I hate soulmate AUs. The idea that you could potentially end up with someone just because there's a mark on your hand... It doesn't make sense. It ruins the surprise of falling in love if you know that that is meant to be your one. And not only that, soulmate AUs never include people like me. I know that means nothing to you because right now I'm just an anonymous voice talking to you and complaining about how much I hate soulmate AUs. How many times can I say soulmate AU? Anyways. Hey. My name is Jesse, I'm 18 years old, which makes me an adult (somehow) and my pronouns are they/them.

Ok I'm actually really sick of that introduction too. Gender is such a social construct. Like why can't everyone just go by they and them? Let themselves be attracted to who they attracted to without worrying about what's in the other's pants. I have to wonder, if we raised a society without gendered terms, without the ideas of straight and gay and bisexual, what would happen? We can still have all the same things considered gendered items, necessary and not, but no one in this world would know they're gendered. They're just there. As for vaginas and penises and those type of parts, they're related to sex because we defined them to be. All we need to know is how to take care of them.

Ok sorry that was a tangent. Back to soulmate stuff. I should clarify I definitely believe in soulmates, but I think people have multiple soulmates if that makes sense. For different ages and times in their life, romantic soulmates, friend soulmates. It's like that song in the musical Wicked, "For Great." "I've heard it said, that people come into our lives, for a reason, bringing something we must learn, and we are led to those who help us most to grow, if we let them and we help them in return. Well I don't know if I believe that's true, but I know I'm who I am today because I knew you." Actually I think the song is "For Good" oops.

But yeah, those lyrics, that's my opinion on it. Does that mean I believe that two people can't be partners and full of love for each other forever? No! Because that period of life could be infinitely long. It could last into eternity. We all have something to offer everyone we encounter, and they all have something to offer us whether either of us realizes it. Maybe it's a lesson, maybe it's an emotion, maybe it's a story, or an infinite number of things... But everyone has something.

I think as far as me... I don't know if a romantic soulmate is in the cards for me. I already have trouble keeping a best friend and I feel as if the feeling of romantic love is an impossibility for me. I had everything spread out in front on me... That's a story for a different day though. Ok... I'm out of time to write for today. I guess I should go about my day now.