These terms are often used interchangeably — but they describe fundamentally different connections. Understanding which one you're in changes how you navigate the relationship entirely.
The connection feels unlike anything you've experienced — simultaneously the best and most difficult relationship of your life. You recognise them immediately. They trigger your deepest wounds while also showing you your highest potential. The runner-chaser dynamic is common: one pulls away, the other pursues, then roles reverse.
Elena Sokolova · Tarot Reader · 8 years experience
If the relationship feels peaceful and deeply supportive — soulmate. If it's intense, magnetic, triggering, and you can't stay together or apart — likely twin flame. A tarot reading can confirm which energy is at play and what stage of the journey you're in.