soul mates (real or bogus)

Recently i said that i believe in soul mates. I basicly said that there is a soul mate for every person, but most of us rarely every find them. We don't have to find our soul mate we just have to work hard on the relationship before us. the one that we are currently in or the one we will have in the future. Now as of today i am not sure if that is the case. My question is: Soul mates mates is it real or is it bogus. People use that word like they use i love you or good morning. I thought when you use those words it was supose to mean something. If you decide that a person is your soul mate than you don't i mean can't just leave them at the drop of a hat. You are connected and its just doesn't die that easy. If that is the case than maybe they weren't your soul mate or better yet maybe there is no such thing or maybe it is a fairy tale like Jack in the bean stalk. I find someone that i thought i could be with for the rest of my life. the situation wasn't perfect i know, but i love her. She call me here soul mate. Me and her i thought were so connected, but when thinks became rough she couldn't handle it. She was a ship that couldn't handle the storm. No matter what when i said i love her i meant it.