So my first marriage…my ex was into the woo in a big way (he got worse between the time we started dating and when we finally divorced.
He left me for another woman. But you see, he had made a commitment to her “for eternity” in a past life, so it was all ok - he wasn’t cheating on me, he’d just discovered this prior commitment.
I wanted to have a t-shirt made “don’t worry about it, my ex slept with everyone in a past life.” It wasn’t the first time he was unfaithful - or even the first time he’d used the past life pick up line - it was the first time he had discovered a pledge for all eternity - they are still together, as far as I know, so maybe it was true.
(There is a certain element of “oh, thank God you are leaving my life without me having to be an asshole about it” when this happens to you.)
So…today…if anyone says this to me, I’m likely to fall on the floor unable to stand due to a fit of the giggles. My husband and most of my friends would probably soon be laughing as well, and the poor soul would wonder “what did I say?”
Wait, does “past life” mean years ago in another place and time or past life - reincarnation style? If the former, I suppose it would depend on what they said and why they were telling me. My inner reaction would be suspicion with a bit of curiosity.
Now that I think about it, I’d react the same to someone who claimed they knew me when I walked the earth as a different being (which is what I thought the OP was getting at). Goodness knows I’ve heard stranger.
This thread is reminding me of an ad I once saw in a giveaway Psychic Times sort of newspaper. It was by a hypnotist who was advertising future live progression therapy. I guess the past lives can get boring after a few years.
Please clarify. It’s clear that the accosting party is claiming to be a reincarnation of someone, but is this person claiming that I am also a reincarnation of someone?
to be honest, this happens to me all the time. I’m not very good at recognizing people, and I was rather colorful in my youth. It’s usually someone I went to high school with. I pretend I know them, too. We chat about someone we both remember. Then one of us gets to their destination and gets off the bus, and we go our separate ways.
Everyone else seems to think this. Gotta admit, that hasn’t happened to me. If it did I would assume they were a scam artist or crazy, depending on how much they actually know about me. (There’s lots about me on line, and I’m easy to Google. So more info means scam artist)
I dunno, maybe back slowly away? Maybe check that my bank accounts hadn’t been rifled?
I would avoid any further social interaction with that person. I have very little patience for woo and I know from experience that I will not get along with flaky people.
