A soul mate is actually a term that is sometimes misunderstood. Someone who is your soul mate could be with someone where the relationship causes great pain. It’s not necessarily someone who you get along with really well.

Regardless, I kind of went through the same thing through high school. After high school we lost touch. Year goes by and I run into her at a Denny's at 1:00 in the morning on some odd day where she was a waitress. Found out she had a baby (but not married).

To make a long story short. We eventually started dating, I took in her baby girl as my own and we are now married and living happily together.

Baby girl is now 4 and we have another little baby who is under 3 months. O.o never saw this happening 5 years ago.

I always shudder at the thought of not building up the nerve to confess my feelings and start a serious relationship. On the other hand I don't think fate or whatever force had its hand in those events would have had it any other way.