To the boy who was more than just my boyfriend,

Thank you for sharing your heart with me. I know its not easy to open your heart to someone, but you chose to open up your's to me. I will forever be grateful to you for that. I had the privilege to get to see the real you. Someone who is kind. Someone who is loyal. Someone who is unconditionally selfless.

I'm a strong believer that things happen for a reason, and everything in life has its purpose. You walked into my life, and turned it upside down for the better. At first I was unsure about you, we had our ups and downs. However you turned out to be a true blessing in my life. You will never know how much you mean to me.

You showed me how to laugh when all I wanted to do was cry. You showed me that its okay to dance with no music playing, just because you know how much I love to dance. You showed me how to listen, even when all I can talk about is sports. You showed me its okay to just be myself, and to not be afraid to show the world who I really am.

I have learned all these things from you, but the biggest lesson I have learned is how to love. Love is hard thing to explain, and honestly I wasn't sure what love was until I met you. Love is give and take. Love is unconditional. Love is being unapologetically yourself. Love is the feeling that you get in your stomach, that seems like you are falling endlessly. Love is love, and there is no better feeling.

I'm not sure if love ever really goes away. I can't say I'm sorry about that, you just have to know that you will always hold a place in my heart. There may come a day when I have to make room for someone else, but thats not because I don't love you. It's because it will be someone else's turn to have my heart. They deserve to have the opportunity to love me just as you did.

As hard as it will be to know that you will one day open your heart to someone else as well, I know how happy you will make them. I hope they don't take advantage of all that you have to offer. I hope they know how special you are. I hope they know that they have a great thing, and I hope they don 't let it go.

I know life can sometimes get in the way, and maybe thats where we went wrong. Or maybe we just changed. There really isn't an answer I can give you. My hope for you is that you look back on this relationship and left a hand print on my heart. I wouldn't trade the time or experience I had with you for anything else. I want you to know I will cherish all the memories we shared together. I will keep you in my prayers, and I'll be sending you good wishes always.

I know you didn't mean to break my heart, and I wish I could say it's not broken. However I have to be honest with myself and with you. This isn't easy for me, and I'm not sure it will be for a long time. But they say time heals all, and in time I know I will be okay.

Sometimes we have to fall to land back on our own two feet. I know one day I will be standing tall ready to take on the next chapter in my life, and I know you will too. I don't know where life will take us, and I don't know if this is goodbye. But I do know that I will take everything our relationship has gave me and treasure it always.

You'll be in my heart

XO