Dr. Carmen Harra notes that there is a difference between a life partner and a soulmate.

She writes that a life partner “lacks the elements to mold perfectly to you” while a soulmate will be someone who “completes” you”.

You may have a checklist of things that you are looking for in a partner, maybe physical characteristics like how he or she looks, or personality traits like how they are the life of the party. However, a soulmate is something that often defies your preconceived notions and gives you that singular feeling of being with the one that you are meant to be with.

Often you will find your soulmate when you stop trying to check off specific things you are looking for and just open yourself up to what is possible.

However, there are some things that you can look for, and when you see them, you can be sure that you have found your soulmate.