I am 21-years-old and a junior in college. And although that may be considered young, I have experienced a decent amount of life, or at least enough of life to know that people suck. I cannot deny that I have been blessed with a very great life, but things are not always great. I’ve had my heart broken, I’ve been lied to, I’ve been mistreated. But more than that, I’ve watched my friends, my family, and so many people I love get their hearts broken by people that truly, and quite simply, just suck.

But you know what, it’s time to stop resenting them, and start thanking them.

I am a woman who tends to overthink. A woman who wants an answer to everything and analyzes things just to go back and analyze them again. I like rationale. I like reasoning. I always want to know why.

You see, wanting answers seems normal, it seems logical until you actually sit down and think about the lack of answers we actually receive. Or even sit down and think about the answers we do receive. Because most of the time, even the answers we do receive, are bullshit.

I have recently come to a conclusion that this is because people suck. And I’ve also recently come to the conclusion that it’s okay. It’s important that we acknowledge that there are people in life that simply just suck.

Now, I struggled with this for some time as I am also a woman who likes to see the good in everything. I like to believe that there is a reason behind every mean and cruel person, a reason they are that way, an event in their life that prompted their behavior.

And, that still very well be true. There very well may be a reason why. But if that person is not willing to express and share, to explain and justify, and more importantly, apologize, then who cares? I have spent way too much time in my life compensating for other’s sucky behavior and justifying being poorly treated. We need to start letting the sucky people suck, and move on.

With that being said, I would actually like to thank all the sucky people who have walked in and out of my life. I would like to thank them for being cowardly and being inconsiderate. I would like to thank them for leaving, for betraying, and for breaking my heart with no explanation or reasoning. I would like to thank them for not telling me why. Because their explanation wouldn’t have been worth my time anyways.

We must realize that there are simply people in this world that just suck. They may have their reasons, and they may not. But we should not kill ourselves trying to figure out why they do. If someone does not treat you the way you deserve, regardless of what they’ve been through, they are not worth it. I have encountered far too many wonderful people in my life that have every reason to be a horrible and bitter person, but choose to be happy and kind.

We all have choices in life. And if someone chooses to suck, we must choose to let them. We must choose to move on. We must choose to not make excuses for them. We must remember we are important and we deserve respect. But, we must remember to thank them. Because without all of the sucky people in our lives, we would not be able to acknowledge and appreciate those who don’t.

So here’s to letting the sucky people, suck.