I want to start by saying thank you for all the great times we’ve shared. Thank you for showing me what it truly means to be in love. Thanks for the the endless laughs and experiences.

I let you into my mind during my darkest times. You helped me overcome that sadness eating me alive. You helped me love myself for who I am and you showed me that it's okay to be imperfect. You took me under your wings and allowed me to fly. You showed me there were greater ways to live.

You showed me that my imperfections were perfect in your eyes. I let you into my body. I showed you the real me. But I realized I could only give you so much before enough was enough.

Thank you, for the pain you caused. Almost three months ago you caused a heart break, with pain unimaginable. I was so in love with you. You were my best friend, the love of my life, and my soul mate.

The world inside myself came crashing down and there was nothing left, but the shell of an empty heart. I spent nights endlessly crying in my room alone hoping the pain would just go away. I was pleading for you to come back. Why, I don’t know.

Maybe because my worst nightmare finally became a reality, and I thought if you came back it would stop it all. I listened to sad music to try to alleviate the pain you caused, which only ended with making it worse. Buried my face in my pillow begging myself to stop crying. Held my mouth while sliding down the wall trying not to make a sound grasping for air. Tears pouring down my face and crying so hard. l kept holding my heart wishing I could rip it out to stop the pain.

Listen to me when I tell you this. Yes, it felt like my happiness was gone. But only time can heal. No, I don't give up. I strive to be better than I was the day before. I did get better because I knew better things were ahead.

I learned what love is and what love isn’t. You made me realize what I want in a relationship because missing New Years, my 18th birthday, and graduation was not acceptable. There were so many red flags, I guess I ignored them all, but that’s what being in love will do to you… right?

For example, when I said “I haven’t been feeling myself lately,” and your response was “That sucks.” Or when I said, “I’ve been feeling depressed lately," and you replied with, “Then go out and do something.” Or how about all the times you left me crying and me saying, “I’m sorry.”

It was always a one way road. I gave you everything, but you gave me nothing at all. I finally realized that you can fight for someone who loves you, but not to love you, that's something I needed to realize and it's finally clear to me now. You made me realize I want to find someone who never makes me question if they still love me. Maybe you never were in love with me the way I was with you.

Yes, yes it hurt like hell. Yes, you hurt me. But I can promise you I got better. I learned to love you from afar. I realized that this love was toxic. Love doesn’t hurt, it heals. Just because I got knocked down by your bitterness doesn't mean my happiness is over, it's just the beginning of something better!

Thank you for everything. For allowing me to become who I was meant to be. Allowing my heart to let go. I love you for that. That's the best way to heal your heart.

I also want to say thank you for allowing me to become who I was meant to be. You allowed me to discover my true self. I learned to allow myself to feel everything and let it hurt, but not to go back to what broke me. I thought I deserved every ounce of pain your inadequate self brought to me, but I know my worth, and none of that pain I deserved.

I learned to face the pain captured in the capsule of my heart, rather than running away and allowing it to come back 10x stronger. I learned to face the facts and let you go. I didn’t let you go because I wanted to, it's because I needed to.

I’ve had so many incredible opportunities since our break up. Two of my writing pieces are in the process of being published, I got an incredible job, and most importantly I got my life back. God always has a plan and I’ve never been happier.

Let me tell you this. I love myself. I will NEVER settle for less again. I deserve the world as every girl does. I now know that people don’t just give up on people they love. They fight for the people they love.

I will be as picky as I have to be to find my knight and shining armor. I fixed myself, I love myself, and I now trust myself. I did heal and I promise I am better than before, so thank you.

Next time, make sure you know the difference between love, being in love, and being in love with the idea of being in love, before breaking another girl's heart. Just know everything's imperfectly perfect, my life is falling into place, and I’ve never been happier.

So, thank you for not being my rubber bands anymore. I’m finally set free and doing what I’m supposed to be. Nothing is impossible, only I have the power to sculpt myself into who I want to be.

I’m no longer the shy kid, I speak my mind and the truth. I will no longer allow myself to be walked on. Lastly, I’ve learned to never give you the satisfaction of watching me suffer. Shout out to you for allowing me to shine to my true potential.

-Your Ex