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Have you ever manifested your partner?

140 replies

Triplestacker23 · 18/06/2022 15:56

just That really. Interested to know other people’s experiences.

OP posts:
StarTwins · 18/06/2022 20:13

I went out with someone very briefly after a long build up who said that he had prayed for a girlfriend, and thought it was me, but now realised it wasn’t. So speaking as a manifestee, make sure you correctly identify your manifested partner when they arrive and don’t mistake them for someone else.

dreadlyn · 18/06/2022 21:13

I think I have. I prayed as a child for a tall, handsome, white man with black hair, musical and I met my now ex. He was all those things and has a degree in music
I think I just had a checklist and he ticked most of it

invisibleoldwoman · 18/06/2022 21:23

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 18/06/2022 16:35

Not really no. If my ex was the best I could do I'd be properly ashamed and never manifest anything again.

😂

Naan32 · 19/06/2022 08:35

If you mean "manifest" in the sense of cosmic ordering / wishing something into being, as opposed to just logically working towards what you want e.g. a particular career (I've only come across this meaning in this thread), then it's important to remember that people don't spring to life as fully formed adults.

To "manifest" a person would presumably begin with the gametes. In other words, you'd have quite a long wait on your hands before the person would be viable as a partner (even in the business sense).

Perhaps try focussing your energy on "manifesting" a fairer, safer, happier world? Just in case it does work which it definitely doesn't.

Kione · 19/06/2022 08:43

goldfinchonthelawn · 18/06/2022 16:27

I knwo someone who claimed to. She was very religious and prayed hard for her ideal man to com into her life. She knew exacvtly what he should look like, what line of work he should be in, everything. She was walking down a street when the man she;d seen in her visions came out of a shop. He was so exactly right that she walked up to him and said, "I think we are supposed to meet." He agreed. He had the job she'd wanted and shared the same faith.

I think her saying they were supposed to meet and him agreeing had a lot to do with her being a six foot blonde model. But they ended up married.

Loving the end of this story 😂

marmiteandminticecream · 19/06/2022 10:32

i thought the op meant you live with someone that long you pick up their mannerisms , start copying their habits , speaking and telling stories and jokes the way their partner would
i think i'm way off the mark going by everyone elses replies

MrsClatterbuck · 19/06/2022 11:55

marmiteandminticecream · 19/06/2022 10:32

i thought the op meant you live with someone that long you pick up their mannerisms , start copying their habits , speaking and telling stories and jokes the way their partner would
i think i'm way off the mark going by everyone elses replies

That actually crossed my mind briefly

User8696589 · 19/06/2022 12:40

@YouOKHun ditto!! I was so invested in it until now I realise it’s a lot of rubbish. I now even cringe when friends mention it to me!

Seaoftroubles · 19/06/2022 13:31

'Manifesting' is just a woke new way of describing cosmic ordering, the law of attraction etc except now you are supposed to harness your awareness / power to make it happen. New name, same old bollocks.

Sparklingbrook · 19/06/2022 13:32

Ah the Noel Edmonds cosmic ordering thing. I tried to manifest Rob Lowe but he didn't do his bit manifesting me for some reason. So it didn't work out.

gingersplodgecat · 19/06/2022 13:34

Triplestacker23 · 18/06/2022 16:51

Thank you. I find this really interesting. @LaingsAcidTab im not sure I really understand what you mean. Is it a good thing if you get what you need rather than what you want?

I'm not sure I really understand what you mean either.

In fact, I'd go further. I haven't the faintest idea what you are on about.

blacksax · 19/06/2022 13:36

Seaoftroubles · 19/06/2022 13:31

'Manifesting' is just a woke new way of describing cosmic ordering, the law of attraction etc except now you are supposed to harness your awareness / power to make it happen. New name, same old bollocks.

Cosmic what-the-what-now?

Sparklingbrook · 19/06/2022 13:36

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is the book you need. Apparently.

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 19/06/2022 13:38

So what I'm getting from this thread... "manifesting" is having a clear idea of what you want and then taking steps to go and do it?
What's cosmic about that?
I thought the word for that was "doing" not "manifesting".
So confused.

