Introduction
I have counseled thousands of people over the past 15 years in the acquisition of Soul Mates and most importantly the maintenance of intimate relationships. Through my professional observations with couples and singles alike, I have become somewhat of an expert on the topic of love. This article's material on the subject of Soul Mates comes directly from the JETIU Company's research facility we affectionately call "the love lab". A lavishly appointed dark cellar where I hold all manner of biologists, anthropologists, and other related scientist's hostage forcing them to write my material for me. Just so that I can answer your many questions regarding: "Soul Mates…what the heck are they and where can we get some?"

What are they?
As human beings it is a spiritually educational requirement that we interact with other entities in order to become embroiled in the circumstances that provide emotional experiences - other people in our lives provide the situations from which we derive our emotional education. A Soul Mate is the spiritual entity you are destined to meet and share your life's journey with. Psychic philosophy teaches that one's Soul Mates are chosen and agreed upon while we are in spiritual body-before we enter the earthly realms / human form. Through my two death experiences (real death not near death) I have also learned that each of us chooses particular emotions to learn the most about before we enter the flesh and blood body. That is to say that emotional experience is the primary reason for entering the fleshly realm. Soul Mates are the entities that provide to us and share with us some of the most important emotional lessons we came to this human dimension to learn about. In essence we are all classmates learning about emotions and our Soul Mates are both our teachers and our students in the lessons of love.

The Soul Mate is the animal companion of choice in our life's journey. Romanticized as an elusive, fantastical creature of almost mythical proportions. The Soul Mate is a creature that stuns us with it's own unique beauty that is often only visible to the beholder.

Based on this basic psychic philosophy many pseudo-psychics and outright con-artists have built multi-million dollar per year empires on selecting and acquiring the perfect one and only Soul Mate for you. However, there is a catch to this philosophy that the psychic hot lines and psychic-friend alliances don't want you to know. That is that a Soul Mate is not a sole mate. The truth is that there is a selection of Soul Mates available to each and every one of you not just one (as is professed by the "so-called-psychic industry"). It's not a supermarket full but generally speaking you will have three to five people whom you will meet in your life that you could realistically live with as a mate for most of your life. Not just one.

While we are spiritual, before our entrance to the human dimension we create and devise emotional lessons to partake of in our soon to be human bodies. Unfortunately at the time we design these best-laid plans for our human lives we are spiritual and innocently ignorant regarding the intricacies of flesh and blood emotional existence. This ignorance and fleshly innocence regarding the realities of actually experiencing emotions rather than just philosophizing upon them in spiritual body is important to the overall lessons learned as a spiritual entity. After we enter the human realm and are actually experiencing emotions first hand we discover that destiny has a free choice clause and all will not go as spiritually planned.

We discover than in fact we will often meet and greet one of our Soul Mates but various emotional issues will arise that separate or otherwise detain us from uniting in a long term or permanent intimate relationship. Thankfully, we have covered our emotional assets and have a selection to choose from as more than one is available to us.

This provides that no matter what, you are going to be someone's Soul Mate, you can't run, you can't hide, it is inevitable. You may have met one of your Soul Mates when you were 5. You may meet another when you are 50. But one way or the other you have life-plan contracts with your Soul Mates to teach each other emotional lessons that no one else can provide. And these life plan contracts are written in your blood, stamped into your every cell, verified with every kiss you steal.

Love lab Tip: Self love is vital, do not abandon who you are and buy into popular social distortions of reality because your self perceived imperfections are often exactly what your Soul Mate finds attractive and necessary to a long-term joyful commitment specifically with you which is ultimately profound regarding their personal spiritual education overall.

The thrill of love may last a week or 60 years it doesn't matter because every second counts every lesson learned is spiritually beneficial. And if love only lasts for two weeks it's worth it. You may meet one that you can love but not live with, it happens. You may have chosen one or many Soul Mates. And there will indeed be people you meet that feel like Soul Mates but whom are not; rather they are casual interludes that prepare you for the actual Soul Mate experience(s).

Tracking Techniques and Hunting Tips
We've talked about the spiritual issues, but what about the down to earth realities? How do you track these creatures down? The easiest method I have discovered is to put your nose to the wind and sniff them out! We initially recognize our Soul Mates through body chemistry, pheromones. Literally, if it smells good to you then it's most likely one of yours. Initially, your nose is your most prominent g-spot.

