An Open Letter to Various People
I really miss you. You were truly the best roommate I ever could have asked for. It's so weird not talking to you on a daily basis or calling you to figure out when we're going to go to the gym or texting you because we can't talk but need to figure things out. I hate talking on the phone, but I really hate the fact that we both hate it. Perhaps I'll get you to start writing letters, but I bet that'll take awhile. One of these days we'll catch up.
I'm amazed at how fast we became friends, and I'm so grateful I met you. I promise that I will keep in touch, but I need you to do the same. I'll actually have work to do next year, so I won't be able to argue about the meaning of words as often as I used to. But I do love to procrastinate when I'm supposed to be doing homework! I have no problem procrastinating over dinner or a coffee-banana shake with pineapples.
I'm sorry I abruptly ended things. You just weren't right for me. I knew it after a few dates, but I tried to string it out in the hopes that things would change. You're a great guy; you're just not right for me. I really hope you find an amazing girl. You deserve that.
I have such great memories of growing up with you, but I worry about the example you're setting for your daughter. I enjoy my alcohol, but there is a time and place for it. I know that your life is rough and your ex is a bastard. I still don't think it's right. I felt guilty for leaving you with the kids the other night, but I didn't know what to do or how to make it right. After awhile we all need to grow up and face responsibilities, and I don't know what to do with people who haven't mastered that. Especially ones that aren't even pretending. I wish you would shape up and get your shit in order and be a better example to your daughter than your mother was to you. You don't want to have a sucky relationship with your daughter. I know that much.
I wish we met 2 months before we really did. I wish I stopped saying no 4 weeks before I did. I wish you would break up with your girlfriend and start dating me. I wish that I couldn't tell that you're pulling away. I wish that I knew why. There are days when I can't stop thinking about you. There are days when I never think about you. There are days when I have to restrain myself showing up unexpectedly just to see you. There are days when I want nothing more than to relive that great afternoon, but make it stretch out for hours, days, weeks. Damn I wish I could get you out from under my skin.
I love you. I think I've always loved you. I don't know or understand why either of us made an effort to make a relationship work. Maybe when you get your life in order things will work out the way I think they should, but until then I guess we'll just be friends. It's not enough, but it's better than nothing. I truly value and cherish your friendship and I miss you. Come home soon.
I'm amazed at how fast we became friends, and I'm so grateful I met you. I promise that I will keep in touch, but I need you to do the same. I'll actually have work to do next year, so I won't be able to argue about the meaning of words as often as I used to. But I do love to procrastinate when I'm supposed to be doing homework! I have no problem procrastinating over dinner or a coffee-banana shake with pineapples.
I'm sorry I abruptly ended things. You just weren't right for me. I knew it after a few dates, but I tried to string it out in the hopes that things would change. You're a great guy; you're just not right for me. I really hope you find an amazing girl. You deserve that.
I have such great memories of growing up with you, but I worry about the example you're setting for your daughter. I enjoy my alcohol, but there is a time and place for it. I know that your life is rough and your ex is a bastard. I still don't think it's right. I felt guilty for leaving you with the kids the other night, but I didn't know what to do or how to make it right. After awhile we all need to grow up and face responsibilities, and I don't know what to do with people who haven't mastered that. Especially ones that aren't even pretending. I wish you would shape up and get your shit in order and be a better example to your daughter than your mother was to you. You don't want to have a sucky relationship with your daughter. I know that much.
I wish we met 2 months before we really did. I wish I stopped saying no 4 weeks before I did. I wish you would break up with your girlfriend and start dating me. I wish that I couldn't tell that you're pulling away. I wish that I knew why. There are days when I can't stop thinking about you. There are days when I never think about you. There are days when I have to restrain myself showing up unexpectedly just to see you. There are days when I want nothing more than to relive that great afternoon, but make it stretch out for hours, days, weeks. Damn I wish I could get you out from under my skin.
I love you. I think I've always loved you. I don't know or understand why either of us made an effort to make a relationship work. Maybe when you get your life in order things will work out the way I think they should, but until then I guess we'll just be friends. It's not enough, but it's better than nothing. I truly value and cherish your friendship and I miss you. Come home soon.