Have soul, will share. (Or a deep dive into the philosophy of nothing)

I don’t know if I believe in soulmates or not. I’d like to believe soulmates are real, but I’ve never met one. Although, in fairness, I’ve never really put myself out there to meet a soulmate. I’d like to think that’s the reason because the only other reason would be that maybe I don’t have a soul. Yikes!

A lot of marriages end in divorce. Most, I believe, within the first 10 years, with still a significant number after 25 years of marriage. So if soulmates are really a thing, why do a lot of marriages end in divorce? And why after such a long time? Boredom? I don’t think a soulmate would ever be someone a person would get bored with. Trust? Wouldn’t trust be a given in a soulmate? Infidelity? Why would a soulmate cheat? A soulmate is destiny, and I don’t believe the pain of divorce, the curse of boredom, the violation of distrust, the trauma of infidelity is our destiny as humans. Maybe, if soulmates do exist, people are just plain bad at recognizing them. But even with that, wouldn’t a soulmate be someone you’d recognize on a level that transcends visual recognition?

A bunch of questions and I have no idea about any of them.

I guess the existence of soulmates isn’t important to me because a soulmate doesn’t interest me as much as true friendship does.

“Now we went walking in the rain talking about the pain from the world we hid. Now there ain’t nobody, nowhere nohow gonna ever understand me the way you did” – Bruce Springsteen, Bobby Jean

I think if soulmates exist they exist within a friendship, a platonic connection, and not as a romantic concept.

The only way to deal with unanswerable questions is through loud music and whatever it is you call dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9fXnps-O4&list=RDhO9fXnps-O4&start_radio=1

Honestly, I didn't see that coming at all.

"My Husband’s Secret Life: The Office Affair I Couldn’t Ignore"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-husbands-secret-life-the-office-affair-i-couldnt-ignore/

#Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

Can we talk about how wild this situation is?

"My Husband’s Affair: Am I Wrong to Want to Destroy Everything?"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-husbands-affair-am-i-wrong-to-want-to-destroy-everything/

#AITA #Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

I need some outside perspective on this.

"My Husband’s Affair & My Family’s Silence: Is Divorce an Option?"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-husbands-affair-my-familys-silence-is-divorce-an-option/

#Infidelity #MarriageDrama #InLaws #ToxicFamily #TokyoConfessions

AITAH for feeling weird about this story?

"My Parents’ Affair Shattered My World & Now I’m Paying the Price"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-parents-affair-shattered-my-world-now-im-paying-the-price/

#AITA #AmITheAsshole #Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

Does anyone have an update on this story?

"My Ex’s Parents Tried to Buy My Silence After Discovering My Affair – AITA?"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-exs-parents-tried-to-buy-my-silence-after-discovering-my-affair-aita/

#AITA #AmITheAsshole #Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

In case you missed it: this was pure chaos.

"My Husband’s Affair and My Mom’s Judgment: Am I Losing My Mind?"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-husbands-affair-and-my-moms-judgment-am-i-losing-my-mind/

#Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

I have so many questions after reading this.

"My Husband’s Secret Life: I Found Texts Proving He’s Having an Affair"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-husbands-secret-life-i-found-texts-proving-hes-having-an-affair/

#Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.

"My Ex’s Parents Tried to Buy My Silence After Discovering My Affair – AITA?"

https://tokyo-confessions.achlabo.com/my-exs-parents-tried-to-buy-my-silence-after-discovering-my-affair-aita/

#AITA #AmITheAsshole #Infidelity #MarriageDrama #TokyoConfessions

My spoken word video Forgiveness is now up on YouTube

https://www.turnstonepress.com/b...

©Forgiveness by Steven Mayoff 2002

Steven Mayoff is a Canadian novelist, poet and lyricist living on Prince Edward Island. His web site is www.stevenmayoff.ca

#spokenword #canlit #fiction #shortstory #princeedwardisland #pei #suicide #heartbreak #infidelity #beach #hawk #wildlife #forgiveness #prose #storycollection #lostlove #rainstorm

https://youtu.be/EZJjlY_NE1g?si=JKO94VjOBjTYWBYv