What Is a Soulmate?

A soulmate is usually described as the one person you are destined to be with, someone who understands you completely.

Where the idea comes from

The idea goes back to Plato's Symposium, which tells of humans split in two and searching for their other half. Many religions and cultures have similar stories.

A helpful way to think about it

Believing that one perfect person exists can make normal relationship problems feel like proof that you chose wrong. Many psychologists suggest that soulmates are made, not found: two people become deeply connected by growing together over years.

For fun

Try the Soulmate Compatibility Calculator, which uses name numbers and life path numbers.