Dear Ex,
I don’t even know if I can call you an ex, because honestly, we weren’t officially together. Even you yourself said that. You never courted me, never properly asked me to be your girlfriend, but we did act like we were a couple. We loved each other and cared for each other in the way couples do. So maybe we weren’t really official, but we both knew our love was real. It was real. It was true. It mattered. But we realized too late that love wasn’t enough. Love cannot be the only foundation in a relationship. Our love was true, but it wasn’t enough. We both loved each other so much, but also hurt each other so much.
Months have passed, and all is well now. I have completely moved on from you and from us. And I hope you’ve been able to do so too. I’m sorry for hurting you. For hurting us. But if I were given the chance to replay things, I would still choose to hurt you. Hurting you was the only way for me to completely walk away from you. I would still choose to protect myself all over again, even if it means breaking you. I loved you, but I do love myself more. I just hope you were able to love yourself more too. I hoped you had enough love for yourself to not beg for mine.