Thank you.

Thank you for loving him while you did; for giving him his first relationship; for being his best friend for so long; for giving him memories and happiness; for teaching him how to treat a girl and how to love someone; but most of all, thank you for making him the man he is today.

I know it may seem weird that I'm thanking you.

But, this is a genuine thank you.

I don't know much about you other than instagram captions and the moments that he shares with me. But I do know this: You are an important part of his life. The two of you experienced so many firsts together. You grew together, shared in so many experiences together. He needed you while you were together and you needed him.

I'm not trying to replace you or make him forget about you. I'm not trying to be better than you were. You are a different person than I am. You shared in different things with him that I never will. I know that you probably think of him, and then think about me; saying that you don't like me or that what you had with him was all a lie because he moved on. I'm not here to take away from the time you shared together. But, I do hope that you respect my relationship with him. I hope that you wish him happiness because you care for him.

My dad always told me that relationships are building blocks. Blocks that are necessary to create a foundation for what God ultimately has prepared for you. Ephesians 3:1 says that "There is a time for everything. And a season for every activity under heaven." God placed the two of you together because there was a time when you needed each other. There was a time when you needed him in order to prepare you for what He has in store for you later down the road.

There are a few things I would like to ask you if I ever got the chance to. What was he like two years ago? What was it like with him being away at school while you were still in high school? Did he like to eat soup for lunch every day like he does now? Did he ever make you cry? What was it like to go to prom with him? Was he as obsessed with school back then as he is now? Did he drive with all the windows down and sing songs at the top of his lungs like he does with me? Why did you never have intentional talks about Jesus? Why wouldn't you go to church with him? Do you miss him? Why did you hurt him? Did you even like the guy you moved on to so quickly? Do you secretly stalk me on social media the way I do to you?

But, there are also some things I'd want you to know. He really loved you. He still really cares for you. I know that you might not see it, but I do. I see it in the way that he talks about what you guys had. I know that he still prays for you. He truly wants you to be happy. He still thinks of you and wonders how you're doing. Know that even though you're no longer an everyday aspect of his life, there will always be fingerprints of the time you shared with him on his life.

I'm sorry that you had a rough break up and you guys hurt each other. But, I'm not sorry that I was there to pick up the pieces when the mess was made. I'm not sorry that I'm falling in love with him.

I pray that you will find peace in knowing that God has taken him out of your life because He has an even greater adventure planned for you. I wish that you'll find happiness and love like I feel with him.

Thank you, for giving me something that means so much -- for giving me him.