Soul mates - lessons and move on...

Today I stumbled upon an article about Soul mates... It stated that your soul mate is actually a catalyst to help you resolve patterns... Essentially it is not a soul mate that you are looking for. The Soul mate prepares you to find your 'twin flame'. Now that sounds a little lettuce sniffy to me... But think about it, maybe there is something in it. Your Soul mate enables you to face your projections and move on. As much as you may experience sheer hell, you can choose to evolve or you can run from it... So something about this article hit a chord with me... I may have met my soul mate and his withdrawl forced me to identify patterns within my life... If that is the case then maybe now that I understand that in a relationship you project what you love about yourself onto the person, then over time you project your shadow. Since I am now aware of such projections I believe you can become mindful and aware of your behaviour, that way you can learn and evolve.