In all honesty, I don’t even know what the point of our experience was, but I do know that you completely played me for a fool. I thought you actually gave a crap about me. I thought you were genuine, but as it turns out, you’re just another player I would have been better off without. While I’m happy you removed your BS existence from my life, I’ll never forget the ways that you led me on to believe there was something real between us.
1. YOU TALKED ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND GAVE ME FALSE HOPE.
You talked about all the things we’d do together one day, which led me to believe there was a later down the road at all. I’ll never know if it was just your initial excitement about us or if you were just a complete liar the entire time, but what I do know is you made me feel like an idiot for thinking you were genuine.
2. YOU TURNED ME AND YOU INTO “WE,” AND THAT MADE ME FEEL AT EASE.
When you talked about us in the company of others, you used “us” and “we,” and that made me feel amazing. Just as quickly as you gave me that kind of comfort, you took it all away like it meant nothing at all. Ouch.
3. YOU INTRODUCED ME TO IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE, AND THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME.
I met your family and your closest friends — where I come from, that’s a big deal, and you said it was too. I got to know the people you loved and were most important to you, and they welcomed me into their lives, too. That’s why it sucked so badly when you suddenly pulled the plug out of nowhere.
4. YOU INVITED ME INTO YOUR WORLD TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY.
You didn’t just put an idea in my head, you painted an entire picture of a story I couldn’t wait to live out. You put me in the girlfriend role without ever giving me the actual title. I didn’t think we needed it since your actions seemed to be speaking loud and clear. As it turns out, I was the idiot who fell for your crap.
5. I DIDN’T MISREAD ANYTHING; YOU’RE JUST A JERK.
When you didn’t understand why your abrupt ending baffled me, I was even more confused. How could anyone lead someone on to the degree that you did and then not understand why that would be upsetting? I liked you. I actually gave a crap. My hurt feelings are completely justified, and so is my right to call you a dirtbag for leading me on.
6. I’M NOT CRAZY FOR FEELING THE WAY I DO.
You tried to make me seem like I was being irrational and that my right to be upset was invalid, but that was a load of garbage. You gave me every reason to believe I could finally let myself fall for you, and when I did, you let my face hit the floor.
7. YOU FOOLED ME ONCE, BUT NEVER AGAIN.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. You’ll never learn the latter because I’m not dumb enough to fall for your act all over again. Have a nice life without me. You seriously missed out.
8. YOU WERE A WASTE OF MY ENERGY, AND I DESERVE BETTER.
If I could erase you from my memory, I would — not because we didn’t have solid times together when things were good (or so I thought), but because I wish I could get the time back that you stole from me. It was time I could have spent on someone who was actually worth it and deserves me.
9. IN HINDSIGHT, YOU ACTUALLY DID ME A FAVOR.
Even though you left me disappointed, it’s better off that things ended this way. I wouldn’t want to be with someone who isn’t sure of himself and makes false promises for a future that will never come. Maybe you were living out a fantasy idea in your own head, maybe you were just being optimistic or maybe you’re just a clown and I was your puppet. In the end, it doesn’t really matter, because as much as you wasted my time, you set me free to let someone who means what he says.