Dear [insert name here],

I never planned on liking you this much or for this long. You just stole my heart from the start and it just happened. We met through doing hobbies that we both love, and it was great while it lasted. At the time we met, you had a girlfriend and I respected that fully. I kept it strictly friends, but you were in the back of my mind. Then, all of a sudden you weren’t with her anymore. You were then coming to my college to visit other friends. I saw that you were here in a Snapchat story and had texted you asking why you were here and the basic questions. And from there, it all just took off.

Texting that one day turned into texting a couple days later and then eventually everyday. I really had no idea what we were doing, all I knew is that I loved talking to you. We talked about everything and nothing at the same time. When you did come and meet my friends, you fit right in with them and that’s when the feelings started. I thought to myself, “This could really work.” I had started to learn new things about you everyday and it only added to my feelings for you. The fact that you are in college pursuing your desired career and that you have hobbies tells me that you know what is important in your life. Some guys might have the looks, but they don’t exactly have their head on straight. You, on the other hand, have both and that’s hard to find nowadays.

The texting everyday turned into a kind of on and off type thing. One week we would talk everyday and the next week, barely at all. I get it, people are busy. If anyone knows how much time school and your specific hobby takes up, I do. But, girls love to know that you are thinking about them, that they are on your mind. It just got super confusing on what we were or weren’t. When we were texting everyday, those were the days I was thinking, “Wow, this is happening,” and I could see us together eventually. The “off weeks” are rough though. They make me think, “How could I even have thought that just a couple days ago?” It makes me think about how stupid I looked for thinking we were anything but friends. I would just wait for the next week or the next time I would receive a text from you, so we could go back to the “on” week.

I just want you to know a couple things. I will always be there for you, for absolutely anything. If you need a shoulder to cry on, someone to tell exciting news or someone to come and support you, I will be there. I believe I will always have those “more than friends” feelings for you, but I think our lives are in two different places at the moment. With us being at different schools, starting a long distance relationship is more difficult than I imagined. Also, with your hobby that takes up the weekend, I don’t see you almost at all. I feel that we have to do our own thing right now, but I wouldn’t mind texting you still…to know what’s going on in your life. And if you ever want to talk in the future…I’d still be up for it.