To My Ex....My Friend

I'm sure many of us have experienced a difficult break-up at some point in their lives, me included.  The past year has been a bit difficult but slowly I'm seeing life in a new light.  I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I see things as black and white with no shades of grey in between.  Generally this isn't a great quality I possess but I am working on being more open minded.  This is very difficult to write because I keep my personal life quite private.

That being said, I had cut my ex out of my life forever a few months back even though he wanted to remain friends.  I couldn't do it.  He is a wonderful person with lots of love to share, not to mention he would do anything for almost anyone.  He moved 8 hours away a few months back and last week unexpectedly stopped by my house.  Big surprise!  I was completely caught off guard...I'm not one for surprises especially of that nature.  He left wanting to know if we could remain friends and skype every now and then.  I am confused as to why he would want to remain friends with me as I'm sure I drove him to insanity.  At the time I told him I couldn't give him an answer and told him to email me in a week so I could have time to think about the pros and cons of remaining friends with an ex.  After much consideration and advice from others, I thought I'd give the friendship thing a shot.  After all we do have much in common.  I know he reads my blog so now I am ready for an email from him.

What I've learned through all of this is sometimes we just have to let life run its course.  And it is so important for we as people to keep those we care dearly about close to us, whether they are a friend, family, partner or, in my case, an ex.  Yes, I will work on a friendship, just send an email like you said you would.

No matter what happens in life, the most valuable entities are those you love and give you the same amount of love back.  So if you've read this and think its a really odd post; it is.  But give your loved one and extra hug today and let them know how much you appreciate them.  Happy loving!