Dear Old Friend,

It’s been a long time. I know we don’t talk as much anymore, and I know that I am partly at fault for that. We went through everything together when we were younger, but life happened. We got older, we gained new interests, we got significant others, and we grew apart. But I want you to know that this doesn’t make me love you any less.

There is nothing in this world that could make me not care what happens to you. We spent many nights in your basement, talking, laughing, and just being strange. I do miss those times more often than you could ever realize. We spent so much time in the school hallways together, I never thought I would have to walk them without you, but I did. I did walk them without you, and it was not easy. But it was the choices we made that brought it to that point, and those choices made us who we are today.

I long to go back to the way things were. I long to laugh with you like we used to, to smile like we used to, and to share our old inside jokes once again. Unfortunately, we are different people now. We have different friends, we have different interests, and different hobbies. Being apart has changed our dynamic. When we do see each other it isn’t the same, we both feel it. We try so hard to make it feel the way it used to feel, but it won’t be that way again, we are past that point in our lives.

There is a chance for us to be that close again, but it won’t be like it used to be. We would have to start over from scratch. Doing this would prove to be a hard task since we live in different places and have different schedules. We are just too far past that point in our lives.

But I need you to know, I still love you very much. No matter how long it has been, I will remember those nights in my bedroom, when we made pillow forts (even though we were 15). Even though we weren’t as close as we once were, it doesn’t mean that I won’t want you at my wedding, or to meet my first child. I would love to still be there for you at those big moments in your life, even if we aren’t still there for each other every day like we used to. I miss you.

With Love,

You Old Friend