After you discover this elusive creature's location you have to lure it out of its den. Don't be shy. Engage it in conversation; grunt if you can't sing. Because of course the Soul Mate you choose to live with on a long-term basis must also fit your mind. You should know by the third to eighth date if the creature you have met is a Soul Mate or a causal interlude.

While compatibility is the foundation of the Soul Mate relationship, it is not a based on a Rolex watch, neither long legs nor designer suits. Spiritual compatibility is more than meets the eye.

Soul Mates are abundant in quiet corners of museums, grocery produce departments and coffeehouses across the country. Actually I hear tell that a few of the bookstores around town have been giving away free coffee to unclaimed Soul Mates. This should tell you that there is indeed opportunity abundant - Soul Mates only await to be found.

The Soul Mate is akin to the feline or canine companions we adopt into our lives. Only to find that once we catch it's scent, track it down, and then train it to become accustomed to our touch, it scratches and growls if we don't maintain it's environment and food bowl. The Soul Mate becomes edgy if we don't pet it and speak kind words to it every day - allllll day long. However, the Soul Mate, is also a loving playful reminder when we get home from a hard day, we are not alone in the world. And that is worth plenty!

Wrangling
Just as a wild horse will kick down the barn door and run away if not cared for properly so too will the skittish Soul Mate. So, I have compiled for you some simple tricks of the Soul Mate wrangling trade that will help you make your Soul Mate's maintenance so much more pleasurable.

While it is not in danger of becoming extinct it is in danger of becoming ignored. Neglect is the one true mortal enemy of this gracious animal. So, it is important to remember that they require a light touch to avoid it's being forced to seek new shelter- best equipped with warm arms and gentle murmurs. In essence, the Soul Mate must always be pampered and reminded of its highly evolved station in the circle of your life.

As you know, and contrary to popular belief, one will indeed meet more than one prospective Soul Mate in one's lifetime. Yet to track down, capture and tame one Soul Mate in a lifetime requires an enormous almost inhuman amount of time and stamina as after all, catching one and keeping it are two different things.

The Senses
Smell
Soul Mates have delicate olfactory senses and should not be offended with overpowering odors. Natural odors such as spices, flower petals, herbs, emeralds and in the case of maintaining male Soul Mates, motor oil, and roasting meat is recommended.

Sight
Soul Mates are skittish and seem to be particular about their handler's feet and hands; this is a unique aspect of their species. Well manicured nails, red nailpolish and gold, are essential to both the female and male handler alike.

Female handlers must always adorn their feet with attractive high heels, however it has been my observation that spiked heels can often frighten the sensitive male Soul Mate and should be handled with great care and consideration.

Male handlers must never ever allow their own graceful feet to be wrapped in wool or other materials considered to be "socks" during romantic interludes.

Sound
Whether you are the handler of a male or female Soul Mate you must remember that sound is imperative to their overall health and response to your love.

Female Soul Mates prefer an environment of quiet, soft sounds during the evening hours such as the gentle notes of dishes being cleared from the dinner table and yet oddly enough they respond well in the early morning hours to the loud music of argumentative and defiant children.

No one seems to know what musical or other sound-stimuli the Female Soul Mate finds accommodating during the mid-afternoon hours. Research in this area has been particularly difficult and rather unobtainable, as the female of the species seems to quietly disappear into a routine that varies daily. We in the research field suspect the female is much as a chameleon changing her mid-afternoon musical requirements according to her shopping habit environment.

The Male Soul Mate requires the sound of excitement during the daylight hours but contrary to the female species prefers quiet solitude in the early morning hours as they make their way through the rooms of your home toward the coffee pot. Any loud or high-pitched whining sounds in the early morning hours results in the Male of the species inadvertently causing self-inflicted wounds and a crazed confused states of behavior - such as toe stubbing, walking into walls or open cupboard doors, and of course the spilling of hot beverages into their laps. Do not startle the Male Soul Mate companion in the early morning hours. The male of this cherished species responds well to loud deep base musical tones such as Peter Gabrielle's "Passion" Album, or "The Drew Cary Show's" Theme Song.

