In the interest of being multilingual, here is what I have been thinking about today.
Can you guess what it is?

Dutch: boezemvriend (m) , de boezemvriendin (f) (de)
French: âme (f) sœur
German: Gesinnungsgenosse (m)
Italian: anima gemella
Spanish: alma gemela

I’ll give you another clue:
1. who shares the same feelings, thoughts, ideas, outlook, tastes, etc as someone else.
2. One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or
sensitivity.


I must say that these definitions just don’t cut it for me. They lack something fundamental that I can’t even put my finger on.
It amuses me that there are no numerical limitations on the number of soul mates that you can have. I guess I have always thought that you will ever have one in your life.
There must be a limit of how many people share your vision, or point of view. I would like to think that many people share some of my thoughts, and that somewhere (very close by) is a person who can fully understand me.
Compatible: also an interesting content of the definition. I truly don’t think that it fits. Just because you tolerate and are able to get along, does not make you a soul mate. I think that it is much deeper than that.