An Open Letter To My First Love
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An Open Letter To My First Love

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An Open Letter To My First Love

You don't always get the opportunity to thank the people who've had an impact on your life.

I count myself lucky that I can look back at our relationship and really only have happy memories to think about. We parted mutually, and although it was sad at the time, we both knew it was just the right thing to do. When I think of you now, my heart is still overcome with a fondness that I know will never go away.

I don't know if you'll ever read this, but just the same I need to say thank you. Thank you for teaching me about trust, and how to earn it and keep it. Thank you for teaching me how to love myself, and love someone else at the same time. Thank you for showing me how to appreciate the little things, like butterflies after our first kiss, or spending a night watching Zooey Deschanel movies. Thank you for allowing me to love someone deeply, and thank you for giving that same love in return. Thank you for forcing me to be independent. Thank you for always making me excited, and sometimes a little crazy. Thank you for showing me that love comes in different forms, and that just because you were quiet in the way you showed affection, it didn't mean you loved me any less. Thank you for being silly with me, and giving me some of my most precious memories.

Although now it feels like the time we spent together was only a small flicker our lives, I wouldn't be the person I am now without you. We've both grown and matured since our time together, and we've become adults (sort of), but as time passes, the impact you've made on me still stands.

I know so many people that when asked about their first love, or their high school sweetheart, they say it ended badly, or that it was a huge mistake. Every time I hear this, I feel even luckier that I had you.

Someday, when I have my own children, and they ask me about my first love, I will smile, and fondly recall and recount our time together, and how it came and went too quickly.

So no, we aren't together anymore, and no, we don't talk every day. But that is okay. Our lives are very different now, but the memories are still the same. I just want you to know that I will always remember you, and cherish our time together.

Thank you for everything.

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