From Our Readers: Thank You For Breaking My Heart

You hurt me. You all hurt me in different ways that led to heartbreak, big or small. You made me suffer without a reasonable explanation. I did nothing to deserve the pain you've caused. Maybe it was meant to happen. Maybe it had to happen to give me a little taste of heartbreak and to prepare me for the worst possible pain to come.

You taught me to be more careful and to build walls and to put myself first. To make me realize that I deserve the best and that I should hold back to stop myself from jumping into something without assurance. You woke me up from the reality that love isn't easy and that the right guy isn't easy to find and that good things take time and are worth waiting for. It made me realize that not all guys are nice but there are a few who are nice enough to be just my friends.

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