To whom it may concern,

The truth is that I’m still happy for all the people I’ve lost or who have chosen to walk away from me, simply because most of them are living the lives they want to. And I’m living the life that I want to. As much as it bothers me to know how separate those lives are, accepting it is the first step to being alright. But every so often that twinge of regret sinks in and I feel sorry and unsatisfied. And I remember a time when we were like roots intertwining and supporting each other— now we are branches growing up, up and away from each other.

And we could never work as well as yin and yang or peanut butter and jelly now, because we’re just two parts of two different puzzles that we haven’t happened upon yet. I’m happy that you don’t love me anymore because it means that you love new people in new ways. And the fact that you don’t love me and that you love other people now does not diminish the authenticity of the friendship we previously had, nor does it indicate bitter feelings. But I am still sad at the prospect that we’ve shared our past together and are not sharing our present together. I am elated when I think that the present does not rule out the future.

But I am cautious. And I want you to know, I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

Yours truly,
Nur

To whom it may concern,

The truth is that I’m still happy for all the people I’ve lost or who have chosen to walk away from me, simply because most of them are living the lives they want to. And I’m living the life that I want to. As much as it bothers me to know how separate those lives are, accepting it is the first step to being alright. But every so often that twinge of regret sinks in and I feel sorry and unsatisfied. And I remember a time when we were like roots intertwining and supporting each other— now we are branches growing up, up and away from each other.

And we could never work as well as yin and yang or peanut butter and jelly now, because we’re just two parts of two different puzzles that we haven’t happened upon yet. I’m happy that you don’t love me anymore because it means that you love new people in new ways. And the fact that you don’t love me and that you love other people now does not diminish the authenticity of the friendship we previously had, nor does it indicate bitter feelings. But I am still sad at the prospect that we’ve shared our past together and are not sharing our present together. I am elated when I think that the present does not rule out the future.

But I am cautious. And I want you to know, I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

Yours truly,
Nur