Seaoftroubles · 19/06/2022 14:45

@blacksax l know right? It started from a book written by Barbel Mohr about positive thinking as endorsed by Noel Edmonds ( see Sparklingrooks post ) You couldn't make it up! ...and yet they did! 🤣

Seaoftroubles · 19/06/2022 14:50

@PeekabooAtTheZoo You 'ask' the Universe to manifest your wishes /desires, but a list is required written in a specific way...hence cosmic ordering...

KettrickenSmiled · 19/06/2022 15:05

Yogipineapple123 · 18/06/2022 16:06

I once had a tantrum on my way to a night out about how annoyed I was to not have a boyfriend. And met my boyfriend that night. Is that what you mean? Lol

😂Cheers @Yogipineapple123
Yeah, I'm sure that's the kind of nonsense OP means.

Because, as any fool knows, confirmation bias is not a Thing. But anecdotal claptrap speaks true.

KettrickenSmiled · 19/06/2022 15:07

I think her saying they were supposed to meet and him agreeing had a lot to do with her being a six foot blonde model.

😂😂😂

gingersplodgecat · 19/06/2022 15:08

So... pretty much the same as good old-fashioned prayer, then - or fate, whichever you prefer.

KettrickenSmiled · 19/06/2022 15:16

AmbushedByCake1 · 18/06/2022 16:52

If this worked then I'd be married to Keanu Reeves. Couldn't have manifested much harder Grin

There's no point blaming the universe when it's obvious that you are simply Not Trying Hard Enough at what a PP has rather gloriously typo'd as The Laws Of Assumption, @AmbushedByCake1

Besides, no matter how hard you concentrate, Reeves is round my gaff now, & I'm not letting him go til supper time. Get over it.
Also, you can safely clock off the Manifesting til about 9pm. Who knows, you may stumble into a window of opportunity then, but Keanu is in hot demand. Maybe try for Simon Pegg or someone, to get a bit of practice in? He'll at least make you laugh, & that's got to be a bonus in the positive reinforcement of your abilities stakes.

I'm onto Idris Elba next, can't see how it can fail, frankly.

KettrickenSmiled · 19/06/2022 15:21

DrNo007 · 18/06/2022 17:04

Not a partner exactly but I did manifest a short fling with a certain man once who I took a fancy to. I wrote on a piece of paper that I wanted him to visit me, fall for me and invite me to his place for Xmas. I put the paper under an icon of the Virgin Mary (I am not Catholic or even especially Christian but like icons) and ‘asked’ each day for my wishes to manifest. It worked like clockwork and all happened as I wanted but it turned out he was still in an on-off relationship with another woman and wasn’t really suited to either of us. So it fizzled out pretty quick but it was quite fun while it lasted and I had a good time on the Xmas visit.

You're just damn lucky it didn't go all Monkey's Paw on your arse, @DrNo007 😁

americanliterature.com/author/w-w-jacobs/short-story/the-monkeys-paw

diaperqueen · 19/06/2022 15:21

I know someone who claimed to. And I believe it.

diaperqueen · 19/06/2022 15:23

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 19/06/2022 13:38

So what I'm getting from this thread... "manifesting" is having a clear idea of what you want and then taking steps to go and do it?
What's cosmic about that?
I thought the word for that was "doing" not "manifesting".
So confused.

Ask, believe, receive is the law of attraction mantra.

KettrickenSmiled · 19/06/2022 15:24

Boppertini · 18/06/2022 17:04

Okay I’m almost embarrassed to post this but I do feel like there’s something to it so I’ll share my experience. Maybe it is just what prev posters have suggested though - if you write a long list of what qualities you want your future partner to have so you end up keeping your eyes out in a different way?
Anyway 10+ years ago I wrote a very specific list of what I wanted my future partner to be like (looks, education, politics, culture, location, interests, values etc). Met him approx 5-6 months later and we’re now married. He matches every quality on that list.

& I'm very happy for you both @Boppertini!

But google "confirmation bias" because yes, you are correct re: PP's suggestions.