According to Plato, there existed once a world where men, women and humans who were both man and woman at the same time. They became so powerful at one point that they decided they should ascend into the heavens and replace the gods.
Of course, the gods were not pleased with this. Zeus, the supreme ruler of the gods, had the ability to get rid of the pesky humans, but he didn't want to lose their offerings...
The solution? He decided to divide humans in half, so that they'd be weakened AND the offerings would be doubled. Result? Humans spend a lot of time searching for their other half in an attempt to become whole. Actually, some people spend their whole life trying to find their other half!
I am a firm believer that we are born with one person out there who will make us whole. However, I'm a little confused...
First of all, is getting married to a person necessarily mean he is my other half? I'm turning 24 very soon, and my parents believe that I should get married to the first eligible suitor I get. I have to admit that I get many eligible suitors, but I never feel good around them. It doesn't feel right. I'm looking for someone with whom I can 'click'! Is this too much to ask?
A lot of my friends get married for the sake of it. A lot of them aren't very convinced with their spouses, but they believe that love comes after years of marriage. Does this mean that their other half is somewhere out there suffering from the same problem? What if they meet after they get married??
Secondly, what happens to the other halves of all those young men dying young? Are their female halves destined to misery?
Thirdly, how am I supposed to find my other half? In my case, my other half is an extremely lazy person. He seems to be having a great deal of trouble finding me :) I'm a girl...and girls aren't supposed to get guys to marry them. Even if I know a great guy, I can't get his attention because my upbringing doesn't allow me too! It sucks being a girl!
I know a guy at work who is actively looking for his soulmate. He's cute and decent and extremely sweet (if he was older and taller maybee.....) and believes that he should go looking for his other half because he doubts she'll be looking for him! He's had a couple of deadends but his third encounter seems to be going well.
Should I stay a firm believer that marriage should be based on mutual attraction and chemistry, or should I get married the old-fashioned way? After all, that's how our parents and grandparents got married, and they seem to be doing just fine. Wouldn't I be committing 'emotional suicide' in that case?
