Dear Friend,

You will never forget this feeling.

No matter if you're male or female, you know that this is a unique experience. You feel used and confused; you let your guard down, and the other person, the person that stole your heart, had it in their hands — and then shattered it, exploited you. You were head over heels for them, you were under their spell; you were vulnerable.

You felt something new with this person, they were like a breath of fresh air for you.You two may have went on your fair share of dates, some even ending in a kiss that sealed the deal for you. With every date, every time seeing their face, every text you got from them, you were more and more sold that they felt the same way as you. The relationship was going places ... or so you thought.

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Maybe at one point in time, the crazy suspicion went through your head, and you always feared that thought coming into fruition. But they would never do that, no, not them. You were too caught up in the way they made you feel to think that that would come true, but they left you with so many questions.

What's holding them back? When are we going to take it to the next level?

And then it happened. You couldn't wait for an answer any longer. You asked them, and they rejected you.

They thought they were just being "friendly". They're seeing someone else. They thought they were just trying to "get to know you".

But being rejected is one thing; you're used to it when you've been turned away from a college or potential job after working your heart out for it, but this ... this cuts deep.

It was the actions leading up to this moment that hurt like nothing else.

You got played.

They took whatever they needed from you, and once your purpose was fulfilled, you were no longer necessary to them. The worst part? They knew how you felt about them, and then used those feelings against you. The dates you went on? Lies. The kisses? Fallacies. Everything you said, how they were like no one you've ever met before, or how phenomenal they were? Yeah, those barely resonated with them.

You took each word they said as gospel truth, the way a gullible child would. You keep running through your mind what you might've done wrong. Were there any signs? No, you did nothing wrong, the signs were there, and they made it seem like things were great, that they genuinely cared.

They dragged you along to fill a void, to find themselves, or whatever it was they needed to feel better about themselves. To them, you were just a blip on the radar, a temporary fix. They lacked the courage to tell you the truth, and as time kept passing by, you went deeper and deeper into their game.

You are left feeling violated and manipulated. You were the fool that feel for their façade. You were their placeholder. You feel betrayed.

And you know what they feel now that hurts you even more? Absolutely nothing.

It's times like these that make people believe they'll be perpetually single, it's people like them that make you think twice about love, about opening up, about telling someone how you really feel about them.

So to the one's who've been played, remember that most nice, kind human beings, that are worth your time, actually mean what they say to others, especially when someone's heart is on the line. But, now pick up the pieces and move on, not because you ever wanted to, but because you have to.

Stay strong.