It's been a while since we last talked. You weren't the best to me... Honestly, you were awful to me. You only helped build my wall against love up even higher. I let you in, and you made me regret it. You didn't teach me anything about love; you only reinforced that it wasn't for me. Even though you didn't teach me much about love, you taught me a lot about life.

You taught me not to trust everyone.

You taught me how to love without being loved.

You taught me how to love myself even when others don't.

You taught me to worry less. (When it was 3 am and you hadn't called yet, I stopped assuming you had been killed.)

You taught me how to drink on a Monday regret free. (First, it was with you, then it was over you.)

You taught me that tomorrow is never promised. (You can't take anything for granted; you never know when it's going to be over.)

You taught me to stay strong in my beliefs, even when someone tries to shake them.

You taught me that people change.

You taught me that even the people you're closest with can betray you.

You taught me that it's okay to oversleep your 9am class sometimes.

You taught me how to shot gun a beer as fast as the boys.

You taught me that it's okay to fall for the wrong person.

You taught me that failing one test didn't mean I was a failure.

You taught me to worry about that girl you said not to.

You taught me heart break doesn't last forever.

You taught me that bad days are normal.

You taught me loving the wrong person could feel so right.

You taught me that life goes on with or without you.

You taught me that I was independent.

You taught me that I didn't need a boy to make bad days better.

You taught me about life.

I'm thankful for every single lesson I learned from you - even if I had to learn it the hard way.