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Have not really read through the entire thread , as i was eager to write; but eventually Ian just said it; a soul mate is one with whom we have very close understandingrelationship/friendships through lives and deaths.

to keep this understanding in the right proportions i feel it is necessary to note that there are more ways to this than we can handle or figure and there are many conceivable pivotal ( - ) which are in the heart of such durable relationships.

btw, there is a nice explanation found in a most funny short story - Cat Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut accordingly, we may also find ourselves not only in Tandu but also in Tanrab with more soul mates than one or two.

It also resonates very much with me that reason for our soul mating can be found in a mutual cause to life, and also be verified in an eventual point, regardless if we knew we were so very close at the time.