Dear Best Friend/Roomie/Soul Mate,

The time has come and you have found your next boyfriend. You have found someone who will spend hours in our kitchen cooking with you, on the couch watching Netflix with you, and in your room laughing with you. I am so excited to see someone make you happy and fill the gap in your heart that even I can't.

We both differ in the way that I am not in a place to date anyone right now, but you most certainly are, and that's okay.

But here are a few things to remember as you take these next steps in your relationship:

Don't forget that you're still my everything.

I don't have a boyfriend. I don't have a guy that I'm texting winky faces to all day or going on dinner dates with. Instead, you're the person I text all day. You're the person I get Fuzzy's nachos with for dinner. You're the person I share my bed with on occasion. Even though you are now splitting your time with two people you deeply care about, I'm not. You're my person, my one and only in fact. I just hope you don't forget little ol' me when/if you fall madly in love with him. Bear with me as this is quite a change for me too.

Also, please don't forget to continue to chase your dreams.

You went to school and worked so hard to get the most out of your degree. If you receive an opportunity that is too good to pass up, take it. Make your own decisions regarding your life and career and don't let anyone sway them. My fear for you is that a college relationship could keep you from leaving our little college town and starting the rest of your life. As your best friend, I want to see you land the job you have spent years studying and preparing for. Life is short and I don't want to see someone I love so much miss out on a life-changing opportunity because they felt tied down. But at the end of the day, I trust you to do what is best for you.

Lastly, I want to be as much a part of your life now as I was before you started dating again.

I want to become friends with him and friends with his friends too. Third-wheeling sounds so much better than sitting at home missing you and wondering when you're going to come back. I hope you know that I will ALWAYS be there for you with or without the boyfriend. I don't want to think of this guy as someone who is taking you away from me, but instead, as someone who is a new addition to the adventure you and I are on together. Welcome to the team, new boyfriend.

Love,

Your Best Friend/Roomie/Soul Mate