S E8: Meeting Your Soulmate Feels Like Coming Home

2026-06-29

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Hunter speaks with four strangers who recount their stories of falling in love with their soulmates.Meet this episode's strangers:- Marylou and Arthur met in New York City in the 80s after they'd both been recently dumped. At first, it seemed like they'd never work, but they soon fell madly in love with each other. Marylou describes curling up with Arthur on his mattress on the floor as feeling like the safest place in the world. All these years later, they're still together, and their relationship is stronger than...

Hunter speaks with four strangers who recount their stories of falling in love with their soulmates.

Meet this episode's strangers:

- Marylou and Arthur met in New York City in the 80s after they'd both been recently dumped. At first, it seemed like they'd never work, but they soon fell madly in love with each other. Marylou describes curling up with Arthur on his mattress on the floor as feeling like the safest place in the world. All these years later, they're still together, and their relationship is stronger than ever.

- Pinar describes feeling alienated and lonely after moving to Los Angeles from Istanbul, Turkey. She talks about how hard it currently is for immigrants moving to the United States these days, and how everything changed for her when he met her husband, who also immigrated from Turkey.

- Brenda glows as she talks about meeting her partner, whom she describes as "her greatest love". What started as a friendship blossomed into a romantic relationship 5 months ago, and being with her partner makes her feel at home.

Chapters:

00:00:00 What finding your soulmate really feels like

00:01:11 Mary Lou and Arthur on finding home

00:02:53 The origin of a unique blind date

00:05:20 A song on the answering machine

00:09:50 First impressions and meeting with flowers

00:14:02 Falling in love in overwhelming circumstances

00:20:10 The secret to seventeen years of love

00:24:50 Brenda on emotional safety and peace

00:26:02 Upgrading from a six year friendship

00:37:13 Advice for sharing feelings with a friend

00:40:11 Pinar on moving from Istanbul to LA