You're probably thinking this is some sort of, "Welcome to Your Tape," kind of letter, listing all your wrongs or throwing shade. If you really ever knew me, however, you would know that's not what this is.

Our friendship was that corny, enviable kind where people constantly said stuff like "aw look at you guys, #goals." The people around us saw two people who were completely inseparable. They saw two people who were utterly and unapologetically themselves around each other. What they didn't see were the ups and downs we shared. They didn't know about the long nights we spent sharing our stories, our dreams, and above all our fears. They didn’t know about the times we spent balling our eyes out together over guys, family, or life itself, how long we would spend talking about mindless gossip, or the times we spent just being completely weird. If I needed someone to tell me what I needed to hear straight up and bluntly, you were that person. We always had each other's best interest at heart, and it's because of this that I believed our friendship was for life.

However, somewhere along the line, things started to change. We started to do things without each other and hanging out with new crowds. We stopped talking as much, but whenever we did speak, you have to admit, it was kind of awkward. We both made mistakes along the way that may or may not have affected our friendship. Regardless we grew apart. We went our separate ways and continued to live our lives, and in all honesty it was a loss that hurt a lot at first. We still see each other on social media, and from time to time might end up in the same place, but things will never be the same.

This isn't a letter to say "you suck" or to beg you to be my friend again. This is a letter to say thank you.

Thank you for being my best friend when I needed you the most. Thank you for keeping my secrets despite our falling out (I promise yours are safe too). Thank you for giving me memories to look back on. Above all, Thank you for allowing me to see my worth. From our friendship, I was able to grow and use what went wrong as a guideline to better current and future relationships, to expect more from others and raise my standards, and to fix my flaws as well.

There's no point in looking at the past anymore with disdain or regrets, we are both different people now and neither of us should have to apologize for that. People come into your life and they're either a blessing or a lesson, you just so happened to be both, and you'll probably think the same about me.

It's safe to say this is all in the past now and I sincerely wish you the best.