Dear A$$&@#!,

Yea bud, this is for you

First off I want to applaud your acting abilities. You should be nominated for an oscar. How did you do it? More importantly, how do you sleep at night?

I'll admit it, I fell for you very quickly. You have game. Those eyes. That deceiving smile. You, my friend, have it all figured out too well. Not only did you reel me in, but you had my family as well. Hell, you even put a ring on it!

But as quickly as you pulled the wool over my eyes, the ones who really had my best interest in mind called your bluff. Oh my how quickly things changed. You did not like the light shined on you for too long. No, you liked to stay away, away from everyone. Not just keeping yourself away but me as well. And you couldn't take the pressure of someone as strong willed as me.

This was supposed to be the happiest time of my life, but for some damn reason, you made it the worst.

And I would now formally like to say THANK YOU!!!

Thank you for treating me like I meant nothing to you, thank you for all the lies and the broken promises.

You may have held me down momentarily under your absurd ways of being, but don't be fooled....

If it wasn't for you kind sir I would not have gotten to know the amazing woman I am today. While you expected me to fail, and sob over your stupidity and selfishness, I didn't. I chose to rise up. I chose to be everything that you thought you were going to keep me from being.

So, as much as I want to say that you're an awful disgusting thing that has happened to me, in the end, you were the best. You showed me the life I never want to live. You reminded me that I am capable of so much more than being hidden in the shadow of someone else. As much as you deserve a plaque that says "Certified Asshole", I owe you a huge thank you! You only made me smile momentarily, but the moment you left I gained my life back and happiness.

I wish you well! (Insert sarcasm here)