Being soulmates, you are always attached to each other somewhere deep within yourselves. You are attached at your common soul. But in the physical it is possible to live your whole life without ever meeting your soulmate. This universe, as I have said, is filled with constants, and though some things are fixed, we are not. Humans grow and develope and have the ability to fulfill their potential.
Many people see things in so many different lights.
This is the subjective side of the universe. C. G. Jung, the noted psychologist, has done much work on the subject of symbolism and how what you see in things shows the condition of your inner self. In other words, the outer is a reflection of the inner. If a person has inner conflict it draws conflict into their outer lives. In order to find your soulmate you must attract them into your life.