Dear Friend,

As I was beginning college I had a lot on my mind, but never was I once worried about losing you. Our bond was so strong and we had such a deep connection, I was never concerned that our friendship would fall apart. We used to talk once a day, but that turned into once a week, then once a month, and now I’m lucky to hear from you at all. I cannot fully blame you for this. Friendship is a two-way street and I take responsibility for everything I should have done.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss you. You were such a big part of my life for so many years. We’ve had some laughs and made many memories; I do not regret having you in my life one bit. For this reason, is why it is so difficult to let go, to put you and us in the past.

I tried to keep in contact but you never reciprocated. Every unanswered text pushed you further and further away from me. Time changes a person, and for you and I this couldn’t be more accurate. As much as I wanted to fight for our friendship I knew that you and I were too different now. All things happen for a reason so maybe us drifting apart was simply fate? Whatever it was, the force was too powerful to fight. You wanted to go left while I wanted to go right. We were living in different states and we had taken different life paths. We were each busy trying to plan a future for ourselves, so busy that we had forgotten to factor each other into one another’s lives.

I have slowly become more and more comfortable without you in my life. While I used to be upset at the fact that you chose to turn your back on me, I have now accepted it as reality. I will no longer try and hold on to something that is so hopeless. I’m not going to waste my time on someone who wouldn’t even think twice about me.

I wish you the best of luck in wherever life takes you. I hope that you find someone who cares about and supports you as much as I did, someone to make new memories and walk the path of life with. Saying goodbye to you certainly is not easy. I will miss endlessly ranting to you late at night. I will miss the car rides we took where we had no destination. Most of all I will miss your presence, just knowing that if I had a problem or life wasn’t going my way that you would be there. I hope your life is everything you dreamt it would be.

Sincerely,

An Old Friend