You don’t know me very well, but I can tell you for sure that I know everything I need to know about you. And more.

When my beautiful best friend, who held my hand through some of the worst experiences and heartbreaks of my life, left for college and met you, I was already suspicious.

You were suddenly entwined in every conversation she and I had, and that’s saying something. You probably already know this, but she and I maintain a constant conversation.

She would tell me how great you were, how you would bring her Chipotle and how everything was going so perfectly.

And then she started getting sad.

She started to cry more, to text me that she needed me more. She would tell me about all the fights you would have, and every time, I wished you had never walked into her life. And every time that you two made up, it was a combination of relief and frustration. I never wanted her hurting for any reason, but I had a bad feeling about you from the start.

And finally, you made what I will always consider the worst mistake of your life. You hurt the most wonderful, loving and forgiving person so much that she finally decided that enough was enough. And once again, I’m faced with confused and conflicting emotions.

Because I know that she can do better than you. More than that, I know that she deserves someone better than you. She deserves nothing but the very best, and maybe no one will ever be good enough for her in my eyes, but I know without a doubt that you definitely weren’t. She deserves someone who knows exactly how special she is, and someone who would never hurt her, both over fear of losing her and for fear of her ever being hurt. And the fact that she’s going to get over you, and she’s going to continue searching for the person who will treat her the way she deserves makes me inexplicably happy.

But you have hurt her. Your exit from her life is tearing her heart to pieces. And I’ll never forget that or forgive you for it.

But if you’re considering feigning concern, don’t waste your time. She’s in good hands, and I won’t let her down. I won’t let her hurt or cry or try to move on alone.

And when the time comes and she feels good again, she’ll keep looking. And she’ll find someone who makes a conscious attempt every day to be as amazing a person as she is, and as amazing a person as she deserves to have in her life.

And I can guarantee that much sooner than any of that happens, you’ll realize that you lost the chance of a lifetime to be with the most incredible person you could ever hope to find or be loved by. And for that reason, I almost feel bad for you.