The Bourgeois Spouses from Cycle of Scenes of Living Skeletons Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini( 1757-1839

He told her

he was going to leave her so that he could be with his true soul mate.

She  lowered her head She bit her lips so hard he could see the  tears streaming  from the corners of her eyes.

He put his hands on her shoulders, gently, ” you’re a good person, ” he said ”  you deserve to be with someone who truly loves you”

When she looked up he was surprised maybe even shocked to see her smiling.

” You found a Soulmate?” she said laughing… ” God help us all if there is a second soul like yours floating around out there. For real. God Help Us All. “