A Sangha of Not-Two

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4. Thanks!

Yes, in fact most of the time members of your soul family will show up in non-romantic roles - they can become close friends, or even essential enemies.

Even twin flames can assume decidedly unromantic aspects. We all like to think of twin flames as showing up in clouds of golden-amber ooey-gooey love, but it ain't necessarily so. If you're not ready when they show up it can be, um, difficult. That's probably why Kath and I didn't "stick" when we first met in the 1970s - neither of us was ready, so we separated before the relationship got poisoned by circumstance.

Most of our relationships are probably with people who have little connection to our soul family, which may be one of the reasons they can seem sub-optimal. On the other hand, you generally can't tell if they are or not unless you treat them as if they might be. That approach carries its own emotional price tag when they're not, though - which is most of the time.