Dear girl that dumped me while I worked at a special needs camp,

I don’t know where to start with you on this one. When you broke up with me, I was having the most stressful week of camp. That week alone, I had two campers in wheelchairs who needed full assistance. I wish you could've lived one day in my shoes as an overnight counselors at camp. My campers needed me more than you did that week, and still to this day you refuse to see that they, not you, were more deserving of my attention. Sure you had just gotten back from studying abroad in Italy for four months and we haven't spent a lot of time together when you came back, but camp is where I needed to be.

The last time we spoke face-to-face, you told me we’ve been through so much together. False. The only thing we went through was Europe when I visited you on spring break when you studied abroad. The time spent there was a blast and I’ll never forget that week. Flying into Milan, taking a train to Florence and meeting you at the train station was the most romantic thing that’s happened in my life. Thank you for taking me to Paris and paying for the hotel room. Most importantly, thank you for giving me the opportunity to visit Prague and fall in love with a city in a day and a half.

Prague will be the only thing I hold onto after dating you because I made my favorite memories there when you weren’t even around. Do you remember our last night in Prague? I sure do. When I ditched you at the five-story club and left with the Germans we met earlier in the night, we certainly went to another club. What you don’t know is that it was a strip club called ‘Gold Fingers’ and it rocked my world. I’m kind of upset we didn’t me the Germans earlier in the night because they paid for my entry fee into Gold Fingers and paid for a lap dance for me. The woman danced to a Bon Jovi playlist and she showed me what a real woman looks like. I wish I could describe to you what that moment was like, but I don’t want to make you upset.

Thank you for only slapping me when stumbled back to the hostel at 5 a.m. because honestly, I deserved a lot worse. That night in Prague will always be my favorite memory that you aren’t a part of. I wish you the best of luck to you in your final semesters of college and I hope you can find someone that will prioritize you over others that actually need it. Finally, thank you for a relationship that allowed me to realize I could find someone nicer even if that person may be someone from your high school that you dislike.