A mother-of-two has gone viral on social media after writing about her unusual love story of leaving her husband of 14 years for a stranger that she claimed was her "soulmate," but who ultimately rejected her.
She eventually wrote a book about it entitled "When a Soulmate Says No," prompting readers to comment on her unusual love life.
A fateful night with her "soulmate"
Amanda Trenfield, a mom from Sydney, had a career in financial services for 20 years and was married to her husband for 14 years. They have two kids.
According to DailyMail, Amanda said she hoped to reconnect with her husband during a three-day conference in Margaret River. Still, she met another man, Jason, and felt the "strong and raw" electricity between them. She said it traveled to her core, and the connection was so intense that she had to break eye contact.
Trenfield said she loved talking to him, and she felt warm, relaxed, and safe in his presence. She claimed she could be herself when with him, a feeling that she admitted was not familiar. She realized that she had not experienced that feeling in a "long time, or perhaps ever."
She remembered whispering to Jason that she wanted to see him again. The days after the meeting were a blur because meeting her soulmate made everything else in her life seem unimportant.
In the book, she wrote that she, who was always so careful, planned, organized, and clear about the path her life would take, just made the most dramatic decision, which affected the dearest thing to her, her family.
Convinced that she and Jason were soulmates despite nothing physically happening, she broke up with her husband less than a month later. She had no communication with Jason since she met him.
Jason ultimately rejected her, leaving her single, as per her book.
Savage reactions
The unusual love story sparked a viral discussion on Twitter. Commenters were shocked by the way she "blew up" her life. A commenter said, "never in my life have I encountered someone romanticizing a one-night-stand that did not even happen," The Sun wrote.
Another said that Trenfield was convinced they had a connection, but there was no evidence they did. The woman must have projected onto a "random dude" because she was unhappy. The commenter added that we have all been there, but we "do not uproot our lives for it."
Another theorized that the soul mate would say no because she ghosted her husband after a night together. The commenter noted that he would be afraid of dating someone with no object permanence.
As per New York Post, someone said that she should not have published such a shameless account as her kids will one day read the book and know that she blew up the family.
A few also supported her, saying that ruining her life was not in vain. Her marriage, a commenter said, likely needed to end; otherwise, she would not be swayed by a stranger.
