High, my name is Gypsy Tess.
I joined the group a while ago, this is my first post.
When I was in my mid teens I met someone who I believed was my soulmate. Due to circumstances out of my control we were separated. I have always felt I was cheated out of a life of happiness.
Thus brings me to my dilemma.
I encountered someone the other day who informed me that what I had thought my entire life was true. They also informed me that this person had also done something similar to me in a past life.
How can I break this cycle and protect myself so this doesn’t happen again. And is this even possible?
TIA
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I’m sorry you keep getting your heart broken. When you repeat cycles from past lives, it generally means there are lessons you need to learn from. I don’t have the answers you seek, but there are many lovely people here who can offer you sound advice. 
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Welcome @tess1 !
As @cherietta stated, when you keep repeating things from your past lives, there is a lesson to be learned that you are not learning. My advice would be to try and figure out what that lesson is. It is not something anyone else can do for you. Think about the reasons you were separated, where they are at in life now, could you have prevented the separation somehow, perhaps you truly were never meant to be together and if you weren’t with that person you could have met your true soul mate. Just ideas to ponder to try and figure out how to break the cycle.
I hope this helps you some.
Blessings
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Just chipping in here. You’ve received wonderful advice. I’m just coming from a different angle. Something Shaman Durek teaches (he’s on YouTube) is that you can change your karma/fate by changing your mindset to events that repeat. This in turn emitts a different energy into your day to day and that has a knock on effect of changing negative energy to positive.
So for you, rather than dwelling on things in your life that are not working, dwell on things in your life that are. This will tell the Universe what you can do instead of what you can’t do and then you’ll find that in this particular area of your life you will find either success or contentment.
The link to the interview is here: It’s an hour long, but I think it’s useful to remember that everything is energy, so we can change the energy we send out.
https://forum.spells8.com/t/working-outside-the-system/59304/23?u=tracys
Skal 
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Welcome @tess1!
I had this experience as well, this time around. It is my experience and belief that an individual may be doing this to teach me or protect me from something. If you feel that individual was being cruel, by all means, protect yourself. Just be aware that there may be extenuating circumstances for this part of the path.
It may also not be the fault of your soulmate, but of the ones who pulled you apart. The lessons may have been his to learn, with you as the protector, this time around. Perhaps the ones dividing you have lessons to learn, and the two of you are the teachers. There are many possibilities to explore, here, and many lifetimes to explore them all.
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Hi, @tess1! Welcome!
I don’t know much about soulmates in real life. But I’ll tell you what I’ve read about them and it makes sense to me.
Just because you are soul mates, doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. Or that one can’t mistreat the other. Or even that you don’t have to work on your relationship. Just like everything else there is free will, and if they’re choosing to be a butt in this life, that’s their life choice, not something you have to follow.
Good luck!
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Thank you, I was young and Nieve (16) and way too trusting of other people around me
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All good advice. Now for my 2 cents… It is my understanding that soulmates does not automatically mean lovers. Soulmates can be best friends, family members. They are here to help you with your lessons. If you truly feel he is then you know best. Next, remember that old saying, “If you love something set it free.” Send him love energetically. Wish him well in his life and let it go. He might just come back.
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Merry meet @tess1 and welcome!
I’m happy to see others have been able to give you advice and suggestions on this topic. Past lives aren’t something I delve into in my practice, so I don’t have anything useful to add.
Again, welcome to the forum! 
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