Painful remembrance

I found a box of letters while cleaning up the apartment.

It was from my Ex. Sent from 5 years back, when we were still in a long distance relationship.

She was finishing her social work license and graduate schooling in another state.

The letters showed a level of kindness and commitment I couldn’t recognize in her today. She was excited to move in with me and build a life together.

Her last words to me were that I was a mental health detriment, and I should never speak to her again.

It still hurts, even now.

A friend of mine wisely reminded me:

It takes two people to form a relationship. One person cannot will it into existence.