love is meant to be! Well mine isn't, it doesn't quite fit, so... obviously I must be an alien!

I am not single because I no longer believe in love, I actually believe the reason I'm single is because I do! I want to experience the love you read about in books. I want it to hit me like a thunder bolt out the blue, just like in movies. I want the fire. I want the passion. I want the butterflies....but does this really happen? Am I asking too much?

I have often thought about what I would want in a soul mate.  A while ago, after a date, but, no spark or interest to arrange a second,  I was asked by a friend "What is it you actually want?"  I find writing a way of clearing my mind, sorting out my thoughts. I write letters, songs, poetry, anything to make sense of the thoughts revolving, spinning, jumping around in my head, so after much consideration I put pen to paper...

Someone - by Maggie Martin

I want...

Someone who gives me butterflies when I am going to see or spend time with them.
Someone to share those special moments with like splashing in the sea, seeing a shooting star, or an amazing view, or sharing a happy thought or memory.
Someone I feel comfortable with to be myself, whether I feel hyper, happy, sad, loud, quiet, whatever.
Someone who lights up when someone else mentions my name and isn’t afraid to come and give me a hug and show me or others how they feel.
Someone I can share laughs with and have conversations about life, love, dreams and aspirations.
Someone honest and genuine and not afraid to say if they disagree or don’t share my opinion.
Someone emotionally strong and independent.
Someone to cuddle in front of a warm fire and listen to music with.
Someone who will listen and support me to make my own decisions rather than tell me what I should do.
Someone who wants to get to know me and understand me inside and out.
Someone who trust me to do my own things and make my own mistakes.
Someone who loves and respects me and deserves all these things in return and more
and I want to be that someone for someone too.

So, should I believe the movies, the stories, the poems, the books. 

Do soul mates really exist? 

Do they come with fire and passion?
Have you looked at someone and felt like you could melt in their eyes? 

Has your stomach flipped when you've thought about them or had butterflies when someone mentions their name? 

Have you ever longed, ached, yearned to be with someone so much you feel sick, the pain you feel inside is physical and the only cure is to see their smile, hear their voice, touch their skin. 
There are over 8 BILLION people on this planet, so what do you reckon are the chances of me meeting someone who wants to be my someone too?

" Everyone looks for someone to hold, who knows how to love you without being told, somebody tell me why I'm on my own, if there's a soul mate for everyone." Natasha Bedingfield