A soul mate and a kindred spirit are completely different.
You are born in agreement with a kindred spirit. When you meet him, you automatically love him. The two of you, when you meet, feel like you've known each other your entire lives. You can go years without talking and never miss a beat when you see each other again. You like the same things, share similar feelings, laugh at the same obscure and nonsensical jokes, find excitement in similar places, and are just different enough that you can like each other even when suffering debilitating bouts of self-hate.
A soul mate, on the other hand, is someone completely different from you. When you meet her, you may take an immediate liking to her or you may not. But eventually, you grow into each other so that the two of you are inextricably bound to one another. Your souls, in effect, mate.
Kindred spirits bring out the best in each other. Soul mates make each other better than either of them could be on their own.
In short:
kindred spirit=safe harbor friend
soul mate=intimate, lifelong companion
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