You’ve dated a wide variety of people, and you’ve even had a few serious relationships. But for some reason those didn’t work out.
There’s a simple answer as to why: they weren’t the right person for you. They weren’t your forever person.
When you ask happy couples how they “knew” when they met their soul mate. Their answer is always just a shrug followed with a “you just know.”
Well, how exactly? Here we venture to answer the question. Here are 8 signs you’re with your forever person:
1. You Feel Peaceful
When you are with your soul mate, things just fall into place. Sure, you have your ups and downs together, but this time, it’s different. You’re okay with it all. Because you don’t worry so much about the future or if things will work out or not. You know things will be fine. There is a sense of being together forever that just makes you feel so comfortable. This is it—this is forever.
2. You Have a Sweet “How We Met” Story
It doesn’t have to be dazzling, like meeting by chance on the top of the Empire State Building, but it’s yours and you own it. You both love telling it, because you realize it was the beginning of something amazing. The time or the place don’t really matter, but how you felt when you first met. Perhaps, it wasn’t love at first sight, but there was just something that drew you to this person. Better write this one down so it can last forever.
3. You Care About Their Well-being More Than Your Own
When you’re in a relationship that isn’t forever, you tend to side with yourself. It’s only natural. Why give your all when you’re not sure if it’ll last? But when you know it’s forever, it’s a game changer. Now your future isn’t just about you—it’s about the well-being of this person you love more than life itself. You may find yourself doing things you never thought you would do all because of your soul mate. That’s forever love.
4. You Balance Each Other
They say opposites attract, and there’s a reason for it. There is nothing like being with someone who balances you. But it’s not always easy. A forever relationship is a relationship that helps you grow to be a better person. Sometimes growth is hard. But you have each other. Maybe you are organized and your soul mate is messy. Maybe you are outgoing and your soul mate is not. But together, you can teach each other and help each other.
5. You Don’t Freak Out Talking about the BIG Stuff
Marriage, kids, Thanksgiving with your families, picking out furniture, buying a house. All the big stuff can be scary when it’s with someone you aren’t sure about. But when it’s with your forever person, you’re somehow okay with it. The key is the word “forever.” If you are going to always be together, then enduring the big stuff isn’t so bad. You’re in it for the long haul, big stuff and small stuff.
6. You Stop Looking
Back when you were dating other people, maybe you thought one of them could work out, you never really fully stopped looking. If someone else came along, you would look and consider them too. Even if you were dating someone, you kept your online dating profile active. Why not? You wanted to keep your options open. But when you are with your forever person, that changes. You delete your online dating profiles, throw out your black book, and simply stop looking. Because you have no desire to be with anyone else now and forever.
7. You Stop Over Analyzing
Why isn’t he calling? What did she mean when she said…? Why haven’t we made it to the next step yet? When you’re dating someone you aren’t meant to be with, you’re constantly in doubt. The list of questions is endless. That’s because you’re trying to talk yourself into this relationship that obviously isn’t going anywhere. When you’re with the your forever person, the questions stop because you already know the answers. You’re together, and it’s forever.
8. You Can’t Picture Your Future without Them
When you were single, it was all about your dreams. Those dreams probably stayed the same when you dated other people who weren’t right for you. But with your forever person? You probably have similar dreams, but now they involve this new person. And you’re not only okay with it, you see these dreams as better than anything you could have imagined simply because your soul mate is a part of them.
When you envision the future and can’t imagine life without this other person in it, you’ve met your forever.