The Person I Once Planned a Life With

Even though we are not together anymore, I still want you to know something: you can come to me any time. If something is weighing on you and there is no one to say it to, call me — even at midnight. You don't have to explain yourself first. Whatever happens, I will be on your side without hesitating. You were the person I once imagined spending my life with.

I have always liked you. I dream about you often, and when my mind goes quiet it fills with your face. I am thinking about you more than I let on. I am telling you this only to be honest — not to pull you back. Since I met you, I have not been interested in anyone else. What I wanted most was simply to see you laugh in front of me.

Reality did not cooperate. Neither of us did anything wrong; the timing of two people matters more than anything. You are a good person, and I loved you honestly. If we had met at a different point in our lives, we might have fit perfectly. Even if we become strangers, everything I felt was real. Please don't repeat this to anyone, and I hope you never regret meeting me.

Sometimes I wish we had never met, because this ending is so hard to carry. But maybe learning to accept goodbye is part of being alive, and some things are simply out of our hands. The time we had was happy. I am not asking for a future — I only hope that you find your own happiness, wherever it is.