To The Boy Who Broke My Heart:

Honestly, I'm not sure that 'Thank You' is enough.

You weren't the type of heartbreak that was plain and simple. You didn't cheat on me. There wasn't an everlasting distance that was put between us. You didn't just get up and leave. It wasn't that simple. That would've been a little easier to overcome. That's straightforward, has a definite destination. If you had just left then I wouldn't have had a choice but to move on to my new destination.

But fortunately, I was the one who had to make the choice. I was the one who had to walk away, even if it was the last thing I wanted to do. It may shock you that I say fortunately, but I'm glad I had to do it on my own. If it wasn't for you forcing me to make the decision myself, my destination wouldn't have turned out so glorious.

So, every time you try to squeeze your way back into my life, just remember that I chose to leave. I chose to be independent. I chose to be happy. I chose to make a better life for myself. A life that doesn't involve you.

I'm sure you think I'm the same girl that I used to be. The one who would always be there no matter what. The one who would never leave. Or if I did, the one who would always come crawling back. In some ways you're right. I will try to be the one you couldn't be. When you hit your rock bottom, I'll be here. When you have nobody else to turn to, I'll be here. But make sure you realize, I'm not the one who will always be here, no matter what.

I will be the person you were never able to be, but I still know who you are. I still know why we never worked. I still know when you are taking advantage of me. And I'm not going to be here when you are stupid enough to take me for granted, again.

It may have torn me apart and I may have hit my rock bottom, but I'm the one who chose to move on. I'm the one who decided I deserved better than what you gave me. I'm the one who decided that I will not always be here; no matter what. But that is something that I will be forever grateful for.

Thanks to you, I know what I deserve. Thanks to you, I know when to let go. Thanks to you, I know that some things in life can't be fixed. Thanks to you, I know.

So when you're wondering why things couldn't be different, just know, I am so relieved that they weren't. To the boy that broke my heart, thank you for being a boy, and not a man.

Thank you.