In my experience through the soulbonding community – one of the major difference between soulbonds and headmates is the lack of ability to front or to front alone without the “host”. Just because you don’t have DID and/or have fictives doesn’t mean your multiplicity experience is automatically soulbonding.

This CAN be a decent indicator, but its not always the case. Soulbonding covers a much wider spectrum of communication than other multiplicty experiences generally do. Sometimes/often soulbonds can’t front at all, or can’t front without being co-conscious with the host. However, I have known soulbonds, especially more experienced, or more powerful ones to be able to ‘fully’ front by themselves, both in my personal experience and from the stories of others.