Soul mates are two people who, even if divinely chosen for each other, consciously choose each other and the work it’s going to take to make a healthy relationship last every day, every argument, every opportunity that presents itself to go against the promise to not hurt each other, every temptation to just give up on the relationship, and every mistake that hurts the other, including the work to make it right. I learned this lesson firsthand from my soul mate.
