“Old souls spend much time growing their garden of experiences and deepening their souls.”— Samira Khan, thoughtcatalog.com
“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, thoughtcatalog.com
“We’re natural caretakers, and hope that you’ll extend the same to us in return.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“We know that love is in the simple things. We’d be less responsive to an expensive gift than, say, a thoughtful note or loving glance while out together… basically anything that’s more emotionally reassuring than impressive.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“You value the quality, not the quantity, of your romantic relationships.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“We want someone who is purposeful in their actions. We want someone who is deliberate, and thinks through things, and asks when they have questions.”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.com
“We’ve been through things that perhaps you haven’t, but we would never begrudge you for that. We don’t need you to share all the experiences we’ve had, we only need you to want to hear about their experiences, and care enough to ask questions, and try to relate.”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.com
“They usually have to accomplish quite a bit on their own before they find love – this is because old souls love deeply, and completely. To be given love too soon would keep them from the other important things they are here to do.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“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, thoughtcatalog.com
“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 ‘…”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com