Dear First Love, 
I hope this finds you well. There are so many things that I still wish that I could say to you and maybe writing it here will get some of it off my chest. I am getting married to someone else this year I am completely in love with the man I am about to marry. As much as I loved you, I knew you would never be him. I just want to say thank you. Thank you for teaching me what love is and for loving me before I even loved myself. You have no idea how much that meant to me. We weren’t perfect by any means, but it was beautiful. I don’t regret any of my time with you, but we could never be together again. We were always meant to teach each other how to love so that we could love other people. It took me a long time to realize that. So for that, I am so sorry.

I am sorry for running back into your life more times than I can count, when you could have been out finding happiness with someone else. I feel at fault for your being alone. It’s been years since we last spoke and it’s better that way, but I wish I could reassure you that I don’t blame you for what happened. I know that we both did our best. Please know I won’t ever forget you. Please, don’t ever forget us. When I left you, I left you with a piece of my heart. It belongs to you. The rest of my heart belongs to him, but that piece is yours. So, find her. Find the one that the rest of your heart belongs to. I will always be your biggest fan, the one that is silently rooting for you even if I can’t actually be there.

Sincerely, 
The one who loved you first *Alexa, play ‘Already Gone’ by Kelly Clarkson