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5 DIFFERENCES: BETWEEN A SOUL MATE AND A LIFE PARTNER 1. A SOUL MATE FULFILLS A LESSON IN YOUR LIFE. Soul mates can enter your life masquerading as friends, family, and lovers. They fill a passion and a desire that needs to be learned. Once the task and guidance is complete, a soul mate usually walks out of your life, often leaving an inconceivable amount of heartache. A life partner has similar interests in your life. This person is the cheerleader, the pillar of strength and support who encourages you to take risks. Unlike the soul mate, a life partner stays close despite the obstacles and challenges that lie ahead. Life partners are spiritually and emotionally connected without selfish notions. 2. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN SOUL CONNECTIONS. Soulmates have a deep connection through the heart and consciousness. They hit the ego and produce confusion. Relationships are intense and full of transitions. These beautiful experiences usually end in broken hearts. Soul mates bring with them karmic lessons that need to be completed in this incarnation. Life partners come at a time when there is self-love and acceptance. You no longer need to fill a void that cannot be explained. These peers join you with similar stories. They are there for the long haul. The purpose of a soul mate is to shake you up, tear your ego a little, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart to let in a new light, make you despair and lose control that you have to transform your life"~ Elizabeth Gilbert. 3. THERE IS AN ATTRACTION THAT GOES BEYOND THIS MOMENT. When she meets her soul mate, she feels like she's known her forever. You understand each other and have similar ways of thinking. His childhood has stories similar to yours. This is where the intensity of soulmates begins. There is a "knowing" that magnetically draws you to each other. These relationships can be chaotic and destructive, since there are levels of glamor: defects and habits. While life partners come from different walks and backgrounds. Differences increase emotional connection. You want to know more and learn from each other. He feels at ease in his presence, and this develops into a deep and everlasting friendship. Love grows with each passing day. "Important encounters are planned by souls long before bodies meet." ~Paulo Coelho 4. A SOUL MATE KNOWS YOU INTUITIVELY. There is a higher connection between thinking and feeling. Know the thoughts and desires of others. Soul mates do not need words to express their ideas and emotions. They have been where you are. They know what it's like to feel a certain way. Life partners are physically attracted and yearn to learn each other's values. The relationship is based on logical and intellectual stimulation rather than an emotional one driven by soul mates full of ups and downs. 5. WHEN YOU MEET YOUR SOUL MATE, YOU HAVE A GREAT LIFE EXPERIENCE. Soulmates arrive at a specific time when something needs closure. Amazing lessons come through these relationships. The love that is shared is exultant and sometimes full of hard obstacles. These two people are trying to find balance in a relationship that brings out the best and the worst in each other. The relationship with a life partner is easy. Start with no job. Continue to connect through the current daily events. There are no past or future stories that manipulate the union. These relationships make for healthy marriages because both sides are ready to create unity while still remaining in their own individuality and authenticity. It is quite possible that your soul mate could also be your life partner. And, it is also possible that the relationship with a life partner could become a deep soul connection. The biggest difference between a life partner and a soul mate is that one is a choice and the other is not. There is nothing better or worse in these two types of relationships. Your soul and your connections create these special ties. Every person who comes into your life is a teacher and a student. "Your soulmate makes you feel completely intact, as if no piece of the puzzle is missing. A life partner, on the other hand, can be a great support and long-term companion, but they are limited in their ability to enrich your spirit... “ Author Unknown Love and Light, Michelle Price