You were different. You weren’t like the other guys that I’d talk to trying to make myself feel better. You taught me so much about myself and made me question my life in ways I never had before. You were the man who showed me there were indeed other fish in the sea.
Growing up we’re always told “There’s plenty of people out there.”, “Mr. Right is out there.”, “There’s going to be another one.” But as innocent, hormonal teenagers, who believes their parents when they say that? Especially when it’s dealing with your first break up.
I’ll let you in on a secret…shockingly enough, parents do know what they’re talking about. Maybe you’ll realize this after your first heartbreak, maybe it’ll be your third or fourth like it was for me, who knows honestly. When that guy, or girl, comes into your life, wow, trust me, it will change your entire thought process.
Even though for you and me nothing more than a friendship was our end result, you will always be that guy. The one who showed me how to have confidence and faith in myself, who taught me I had options and I deserved every one of them. You showed me there is more than one nice guy out there and not all guys are the same.
Among everything you taught me, you taught me to expect the best and accept nothing less. I learned what a gentleman would do and was reminded what it felt like to be cared about, to have somebody be interested in what I had to say, and what fun felt like.
Timing was never our friend though; these things weren’t realized until it was a little too late for “us”. I won’t deny the fact that sometimes I had wondered what could’ve happened, what would’ve happened had things been said, done, thought of maybe a month or so earlier.
“Things happen for a reason” is a saying you hated the most, though it’s the only saying I can think of to accurately describe our situation. Things happen for a reason, I need to believe that you happened to remind me of all these wonderful things about love. Love for myself, love for another person, how to show love, how to accept love, and so much more.
Even though we have gone our own ways, I have taken what you taught me and the confidence that you restored in me every step along my way to my future. I will never know if this appreciation is reciprocated, I can only hope that in some way I gave you something as well.
You might not be my “one” but you’ll be a great “one” for the right person out there. Thank you for walking into my life that day and showing me what good can come from a total stranger.
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