Dear Ex,
I know the situation we are in is not typical, and I know that break ups are supposed to be messy, but I will forever be grateful for the way things turned out between us.
After all, before you were my boyfriend, you were my friend.
Since we started talking about 3 years ago and then when we started dating 2 years ago, not once have I stopped caring for you. People look at us and question our friendship. They ask, "Didn't you guys used to date, how are you still friends?"
And my answer to that is we both valued our friendship more than anything else.
You were the person I could talk to about anything, you were the one that I texted pictures to and asked, "Which one for Insta?" and you're the one that could make me laugh when I was sad and cry when I was happy.
I know we still have our rough patches, and I know there are times when you wish you didn't care about me, but I also know that we will continue to work out whatever bumps we go through. You're just as important to me as you were when we were dating, and you're still the person I come to first to talk about anything.
As much as we tried to push each other away after breaking up, it never worked because we cared about each other too much.
You're one of the few people that know me best and you always know how to make me smile. I couldn't stand the idea of losing a person like that.
As silly as it sounds, losing the pink hearts next to our 560-day Snapchat streak and not getting a text from you every day hurt because it felt like the end of something.
But I know it's not. It's just the beginning of the amazing memories we are going to make without the pressure of being in a relationship. I still want to go to Disney World with you, I still want to see a show on Broadway with you, and I still want to do all those things we talked about doing together if you're willing to do them with me too.
I have so many things to thank you for. You showed me what true love is and what a true friend is, you asked me every day how my day was and listened to the long stories I told you, and most importantly, you accepted my decision to end things in the most mature way you could've possibly handled it.
I hope whatever girl you're with next makes you just as happy as you made me. And just know that I will continue to show you the same unconditional love I showed you even when we were dating and that you can always come to me for anything.
From,
The girl who once loved you as a boy friend, but now loves you as a best friend
