My birth father had at least three great loves in his life. I believe he loved my mother, and his first wife, and his second wife.

People change. Maybe not their personalities, but our understanding of situations and how we respond to them does. We have new and different experiences. Circumstances change. We have children, pets, jobs. Wars happen. Pandemics happen. Did you know that having a child with a medical issue or a disability can impact your relationships? So do other factors, like addiction.

Do you believe there is just one person for each other? Hmm. The population of the earth is 7.9 billion people, and you need to find one person? You have a better chance of being struck by lightning than by love. Think about it. Of course, we are also somewhat confined by other parameters, such as location, age, economic status, etc. I’m sure once somewhere, sometime, a waitress married a billionaire, but it’s more likely to occur in the pages of a book than in real life.

There is a lot of popular fiction right now about fated mates. It’s fiction. We don’t live in fiction., We live in a real world that is dynamic and ever-changing. Life does not follow the 60-minute schedule of a video, or the two hours of a movie.

If you are fortunate enough to find that one special person to share a romantic relationship for the rest of your life, you are certainly blessed. Yes, it does happen, but not for everyone.

For most of us, it is more likely we’ll will find many soulmates. Not just the true love kind, but relatives and friends who we’ll connect deeply with. Cherish them. Because everyone who brings joy is precious.