Why Do We Like to Believe In The Soulmate Myth?

  The myth of the soul mate has permeated our culture for centuries. Some of us are skeptical. However, there’s also a good part of the population that validates the myth, either directly or indirectly. Hence, they add to this concept that was first introduced by Plato in his book, The Symposium, in the year 385 BC. C. It denotes a form of longing, a buried desire to find that perfect, lasting, and magical love. Indeed, it seems that many continue to think that ‘something is missing’ in their life. They identify the satisfaction of that lack as the discovery…