“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
“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, thoughtcatalog.com
“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, thoughtcatalog.com
“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, thoughtcatalog.com
“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 ma…”— Koty Neelis, 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 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, thoughtcatalog.com
“We have a lot of paradoxical traits, so while we’re very loving and affectionate, we also need our space and independence. We’re hopeless romantics but realists at the same time. Reconciling these contradictions may seem confusing at first, but it maintains balance at the end of the day.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“Falling in love for the first time is like an instant realization of just how old your soul is.”— Jennifer Elisabeth, Julie Kenner, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“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 li…”— Aletheia Luna, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“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 h…”— Aletheia Luna, amazon.com
“'Everything is connected’ was probably a phrase first coined by an Old Soul.”— Aletheia Luna, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“We are old souls. As the majority of our interactions outside of school are with adults, we tend to be a little more mature than our peers and, as such, we act older than our age.”— Frank Bozzo, lifehack.org