Damn am about to do a long post i can feel it (sorry Ali lol)
i cannot answer for every one but to me soulmates means many things and come in different forms but ultimately mean that the two are connected
Karmic soulmate – someone who has a special influence on one's life
Companion soulmate – People with whom one has made a connection.
Twin soulmates – Very close friends with whom one has strong bonds
wont bore you with the others lol
and then theres the romatic connotation to it packaging it all that your one part of the same soul, destined to want to be together
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SOULMATES
I woke one day in a baron place and the first light I say was you.
A feeling of peace came over me and I began to feel brand new.
Your brightness began to pull me close, its power the guiding force.
And as we touched a connection formed, our lights where twined as one.
But a time came and we were two, and in a separate vessel we were placed.
From that day I searched for you, hoping that I had not dreamt what I had deemed true
For you are out there my soul mate in an earth we have been left to explore
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hence when i watched the fictional story to me John Paul and Craig are soulmates, its not all happiness and light, soulmate doesnt meant happy ever after,
*though for this story we would like it to be happy ever after as well. soulmates are meant to be together*
The character of Craig felt a connection for JP, he even said to Sarah he wished he'd never met John Paul because the connection was so strong that he wanted, needed John Paul
and as a character that scared him..
it took him a while to be honest about being in love with John Paul, the confussion making him do crazy thing and not admit what was adamant to all. as he said to Sarah "I love John Paul".
and as he said to his family "You cant help who you fall in love with".
JP was Craigs soulmate and for that very reason was why Craig fell for him in the first place (i truely believe it when Craig says its only John Paul and that he doesnt fancy other blokes) and despite fighting the connection the fact remained the two are connected,
Hence for me a happy ending seems to be the only fair ending. both want to be together, and hence both should be together, but finally mature enought to cope with the connection and both happy together
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ok if you made it this far into the post thanks lol
SE - Sunset Ending 2008
Mc-dean is coming home