Every girl has that boy that she thought was the one. You know the one. He was perfect; he was smart, funny, athletic, gorgeous, everything you thought you ever wanted in a guy. Then he turned out to be exactly what you thought he wasn't. He ended up being rude, judgmental, and unfaithful. He made you feel like you were the problem, that you were never good enough and could never do anything right, no matter how hard you tried. It took a while but you finally managed to see through the ideal image of him that you had created and realize who he really was. The worst part was that when you realized this, it broke you in a way that you never thought he would. Looking back, you learned a lot from him and everything he put you through, so here's to the thank you that you'll never actually give him.

Thank you, for teaching me to value myself through my own eyes instead of those of the people around me. I've learned that my value does not have to come from others because if I think I have to please everyone else in order to be happy, I will live a miserable life. There is no certain look, style, or body that makes any one person more beautiful than another. I am beautiful because of how I view myself, not solely based on looks, but because of who I am as a person.

Thank you, for showing me what I do not want in a relationship. I was so focused on the good things about you that I never stopped to think about that bad things. Now I know that things aren't always as good as they seem and no matter how much I think someone is right for me, I have to be able to look through the haze that comes with love and see all the aspects of a person, even if that makes him less than perfect. Let's be real, though, nobody's perfect, and thanks to you I have learned that, but I have also learned that that's okay. You made me realize that I don't want someone that makes me feel like my opinions don't matter or that I have to prove myself to him. I don't want to be with someone who pushes my boundaries and makes me feel like I have to do things that I don't want to or that I'm not ready for. I don't want to be with someone who is ashamed to be seen with me or insists on keeping our relationship a secret.

Thank you, for not being everything I thought you were, because you've shown me all that I can be and all that I deserve. I deserve to be happy and be with someone who embraces all that I am, including my flaws. I deserve to be with someone who doesn't try to change me. I deserve to be with someone who encourages me, supports me, and loves me. I deserve to be with someone who is everything you weren't.

Thank you, for being my Mr. Wrong, so that I could learn to love and appreciate my Mr. Right.