I am not positive on how to start this letter to you. But, I do know one thing. After all I went through with you, I can honestly say that I would have been much different if I hadn't of talked to you, known you or met you. However, I am somewhat thankful for everything that happened between us because I definitely would not have been the person I am today if it wasn't for you. You helped me find my true soulmate, the love of my life, and I don't know if I would cherish him as much if it wasn't for how you mistreated me. I am writing this letter because I know I am not the only one who is going through something like this with someone.

When I think back to everything that happened between us, it makes me wonder what in the world I was thinking. Besides the initial attraction, what else was there? I guess I will never really know. We started talking and met when I was not in my best place. However, I think this was something you liked because you wanted to make sure I would turn to you and no one else. Gradually, you became somewhat of a crutch for me, and I only realized that after being free of you.

I will always wonder why you never let me meet your family. I'm not trying to toot my own horn here, but I don't think I, or anyone for that matter, deserves to be hidden. You said your parents didn't want you to date, so I would have to be okay with that if I wanted to be with you. This is something that I now find humorous because it reminds me of that John Tucker Must Die movie where he is dating multiple girls at the time, and hey, I wouldn't put that idea past you at all. But back to the point; you went to see your parents often and said (well lied) about how you told them about me. However, I find that hard to believe because they would have wanted to meet me. Didn't I deserve to meet them?

I have never really been one to want to post everything about my life on social media, mainly for privacy reasons. However, something did not feel right when you claimed I couldn't post pictures with you. After I pushed and pushed, you finally decided that I could post pictures with you, but I couldn't tag you in them. Hey, I get it; this argument is petty. However, seeing that you now post pictures with your new girl and make it known to the world is something that I guess I will never understand. You said you didn't want me to tag you so that I would be "protected," but that never stopped your inbox from being full.

I sincerely hope that your new girl is the one for you. If you want to keep her, don't treat her like you treated me. Trust me, she will leave you. I will never know why you did what you did or why I stayed as long as I did, but I guess we will never know. All I have to say is that I hope you are finally happy because then you won't feel the need to hurt and manipulate people for fun who care about you.

Thank you for teaching me that I deserve more. Thank you for being horrible to me so I would know what it is like when someone is manipulative. Thank you for showing me that I deserve someone who treats me like I'm a human being. And, I finally found that, my one.

I won't disclose your name, but you know who you are, well, who you both are. God bless and good riddance.