If you have ever ended a relationship with a significant other, you know the pain. It’s no less painful ending a friendship with someone who you consider to be your best friend. You will contemplate your decision for months and once you finally do it, you wonder if you’ve made a huge mistake.

Earlier this year I ended a friendship with someone who meant a lot to me and it was one of the hardest breakups I have ever gone through. Even though I considered her to be my best friend, we did not have the best relationship. We fought like cats and dogs every other week. We were both to blame for the fights, but at the time neither one of us wanted to take the responsibility.

Every day I would want to reach out to her and see how she was doing. I missed her like crazy. After months of not speaking to each other, she reached out to me and apologized for all the things she did wrong in our friendship. Since then, our friendship has only grown.

We learned how to communicate our feelings with each other rather than bottling them up and starting petty fights.

It’s OK to give someone a second chance, even if they hurt you in the past. It doesn’t make you weak, it shows that you can forgive and that you are a compassionate person. It also shows that you can overcome obstacles in a relationship. Whether it’s a friendship or a relationship with a significant other.