Thank You to a Special Someone

Following on my tradition of writing thank you letters to my exes (see here and here), I have another one to add to the list. 

We weren’t together for very long—and weren’t even in a proper relationship—but he did leave a strong impression on me. 

Over three short months, I learned an immense amount about myself, my past relationships, and what I would like my future to look like. 

I have a lot to thank him for. 

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Azizam, 

Though our journey together was brief, I am incredibly grateful to have crossed paths with you. 

Your enthusiasm for life, fierce loyalty, and unwavering ambition are inspirational. 

You had this way of holding up a mirror that helped me see myself more clearly than I ever had before. So, with that in mind, here are a few small things I’d like to thank you for: 

1. Thank you for showing me what it’s like to be taken care of. Your efforts to find ways to make my day just a little bit easier never went unnoticed. 

2. Thank you for teaching me about respect, loyalty, and honesty. The importance you placed on embodying those traits in the hardest of times was admirable.

3. Thank you for showing me how to stay true to myself. Being unapologetically yourself in every moment—though difficult to be around at times—rubbed off on me in the best way possible.

There are dozens of qualities in you that I cherished. Things didn’t turn out the way we hoped, but I think we both trust that it unfolded the way it was meant to.

Wishing you nothing but light and love, always.