To start off, I'd like to thank you for everything you've done so far and will continue to do throughout our time together. So thank you for the dates, thank you for listening to me, thank you for being so understanding, and most of all thank you so much for not calling it a quits and dealing with me.

1. I know you're not him

Yes, baby boy I know you're not him. I know I shouldn't blame you for any past incidents, but you have to also see and understand where it is I'm coming from. I do apologize for automatically assuming you could do the same as the one before because you two are completely different people. It's just once you've been hurt once it's hard to see the good because you're so used to the bad.

2. Don't rush

Personally, I'm not ready for something serious yet, and I do not want to rush into anything. I want to take our time and actually get to know each other. Listen to one another and be one hundred percent open and honest with each other. Honesty is a form of respect, and I wouldn't want to disrespect you, just like you wouldn't want to disrespect me. The best things come to those that wait. So let's wait for the good to come, instead of rushing it.

3. The walls I have up

The walls I have up are not to keep you completely out. They're up to protect me. They're there to make me feel safe. They're there to be eventually broken down by someone who actually cares. It might take time, and that's why I said don't rush. When you rush, things can get sloppy and even more messed up than they were before, and instead of improving things it can make things worse. So let's slowly tear the walls down together.

4. Continue to be you

If you feel like I'm worth it continue to be yourself. Continue to work on "US", because while you continue to work, so do I.

5. This isn't a one way street

Boy, do not sit there and think this is a one way street and I'm expecting you to do the work. I am working just as hard as you. Just like you're dealing with a heart you didn't break, I can damn sure be dealing with a heart I didn't break. The only difference could be you won't admit it. So let's work at it together. Let's get through this together.

So as Drake said in his 2011 song "Take Care," "Dealing with a heart that I didn't break. I'll be there for you, I'll care for you.." continue to be there for me, continue to care for me. In the end, everything happens for a reason and if things are meant to be they will be. So let's just continue our journey.

Sincerely,

All broken hearted girls trying to move on.