Or at least one of them. A friend told me a while ago that we all have multiple soulmates - but not in the respect we're told when we're little kids. Not the Prince charming and Cinderella kind of way, but in the 'this person is perfect for me at the moment'. She said this to me in a time when I was so upset. I had lost a close friendship through simply growing apart from that person, but it all seemed to happen so quickly. One minute it was singing Taylor Swift songs with a plastic bag on my head while saying good morning, the next it was sitting cross-legged in tears before being left alone. 

I thought, "How? We had such a good time, how did this happen?". I was completely confused and upset. I thought I'd finally found my 'best friend'. You know those friends you've had since you were in nappies and know you better than yourself? Yeah, I'd never had one of them because I'd moved around so much growing up. I thought that having a best friend that I've known since I was two was the most important thing ever. That's not the case, however. Having other people is great, but not the most important thing.

I have now come to believe that everyone has multiple soulmates, and all for different reasons, that come into our lives at different points and leave it when they no longer help us grow. This might sound selfish - but I promise it's not, the other person also has you to help them grow, and when you stop improving them or they no longer feel the friendship/relationship is enriching their life, that's okay. 

We all have people that are perfect for us at different times in our life. The people I'm friends with now are great for me, but three or four years ago, we wouldn't fit. It doesn't mean that either of us were not nice people, just different. Different is fine. Different is good. 

Next time you feel like a person that has left your life should have stayed, ask yourself if they were still a soulmate, or just a friend.