A piece of ground breaking research from Jetiu's love lab has recently provided us with the information that males also respond incredibly well to hypnotic suggestion self-help tapes while they are sleeping. Female handlers who require more gold or physical exertion from their Soul Mates should keep this uppermost in mind.

Taste
Of course a Soul Mate's taste is a subjective issue. Some Soul Mates have taste while others do not. Should you find yourself in the company of a Soul Mate without taste this basic rule would apply: thourally research your Soul Mate's areas of ineptitude, it is generally understood that some mates are lacking taste simply because they have not yet been provided the taming stages of handling (wrangling). A continued lack of taste is the responsibility of the handler, this is to say there is no excuse for procrastinating your Soul Mate's education in fine arts, fine foods, and fine mind control. A diamond in the rough is still a diamond; it simply needs to be chipped away at until it shines in your eyes.

Touch
Never handle a Soul Mate with a rough glove. Their skin is highly susceptible to bruising and chaffing. A Soul Mate regularly requires their handler's grooming skills in scented oil and lotion application, heat treatments, muscle and scalp massage, and satin sheet arrangements. Handlers, make sure your education is up to standard, refresher courses are always available through department store catalogues.

Soul Mates require grooming as often as is necessary to maintain good conversation and lighthearted banter.

Teasing and Temptation
These are the sixth and seventh senses of your Soul Mate's essential daily living requirements. Handler's you should know that these are generally neglected areas and they really should not be left to chance. Regardless of the sex of your Soul Mate these are the most important basics, that you the handler, must provide…

Tease often, laughter is good for the soul…mate. A smile upon your Soul Mate's lips will encourage an overall sense of wellbeing to the companionable relationship. As we so often find in the Soul Mate / handler relationship the handler is simply the mirror of the Soul Mate's mood. It is however the Handler's duty to set the mood that is drawn upon throughout the whole of the relationship. This can be obtained with short notes of appreciation and intimate humorous letters littered throughout the Soul Mate's habitat and of course general catering to their every whim.

A little tip I came up with myself is that teasing the Soul Mate about their parents or other related gene pool members doesn't go over very well. In fact while studying one Male Soul Mate Subject late last year, I observed that whenever the handler made reference to the Soul Mate's inherited "small feet", the Soul Mate exhibited symptoms of insecurity and depression. So, remember, maintain an illusion that you are blind to any hereditary imperfections your Soul Mate may pass on to your unwitting children. I know, I know cloning and genetic selection is very popular today. Although one of your parents, a past acquaintance or a rock star may very well have been considered by you to be a perfect Soul Mate there is no substitute for originality and good training procedurals.

This brings us to the subject of Temptation. Our last and most vital of all information a handler needs to know. It is, flirt with your mate consistently and routinely. Although life's entanglements with career and road rage are formidable, one must never forget that one's Soul Mate is the most important feature in your daily stress relief agendas. As human animals we mate for a very basic primal reason - to procreate. Secondary we mate to be safe! That is, we are stronger as two than as one in life's very real survival game. It is in the Soul Mates need for routine that I implore you to provide a good healthy regime of rest, relaxation, and hand-fed temptation to romance. It is well documented that temptation is the glue of the Soul Mate / Handler relationship. If the Soul Mate is routinely tempted with bits of sensual innuendo they will develop a craving for it and respond in the most delightful mannerisms. It is true that the Soul Mate's craving for romantic interludes, which result from any sensual innuendo you provide, may very well develop into a raging addiction. I do understand there is widespread controversy regarding this subject. It is considered a dangerous practice but if handled properly is worth the risk. Offering romantic temptation through routine flirtation is certainly comparative to cat nip for the kitty, so don't leave home without leaving some temptation in your Soul Mates domain. And remember that not all temptation is of a sexual nature, food and shelter equate to security and is just as important as sexual favor in anyone's life.

Conclusion
Now, what if you have already met a creature that makes your heart melt into a puddle when it enters the room? You may have landed a Soul Mate but in my experience I have learned that keeping one is an entirely different subject. So for more tips on keeping a Soul Mate catch the next article in "Your Relationship Real Estate" available on this web site only!

Thank You Very Much Fellow Soul Mate Scientists and Hunter's alike. Any further information in the Study of Soul Mates will be made available shortly. Or send your complaints, comments, requests, etc. to our love lab's offices. Scientific type hostages are awaiting your call.