The man she fell in love with was not looking for a wife. He already had one. Maybe he was looking for a soulmate.

Contrary to popular belief, the Venn diagram of the qualities in a wife and that of a soulmate do not necessarily have to be intersecting circles. The existence of the concept of divorce is proof.

So, how does one find a soulmate?

In books. In poetry. In films. In your thoughts, your dreams, your subconsciousness. In your wishes, your desires, your beliefs. Soulmates live everywhere and in every social construct created by man.

But in reality?

In the realm of reality, soulmates do not exist: which meant that the man had been searching for the impossible all along. And if he had been searching for the impossible, this meant she had spent an eternity loving a man with impossible dreams, whose thoughts were in books, in poetry, in films. His thoughts, beliefs, and his love lived everywhere, in every social reality that he created, for himself.

It was a really small circle. The Venn diagram was entirely composed of his world.

Where did she fit in?

The man she fell in love with was not looking for a wife. He already had one.

If the circle ended there, should her love end as well?