Dear XXXX,

"People don’t change." She used to say that to you, didn't she? But when you later confronted her with the absurdity of their actions, she replied, without any hint of irony or self-awareness, "People change."

She was wrong the first time. Everyone changes. Everything changes. Nothing lasts. Not really. Not without some change or evolution, anyway. It’s life. You can lament all you want. Rally against it. Let it bring you down. Let it ruin you. (Because it will. You can’t fight it and win.) Or, and I know you don’t want to hear this now, you can accept it. And move on.

Maybe you were irrational. Don’t be embarrassed. Love’s not rational. Emotions aren’t rational. That’s why they’re emotions. Doesn’t always mix with intellect. Don’t worry about it. Learn from it. And then move on. Seriously.

Let yourself change.

Love (and I mean it),

XXXXXXX