Dear First love,

Chances are we aren't together anymore and that is okay. I don't regret you or any of our past. You made me into the person I am today. We spent so much time together and to this day you probably still know me better than anyone does. I always believed we would end up together in the end, however, I know going our separate ways was for the best.

They say there will never be any kind of love like your first love. What we had was special and I will always cherish it. You loved me through the good and the ugly. We grew around each other. Before our love began, we never really knew what love was. But, you taught me exactly what love was and for that I am extremely grateful.

Although we aren't together anymore, I would never wish the worst for you. I like to see you happy, even if that means it's not with me. It is ever so obvious that we came into each other's lives for a reason. It has to be true that we left each other's lives for a reason, too.

Thank you for making me feel full of life and excitement during our relationship. They say love shouldn't be mediocre and ours was anything but that. You made me see the world in a different way. I was ready to take on anything, knowing that you were by my side. We were indestructible it seemed like. We were the perfect duo. You truly set the bar high for my next love.

We hurt each other more than either of us can probably put into words. For so long I feared losing you more than anything. I wanted to fight until I couldn't fight anymore for our love. Eventually, that fear went away as we began to grow apart and lead separate lives. So this is a thank you letter to you for walking out of my life and teaching me to value myself.

By walking out of my life, you made me realize that my happiness should not be dependent on anyone else but myself. I learned that things aren't always going to work out the way you expect them to and that is okay. Eventually, bigger and better things will come into my life and I'll realize you weren't the best part of my life. I was the best part of my life.

I finally came to the conclusion as you walked away, how fragile things in life may be. I learned not to rely on anyone else. I learned that it's okay to be alone. I learned that the future is a place of the unknown, and that is the way it should be.

I had always planned my future around you, assuming you had always planned your future around me. I realize now that you cannot make everything perfect the exact way you want it to. You taught me to raise the bar for the type of man I will end up with. I learned that unless I fall head over heels like the way I fell for you, it is not worth it. I learned that unless a man gives me butterflies every time I see him, it is not the right kind of love for me. I learned not to waste my time with people because life is too short.

You left me with a fear of opening myself up to anyone else again. But that is okay, because when the time is right, the right person will walk into my life. Over time, our love became forced and I now know that if love is hard, it isn't worth it. You were a learning experience. Looking back on our memories always puts a smile on my face, but there just memories and soon they will fade and my perfect picture I had painted of you will be forever gone. For that, I am happy. It was time to move on and discover ourselves without each other defining us.

You were the highlight of my life when we were together, but now, I can say the past is the past and I no longer value any part of you as an individual. Nonetheless, I do value our past. I learned from our mistakes. I grew from our fallout. I know not to settle. Thank you for coming into my life and teaching me all these things. But, most of all, thank you for so easily walking out of my life.

Sincerely,

Your first love