“The concept of soulmates is humanity's most dangerous delusion about love”
Agree
- Sets impossible expectations for partners
- Prevents people from choosing compatibility
- Excuses not working on relationships
- Makes every flaw feel catastrophic
Disagree
- Some connections are genuinely transcendent
- Hope matters more than cynicism
- Unexplainable chemistry is real
- Dismissing magic kills human experience
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