Dear Natalie,

I am sorry you are hurting. I am sorry you tried so hard and it didn’t work out.
I am sorry you felt the need to prove yourself.
I am sorry that he burnt every bridge he could and you tried to rebuild new ones. You should have let him burn them.
I am sorry that he will never know the extent of your pain.

I am sorry that you keep making the same mistake.
I am sorry that you feel abandoned.
I am sorry that you think, for whatever reason, that you don’t deserve better. You do.

I am sorry that he withheld the truth from you.
I am sorry that he does not accept responsibility for anything. Natalie, let him tell himself that he did nothing wrong. He needs it more than you.
I am sorry that he places the blame on you.
I am sorry that you dated a coward. 

I am sorry, Nat. I am sorry that you feel the way you do right now. I am sorry that you keep running from yourself. I am sorry that you feel your emotions were not reciprocated.

Natalie, you’re going to recover. Good things are going to happen to you. You’re going to feel better, I promise. Just give it time. I know it hurts. I know you want him to know how much he has hurt you over the past few months. But it doesn’t make a difference.

He will still be who he is.
Just accept that you do not have control and you will be happier.
Natalie, forgive yourself. Please.

And if you don’t do this for yourself, then I am no longer sorry.

Signed,
Me, age 20