Seth Doyle

What You Should Know Before Falling In Love With An Old Soul

We will love you completely. For however long you’re in our lives, for whatever capacity, we will love you to the very best of our ability.
Katie Mather
October 27, 2016
“The Old Soul is more inclined to be a lifelong learner, constantly feeding his thirst for insight through his own persistent efforts. His learning has not been forced into him through education or learned out of obligation, but has been absorbed out of curiosity and personal choice.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Learners, Life, Insight, Efforts, Choice, Curiosity
“Innately, the Old Soul carries a sense of world-wariness as he stands on the outside, looking in. As an observer, the Old Soul like the Steppenwolf, feels an all-pervading sense of alienation. He is the ultimate Outsider who is both in the world, but not quite of the world at the same time.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Life, Outsider
“'Everything is connected’ was probably a phrase first coined by an Old Soul.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Life, Connections, Everything
“Respectable and elite careers are of no interest to the Old Soul who is much too tired to join in with the ‘my house is bigger than your house’ games of society.

If the Old Soul has to work, any job will usually do. It's very uncommon to find Old Souls in prestigious careers, unless they have some higher purpose at play behind the scenes.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Life, Careers, Work
“Amongst some of the Old Soul's greatest achievements in life include the ability to live with inner peace, even amid the troubles of life. As all is passing, the Old Soul understands the importance of non-attachment to physical and immaterial things.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Achievements, Life, Importance
“It's not uncommon for the Old Soul to experience some measure of depression, apathy or existential lethargy when it comes to living everyday life. After all, if physical existence loses its star-spangled gleam, and everyday affairs lose their burning importance, what is the point of living a dull life?”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Experience, Existential, Existence
“A more common explanation for the feeling of being Old in Soul is tied up in Buddhist and Hindu ideas of reincarnation, or metempsychosis. Interestingly, this is most likely where the origin of the phrase ‘Old Soul’ came from in the first place.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Old Souls, Feeling, Reincarnation
“Falling in love for the first time is like an instant realization of just how old your soul is.”
— Jennifer Elisabeth, Julie Kenner, Born Ready: Unleash Your Inner Dream Girl
Tagged: Old Souls, Falling In Love, The First Time
“Dating is inherently exhausting to an older-spirited person. Feigning disinterest for the sake of looking ‘cool’ or knowing which faux pas other people find off-putting (how long after the first date do you text again?) isn’t instinctive to them, and can stress them out more than they ever find it ‘fun.'”
— Brianna Wiest, 12 Reasons Why Old Souls Have Such A Hard Time Finding Love
Tagged: Old Soul, Dating, Games
“They know who they are, which means they also know – specifically – what they do and do not want in a partner, what works and what doesn’t. While this is fantastic in terms of being able to choose wisely, it ultimately diminishes their pool of prospects pretty significantly.”
— Brianna Wiest, 12 Reasons Why Old Souls Have Such A Hard Time Finding Love
Tagged: Old Soul, Dating, Hard To Love
“We like ‘old fashioned’ dating. Gender roles completely aside, we like the concept of being taken out and treated well – we prefer dinners to ‘hangouts,’ and having intentions communicated throughout the whole process.”
— Brianna Wiest, 14 Ways Old Souls Love Differently
Tagged: Old Souls, Dating, Old Fashioned
“We will love you completely. For however long you’re in our lives, for whatever capacity, we will love you to the very best of our ability. It’s just in our nature.”
— Brianna Wiest, 14 Ways Old Souls Love Differently
Tagged: Old Souls, Love You, Complete, Nature
“Old souls can be seen as strange people because they often hold unconventional ideals and standards of living. They often feel a sense of separation from themselves and the ‘real world’ because things like obtaining great wealth, owning a lot of expensive possessions, and other traits of living a materialistic lifestyle aren’t really an interest to them. In a world fueled by consumerism this can seem kind of weird to most people. Having a different set of expectations and ideas about living can make it hard to feel like anyone truly understands you and what drives you in life.”
— Koty Neelis, 10 Common Problems Old Souls Experience At Least Once In Their Life
Tagged: Old Souls, Ideals, Standards, Expectations, Living, Truth
“Old souls create rich inner lives and it’s within ourselves where we truly flourish. When you find us lost in thought or daydreaming don’t be afraid to pull us back into the real world.”
— Koty Neelis, 17 Things You Should Know Before You Fall In Love With An Old Soul
Tagged: Old Souls, Lives, rich, Flourish, daydream
“An old soul is always a bit of a loner through life. We feel like we just don’t fit in with the rest of the world and our self-awareness about ourselves can sometimes inhibit us from making other friendships.”
— Koty Neelis, 17 Things You Should Know Before You Fall In Love With An Old Soul
Tagged: Old Souls, Lives, Loner, Friendships
“Old souls are looking for the kind of person who thinks for themselves and is fearless in the way they make their decisions and live their life. They have to have their own innate desire to better themselves and not just follow a path someone else has paved or told them to go down.”
— Koty Neelis, 17 Things You Should Know Before You Fall In Love With An Old Soul
Tagged: Old Souls, Lives, Loner, Friendships, Fearless Love