Oftentimes, it seems we tend to meet some of the best people at times when they are unable to stick around. The universe works in strange ways, and sometimes it brings people to you and lets you get attached to this person who you, because of some issue, cannot be with.

There could be a variety of reasons why this person can't be part of your life in the way that you want them to be, but more often than not, the reason ends up being one related to timing.

Maybe you've met someone incredible but they're already with someone who recognized this in them long ago.

Maybe you meet someone and it isn't until later that you realize how much they mean to you, and maybe by that time your chance has passed.

Maybe the person you've met is moving away, or maybe they come into your life when you're moving away.

Whatever the case may be, most, if not all, of us have faced a situation like this, and when it happens it can be crushing. Life comes at us fast sometimes, and at times it gets hard to believe that there are still truly good people around. That being said, if you are dealing with a time like this, and then you meet someone wonderful only to find out that it can't work out, you might feel discouraged and defeated.

Having to let go of a person who is this special to you is without a doubt one of the hardest things we have to do as human beings. Once we get attached to something or someone, it is so difficult to accept the fact that it is time to let go. As humans, we are naturally social beings, and we are wired to bond with other people and make deeper connections. Thus, when we finally create a connection with someone that can't be explained or replaced, it can be heart-wrenching to have to end it.

After having experienced this several times, I decided to change the way I looked at situations like this. Initially, I found myself feeding into my own sadness after things didn't work out. This only made everything feel worse, and I ended up even more unhappy and hurt. Alternatively, now I have adopted the mindset that we meet every single person that we meet for a specific reason. If timing interferes with your relationship with someone and ultimately ends it, you might find yourself wondering why the universe brought them to you only to take them away again. I for sure found myself asking this at times.

Today, i believe the answer to this question is that we were simply meant to meet them, for some reason. If the reason isn't clear to you right then and there, i think that's normal, and I think it shouldn't necessarily all make sense immediately. Overtime, however, you might find yourself looking back with a new understanding of why things happened exactly how they did.

I am a firm believer that everything always works out the way it is supposed to. Even the darkest, worst times of our lives stand to teach us something, and they give us the room we need to grow and shape ourselves into stronger, wiser people.

I think everything happens for a reason. it's simply a matter of waiting to find out what that reason might be.