I believe that this is how everyone should refer to the people they once loved. Our love was a lit match that spread like wildfire. After weeks of meeting, we were official. We were happy. We were sad. We were broke. We were in love. We hated each other. It was a galaxy of emotions. And in that galaxy, we got lost. The same fire that our love once fueled, ended up burning us down. We were younger then and for almost two years we struggled to make it work. You did your part, and I did mine. You had your shortcomings, and so did I. The love that we once had for each other turned into the exact opposite... Hate. We started arguing. We started lying to each other. We started hurting each other. We started keeping things from each other. We started to be strangers. Our love became toxic and it started dying as fast as it started. I found out about your transgressions and you found out about mine. You hated me. I hated you. I was angry. Furious, even. I hated seeing you. I hated the thought of you. We broke up in good terms. We cried. We laughed. We fought. But in the end we both smiled. I'm not gonna get into the details of why I despised you weeks after we officially had closure. You already know what you did. Its nearly a month now. I just want to let you know that it was a good run. I don't regret you being a part of my life. We were a phase we both had to go through to evolve. Whenever people ask me if I've moved on, I keep telling them that I still haven't. I believe moving on means not being affected at all. Therefore I knew I haven't moved on. After all, how can I not forgive someone who has taught me so much? You taught me how to deal with pain, anger, hate, and relationships. Pain made me stronger. Anger taught me patience. Hate taught me true love. And you taught me what to do, and what not to do if I ever fall in love again. I've grown a lot as an individual since we broke up. There's no hate, no anger, no anything. You were the hardest lesson I've ever had to learn so far. You were also the best. It's being able to accept that things didn't work out. Along with it comes having to stop being in love with, and missing someone. My gratitude is the reason why I still care for you. If you ever need help with anything, I'm still here for you. My entire family is. (My mom still talks about you from time to time and she misses you so drop her a message if you can) If this reaches you at any point, and I hope it does, I just want to let you know all this. There's a fine line between being in love with, and having love for someone. You have earned a permanent place in my heart. It's definitely not the same kind of love, but you surely have your own little spot to remind me of all the lessons you have taught me. Thank you very much for being a huge part of my life. I wish you the best that life can offer.