Exploring the Soul Mate Problem by Cheryl Petersen

Having a Soul Mate is Desirable

Having a soul mate is desirable. The desire is so intense, in fact, that in the United States alone, there is a projected 90 million singles, between the ages of 19 and 45, searching for a partner. Moreover, counterintuitive to the main reason massive efforts are taken to find a mate—to get hitched—reports reveal that even married people are looking for a soul mate.

These stats explode the definition of “soul mate” into something bigger than we might know. So, instead of hitching with the wrong mate, or breaking up marriages, all in the name of “soul mate,” here are five comparisons worth considering when it comes to searching for and finding a soul mate.