The Pleasure and Pain of Finding a Soulmate
Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind will blow out a candle, and fan a fire . - Francois de La Rochefoucauld Over the centuries writers have been fascinated by the idea that when it comes to love there is one perfect person out there, meant just for you, and when you meet this person your life will change forever. You'll be drawn to them in a way you've never experienced before - with a deep, natural attraction that tells you this person absolutely must be a part of your life or you can never be happy. This person will stay in your soul, haunt your dreams and cause a longing so fierce that all other relationships are doomed. Romantic tragedies are built around this idea and some of the greatest love stories - in books, movies and real life, are tales of soul mates struggling against all odds to be together, in some cases until they die. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:the original star-crossed lovers from feuding