Madison Criswell, Author at Pucker Mob

To My Best Guy Friend

I know sometimes we get caught up in this crazy life and lose touch, but we always pick up where we left off. I wouldn't be able to make it through this life without you.

We have been through a heck of a lot together and overcome some pretty tough obstacles. Our friendship is extremely strong now, though.

I just want you to know that I am thankful for you and everything you do for me.

You pick me up when I'm down.

Always make me laugh when I need it most.

Keep me from making the wrong decisions.

Help keep me from choosing the wrong guy.

Help lead me to the right one.

Always push me to succeed and be the best me.

I will consider you my brother until the day I take my last breath. You are such a huge part of my life and I can't thank you enough.

No matter where we go in life, I'll always be walking right next to you.

You make my life so much better.

I've got your six and you've got mine.

Love you always,

Your best girl friend/sister

You Only Want Him Because It's Comfortable

We all have that one ex that we keep going back to. People always say, "Why do you keep going back? It's just going to end the same way." No matter what anyone says, you jump right back into things with him..and here's why:

Everything about the relationship is comfortable. You have already formed relationships with each other's families, you know every way to get to their house and which one gets you there fastest, and everything there is to know about one another. The scariest thing about moving on, is learning everything about the new guy and losing everything you knew about your ex.

You compare every single guy to him. Comparing their taste in movies, favorite places to eat, and everything they say differently. You were so used to him and you're not letting the new guy in. You keep shutting him out and letting yourself wait on your ex.

Ex boyfriends are like teddy bears. You are used to their comfort and the way they make you feel. But there comes a point in time where you realize that it's time to let go.

Just think about it. He made you happy, but were you happy when you sat in bed wondering if he was lying? Were you happy when he ignored you all day? Were you happy when you were on the floor crying because he broke your heart?

Old comfort is tempting, but it probably wasn't as comfortable as you thought it was to begin with. There comes a time when you have to let go. Just remember that you will never truly be happy if you keep mistaking "comfort" as happiness.

Open Thank You Letter to My Ex Boyfriend

“I have come to realize that there is nothing lovely about having to continuously convince someone to love you.” -S.L.

After sitting here and thinking about everything, all I have left to say is “thank you.”

For awhile I hated myself. I couldn’t help but question everything that I had ever done wrong that would make you leave. This left me broken and unfixable. I would keep asking myself if there was anything I could do to fix us and it kept me lingering.

I didn’t want to wait for you to love me, but that’s all I could do. You left me stranded and I couldn’t get over it. You were a part of my life for so long and I didn’t know how to let go.

Then one day, I woke up. It was sort of like waking up from a dream. I finally was able to see our relationship from the outside. I realized how toxic our relationship really was. It was always one thing after another and we were never entirely happy.

All I could do was hate you. It felt like you ripped my heart out, stomped on it, and set it on fire. It felt like you intentionally wanted to cause me pain and I never expected that to come from you.

But as time has passed and life has moved on, all I can do is thank you. Thank you for not loving me. Thank you for breaking my heart time and time again. Thank you for letting me go. Thank you for not realizing my worth. Thank you for taking all of my love for granted.

Thank you. As I sit here and think of all of the amazing things that have happened since you left, all I can do is smile. I’ve learned so much about myself and I love who I am. I will never hate myself the way you made me. One day, when the right man comes along, I will know what it is like to feel loved and appreciated no matter what.

I will never hate you. I will forever be thankful for the relationship we had and the things I learned. Now it’s time for me to let go.

Sincerely,

The girl you let go.