Daily Life & Love
Relationships · March 28, 2026 · 6 min read

I Tried the Viral "Soulmate Sketch" Everyone is Talking About—Here is What Happened 3 Weeks Later.

Jessica M.

Jessica M.

Contributing Writer

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Woman sitting alone at a coffee shop late at night

Photo for illustration purposes only.

I'm going to be honest with you — I never believed in psychics, energy readings, or anything like that. I'm a 42-year-old accountant. I believe in spreadsheets and quarterly reports. So when I tell you what happened to me, please understand that I'm still processing it myself.

It was 3 AM on a Tuesday. I couldn't sleep — again. My divorce had been finalized for eight months, and the loneliness had started to feel like a physical weight on my chest. I was scrolling through my phone, half-awake, when I saw a friend's Instagram story about a "psychic artist" who could sketch your soulmate's face based on your name and birthdate.

I rolled my eyes. Hard. But something made me tap the link anyway. Maybe it was the wine. Maybe it was the 3 AM vulnerability. Whatever it was, I submitted my name on her page before I could talk myself out of it.

The next morning I woke up to an email with a pencil sketch attached. I opened it expecting to laugh. Instead, I just... stared. The face was so specific. Strong jaw. Kind eyes with slight crow's feet. A little scar near the left eyebrow. It didn't look like a generic "handsome man" drawing. It looked like a real person.

(If you don't want to read the whole story and just want to see the artist's page, here's the link. Otherwise, keep reading — it gets wilder.)

A pencil sketch portrait on a desk next to a cup of coffee

I saved the image to my phone and mostly forgot about it. Life went on. Work. Errands. The usual routine of trying to rebuild a life after everything falls apart.

Then, exactly three weeks later, I walked into my usual coffee shop on a Saturday morning. And there he was. Standing at the counter, ordering a black coffee. Strong jaw. Kind eyes. And I swear on everything — a small scar near his left eyebrow.

My hands were shaking. I pulled up the sketch on my phone and looked back and forth between the drawing and this man. It was him. Not "kind of" him. Not "close enough." It was like someone had drawn his portrait from life.

I don't know what came over me, but I walked up and said something ridiculous like, "I think I was supposed to meet you." He laughed — this warm, easy laugh — and said, "Well, that's the best opening line I've ever heard." His name is Mark. We've been talking every day since.

I know how this sounds. Believe me, I know. But I can't explain it any other way. If you're curious, this is the page where I submitted my name. The artist's name is Tara Lunar.

A couple laughing together over coffee

I've told a few close friends about this. Most of them reacted the way I would have — skeptical, maybe a little amused. But two of them went ahead and tried it anyway. One of them called me crying last week because her sketch looked like someone she'd been dreaming about for months. I don't have answers for any of this. I just know what happened to me.

If you want to try it, she usually has a waitlist. But when I checked her page this morning, there was a message saying "two faces came through this morning." If you see that message, it means she's currently at her desk and accepting names. Click below to check.

I really hope this works for you the way it worked for me. You deserve it.

Jessica M.

Jessica M. is a contributing writer based in Portland, OR. She writes about relationships, starting over after 40, and the occasional thing she can't explain. Follow her column on Daily Life & Love.

Comments (47)

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Sarah L. 2 days ago

I just submitted my name. My hands are literally shaking. I don't even know why I'm nervous about a drawing?? Will update when it comes.

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Denise M. 5 days ago

Okay I was SO skeptical but my sketch came and it literally looks like this guy at my gym. The jawline is identical. I don't know what to do with this information lol

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Kim R. 1 week ago

I sent this to my sister as a joke and now she won't stop talking about her sketch. She says the guy has "kind eyes" and she's been looking for him everywhere. What have I done 😂

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