"Never regret something for at one point, it was everything you ever wanted."

This life we are living is so out of our control. Time is merely an illusion to trick us into believing that it will always be there. Until it runs out.

When it does run out, we can choose to wallow in self-pity, or we can choose to look back and say, "Yeah, I'm OK with that. It could've gone differently, but I have to be OK with it." I believe there is a greater purpose to whatever path God puts us on. God's promises include His perfect timing. He knows exactly what we need when we need it. Sometimes, He chooses to throw us in the fire to refine us. Sometimes these experiences break us, in order for us to learn to piece ourselves back together again. Sometimes the people we let into our lives don't live up to our expectations because we are asking them to do things out of their reach.

As for us, I am in full correspondence that God brought us together for a reason.

No relationship can be perfect, and it's unrealistic to think everything is going to go according to plan. Relationships bring pain, bring joy, bring laughter, bring fights, and bring adventures. Every one of these experiences helps shape who we are, how we think and what we really want.

With that being said, I could never regret you.

I refuse to regret the road trips, the ice cream cones, the silly jokes, the gifts, and the letters. The dishes washed, the laundry folded, the movies watched, and the late nights. I refuse to regret the effort made, the money spent and the time shared. I refuse to look back at the fights, tears and compromises. We were two imperfect individuals, trying to make something work, that the universe was telling us to let be. Maybe we forced things, but I won't admit it wasn't meant to be. It's never "not meant to be."

You taught me how to be comfortable with myself, to turn off my negative self-talk. You taught me that strength comes within, one way or another, and that I can't find that strength from anyone but myself. You showed me the beauty and intensity in which I can really love someone. The experiences we shared proved that I am unbreakable at the end of the day. That my happiness is my first priority, and I can't give that up.

It's bittersweet to look back on the times that we shared together. Thousands upon thousands of smiles and laughs shared, as well as yelling, fights, and distance. Giving my heart to you was the best decision I had ever made. I learned the true definition of strength and passion. I had never loved anyone with the fervor in which I loved you. Through this, I know that what I offer will always be worth the effort it takes to keep me. You have shown me I am worth it. You have shown me who I am.

Although it didn't end as we planned, or wanted, I refuse to regret the time spent and the love shared. Absolutely every second was worth it. Love is a privilege to experience. Pain, although sometimes difficult to endure, is a privilege experience. They do say, it is better to feel pain than nothing at all.

That being said, this life is a privilege. And I refuse to regret any path that I have taken. I refuse to regret any word said, plans made, or risk taken. And above all else, I refuse to regret loving you.