This is what throws me. The idea that there’s only one
person in the entire world you could make a beautiful life
with. And that if you don’t find them, or you think you
already did and it didn’t work out, that you’re
screwed. Maybe I’m a killjoy. Maybe I suck at being
romantic. But I actually think the idea of having multiple
soulmates you could have met in this world, multiple lives
you could have led if just one thing had gone differently on
one day – makes it all the more romantic when you do
find one of them. When you contemplate the idea that
there could be plenty of others out there for you, plenty of
people you could have made this work with – but you
chose this person, on this day, because
you’re willing to make the jump with them.
— Kim
Quindlen