Are you a hopeless romantic to believe in finding your perfect match, or does that make you a hopeful romantic? You have a yearning for finding your perfect match, that one person who will complete you, even if you haven’t yet met them. In some cases, you might have even met them already, but just need some signs you’ve found the one.
We usually think of romantic movies when we think about finding the perfect love. In fact, movies help us define our romantic ideals. In one study, researchers found that watching romantic movies significantly predicted that a person believed in a perfect mate for everyone. People who watched romantic comedies reported stronger beliefs in an ideal romantic partner than those who did not watch romantic movies.
Another study showed that believing that one’s partner was Mr. or Mrs. Right was associated with having a happier relationship. When participants’ beliefs about their relationships were challenged by the researchers, those who believed that their partner was their soulmate were more likely to express relationship protecting thoughts than others.
If you are wondering if your partner and you are a perfect match that was meant to be, here are some signs that you’re right for each other.
6 Signs You’ve Met Your Perfect Match
1. You’ll never be the same person you were before you met your perfect match
“A true soulmate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake.” – Eat, Pray, Love
You experienced a major change in your identity when you met your partner. Maybe it was meeting them that inspired you to change, or you made a decision to be different because of them.
You used to have casual partners but that’s in the past now. You used to go out all night with your friends. But you haven’t done that since finding your perfect match. You used to believe that you’d never change for someone, but now you can see why others become different when they’ve met their One.
2. Your soulmate makes you a better person
“You make me want to be a better man.” – As Good As It Gets
Among the other signs you’ve found your perfect match is that they challenge you to continuously improve yourself and the world around you. You both want the same things in life and you have inspiring, exciting plans for how you will contribute to future generations.
3. Your connection to your perfect match is more than physical
“You’re everything I never knew I always wanted” – Fools Rush In
When you think of your ideal partner, the one you have no problem calling “everything I’ve ever imagined,” you feel overwhelming love for them flowing through you. You feel so full of love and joy that you have to express your feelings before they burst out of you. You connect with them on an intimate level that has little to do with sex, one of the surefire signs you’ve found your perfect match.
The intimacy is great, of course, because you respect each other and you can sense your soulmate’s needs. But beyond that, you are joined mentally and spiritually in deep, meaningful ways. Read our article on 5 Signs You’re in a Spiritually Intimate Relationship to learn more about these connections and find out more about perfect match signs.
4. Being apart only makes the reunion better
“I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met.” – The Wedding Date
Separation is not a problem for either of you. You trust each other to not stray out of the boundaries of the relationship while you’re apart, another one of the obvious signs you’ve found your perfect match.
You also know that the pain and loneliness while you’re apart will only make you more happy to see your perfect match again. Your reunion will make sparks fly, because upon finding them, the world forever changed.
5. You feel like you know everything about each other
“What’s a soulmate?…It’s one person who knew you, accepted you and believed in you before anyone else did or when no one else would.” – Dawson’s Creek
Upon meeting your perfect match, it was as if you had known each other before. There was something familiar, and every thought you had about how to find your perfect match melted away when you saw the comfort and safety of home in their eyes. If you had a menu of the traits that you would ask for in a mate, you couldn’t have asked for more.
When one soul finds its’ match, the connection can feel so unreal that you wonder if you had a past life together and were reborn again to find each other once more. The fates must have aligned to bring you a love that was right for you, a surefire sign you’ve found your soulmate once again.
6. You make a power couple
“I want all of you, forever, you and me every day.” – The Notebook
Another one of the signs you’ve found your perfect match is that you are stronger with them than apart, and the two of you could conquer the world if you wanted to. Think of other inspiring power couples that you see in business, Hollywood and politics. That’s you and the one you call “my soulmate.”
You can sense that you have an impact on others just by the display of intimate connection that you exude when you are in public. Your friends want to know where to find a match like yours, and if your partner has a brother or sister who is single. They want what you’ve got, and why wouldn’t they? Finding the perfect match may be a rare occurrence, but it feels like coming home, and that’s what everyone wants.