@Erock: This is my first relationship that lasts more than three days or so, so I call it my first, period.
I agree with you completely on the concept of different levels of compatibility. I also believe that if you don't learn the lesson behind a problem, you'll attract the exact same problem again in some other form. I see it happen around me time and time again.
I'm pretty sure that the lesson in here for me is indeed communicating my wants, my non-negotiables, demanding to be treated respectfully in general. Why I'm not running from my partner and going out to find another one yet, is because I haven't gotten the lesson behind my problem. I know that I will make or break this relationship if I do so (instead of letting it linger) so I plan on doing this.
As for soulmates, I'm a firm believer in them. I believe that the more 'compatible' you are, the longer you can be together truly learning from each other/growing through each other. Soulmates, to me, are people you could learn from and grow through for several lifetimes, so that this single lifetime is obviously too short.
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