Soul Mates

(I'm feeling sentimental lately. Sentimental and a little sad.)

Do you believe in soul mates?

I never know how to answer this question. Do I believe that there is someone out there that is perfect for me? Yes, and I've met them but it hasn't worked out. What if they live on the other side of the world?

I think that I believe in electricity. That feeling of pure lust that you sometimes get on the subway, or in the library, or in a restaurant on the other side of the world. All you can think is "Yes, right here, right now, just ask."

But then there's that other type of electricity. You meet someone (say...at a library conference) and they say something and you say something and then they say something back. And you keep talking and talking. Then you think "I know this person...I've known this person forever."

And, of course, he's getting married.

Maybe should not get involved with your soul mate. If things don't work out you may be destroyed.

Maybe the slow build is better.