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"The last time I saw you, you apologized for all you’ve done and said you’ve changed; you begged for me to come back. If I was in the state of mind I was in 3 months after you ended things I would’ve took you back with no hesitation. I’m glad things worked out the way they did because I would’ve hated myself for letting you back into my life. I realized so many things after you broke my heart. Most importantly, I realized how valuable I am. I did not deserve anything you have done to me. You completely wiped out my self confidence and had me walking on eggshells for the last year of our relationship. I never knew the difference from truth or lie from anything that came out of your mouth. I wish I could have seen it sooner. Although I still write about you, I’m happy I can say I’m over you. I’m over you, but I will always remember you. I will always remember not to let another man treat me the way you did. I will always remember that the end of our relationship was not love, it was not happiness."

"I would’ve been there for you regardless of what is going on in my life, of the hour at which you’d call. I would’ve been there by your side fighting for you, for myself, and for us. I would never have given up but you did. You let us go and now I must too because this isn’t a battle I can fight on my own."

"If we break up, I want closure. None of this bitter high school mentality that usually follows after someone leaves. I want a long talk about what went wrong, why we couldn’t fix it, and how we’ll move on afterward. I want to know how I made you feel and what thought-process led you to the decision that you’re making. Because if I spent a fraction of my life devoted to loving you, you can’t expect me to let you go without any explanation as to why you’re going in the first place. If I love you, there will always be a piece of me that loves you. So let’s talk it through and forgive each other, neither of us are perfect and we’re both still learning how to love. And that’s okay, it is. But instead of seeing each other the next day and awkwardly pretending we weren’t ever anything at all, let’s forgive each other now and move on. Make peace."

"There are days when I wish I didn’t meet you; that I never learnt your name; that I never got to feel what it felt like to be in your arms. But then I have days when I thank god for bringing me to you; even though we didn’t work out, I’m thankful I got to recall the colours of your eyes and touch your skin with mine. The thing is, you’re my greatest mistake and favourite memory at the same time; I hate you but I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving you. You consume my thoughts and even though you broke my heart, I’m still waiting here for you to come back and mend it."

"Someone will ask me about my very first heartbreak. And I won’t tell them your name, but I’ll remember the first ever text you sent me, and how much I smiled at every single message that followed. I’ll remember the nights when I was out with my friends, and all I could think about was you and how empty I felt without you. I’ll remember the day we first met, and how tight you held me in the dark at the train station, when my train came. I’ll remember the first time our hands were intertwined, and the feeling I got when you first kissed me at that park. And I’ll feel it all over again. I’ll get a lump in my throat and I’ll begin to stutter a little, and I bet the feelings will overwhelm me. And in that moment, I’m going to remember everything. Every “I love you” ever phonecall, every unspoken word, every hidden feeling. Everything. I’ll remember it all, but I won’t tell. I’ll just smile. And I’ll know."