This Is Why You Push Your Soul Mate Away

I believe there are people we're supposed to be in relationships with. I call these people our soul mates. One of the most interesting things about soul mates is sometimes they're the people we resist the most. You'd think we'd run to our soul mates with open arms, but often we end up running in the other direction.

In this article I'm going to discuss why we feel an impulse to push our soul mates away, why other's give us advice to do the same, and how to change this pattern by accepting your soul mate and signing up for the relationship of your life.
 

As a Love Coach, I often get the question, "How can I get over this person?" Then they describe the relationship: I've been in love with them for 10 years, my heart just won't let go, I can't stop thinking about them, no one compares… 

I love answering this question.
 

"You don't get over them," I say. "This is your soul mate."
 

Relief emerges on the other end of the line. Partly because they know it's true, and partly because others have told them the opposite for so long.
 

Here's the deal: we don't choose our soul mates; our hearts do. And once your heart has chosen it's not going to let go until it's ready. This is not under your control.

What is under your control is if you surrender to your love or fight against it. It's a choice.
 

Unfortunately many of us fight against it--we push our soul mates away! Why would we do such a thing?

Because it's terrifying to love someone so much!
 

When your heart is this engaged--when it feels like you're completely at the mercy of another--you better believe you want to run.

But running does not make them go away! Nor does it turn off your heart! If this person is your soul mate, your heart will remain connected until it's time to let go. This doesn't happen on your watch.
 

One of the major reasons we fail to fearlessly embrace these relationships is because we get a ton of advice that tells us not to.

Unfortunately, most people don't know what they're talking about when it comes to love. A good rule of thumb is: Don't take love advice from someone who doesn't have a relationship you admire. The blind leading the blind will not get you to happily ever after.
 

A lot of this poor relationship advice focuses on these two themes:

- Your partner isn't giving you enough, so you should move on.

- Your partner makes you feel negative emotions (i.e. frustration, annoyance, fear, anger, crazy…take your pick), so you should move on.

I'd like to take this opportunity to address this advice, and explain why you should think twice about kicking your heart's desire to the curb.
 

1. As I already said, it's not your choice to move on. 
 

Try it. I'm serious. Let me know how that goes.

You can't will yourself to stop loving someone. That's like trying to use your mind outsmart your heart. I doesn't work like that!

I talk to plenty of people who have continued to love someone for years despite having tried to "let them go." What they end up doing is blocking them out (i.e. shutting down their hearts), which is just torturous and fails every time.

Instead of blocking someone out, I encourage you to trust that your heart has a plan. Say yes to your soul mate and find out what the lessons are.
 

2. Relationships are not about getting, they are about giving. 
 

We become obsessed (and our friends become obsessed) with all the things that we aren't "getting" in relationships.

Relationships are where we learn to GIVE. They are not about another person completing us!

People love talking about this. "He's not doing _____, so you should walk away." Really? Why not explore what you aren't doing?

How can you show up in a fuller way? How can you fearlessly love? These are the real questions you should be asking yourself.

When we genuinely give more to our partners, we receive more love. It's a simple equation. This is a major lesson that you must learn if you are going to have successful relationships.
 

3. Yes, this relationship makes you feel negative emotions! 
 

That's what happens in relationships! If you didn't feel negative emotions, you wouldn't grow!

Does this mean you have to endure frustration, annoyance, fear, and craziness forever? No! You get to move beyond these feelings. It's called evolution. But again, no discomfort, no growth.
 

People jump on challenges in relationships like they're a horrible thing. And I get it, it's not comfortable in be pushed to your edge. But strong emotional experiences do not mean something is wrong! This is one of the biggest misconceptions about love! Your emotions indicate where you have room to grow.

I know, I know. You want to believe the fantasy that there's someone out there who will never push your buttons. Sweetheart, it ain't true. The sooner you accept this and face the discomfort in your relationship as a means for your own spiritual growth, the more at peace you're going to be.
 

This quote by John Welwood sums it up perfectly: 

"If we recognize that relationships, by their very nature, continually call on us to develop greater consciousness, then their difficulties are no longer just a nuisance; instead they can be seen as an integral part of love's path. For they compel us to bring the light of awareness to the dark, unconscious parts of ourselves and mobilize inner resources - such as patience, generosity, kindness, and bravery- that gives us a larger, deeper, sense of who we are." (from the book: Journey of the Heart)


When in comes to your relationship the most important thing to do is be true to you. When your heart is attached to a particular person, get curious about why that is. There just might be a reason for it.

Your soul mate is the person that you can't help but want, that you can't help but love, that you can't forget about no matter what. I say, "Don't fight the feeling!"

By accepting our soul mates we are signing up for the richest type of life. One that includes the most potent emotions, twists and turns, depth and fullness. Trust me, this is what you really want--this is what it is to be alive.
 

Take my advice and jump into the current of your heart. Go for it! Your soul mate is waiting for you to say yes.

Please leave a comment below about your experience with soul mates. I can't wait to hear from you!