this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2026
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I've been enjoying CoupleMemes a lot more than i thought i would but this one is a bit ๐๐คฎ.
The beautiful thing is that we are just bodies that fall in love with bodies. Every bump, wrinkle, spot and smell. Especially the smells since love is initially just chemicals in the brain.
Souls aren't real, but love is and since it's real it's in our bodies.
In 30 years, all my crushes and relationships began as an aesthetic attraction. I very recently found the person who I believe to be my life partner, and this attraction was different. It was a deep connection beyond physical form. I fell in love with the person controlling the vehicle.
Im non-religious, non spiritual, but this connection feels akin to a "soulmate". Their words for it was "twin flame". We both felt it, we both found "the one".
I never thought I'd experience that. I thought relationships were always superficial and temporary. It was completely unexpected.
I would maintain that the person is the vehicle. We are inseperable from our bodies - to love a person is to love a body.
My partner and i both intended to spend the rest of our lives together - 9 years so far. Like ~70% of my relationships, it started as an everything attraction - body, style, behaviour, thoughts, ethics, the whole shebang. I've had a few relationships where mostly i just thought the other person was hot, but even then we shared something - values, outlooks, hobbies.
"Twin Flame" is an awkward term - it's very closely tied to an abusive, controlling cult. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Flames_Universe
I hear you, and I respect that opinion. Im not spiritual myself and avoid cults (religion and MLMs included) like the plague. I know what my partner means though lol theyre open minded