It's No Longer Love...And?

We've all heard that old adage, "If you love something let it go, if it comes back to you, then it was yours all along." There was a point in time that I believed in that for exactly what it's worth. Now, I think that when you love something enought to let it go, the love turns into a sort of admiration.

I have been in quite a few relationships of varying degrees. There were 3 that were my most intense. The first was during my freshman year of college with an older guy, everything was fantastic. Then we began to move too fast and we both decided it was time for it to end. It didn't end very well at first, but as the years have gone by we have become friends again. Now, it's gotten to the point where he is an option. My second was last year...he and I ended VERY badly because of his dependence, but I know that eventually we will be close again because we were so much alike. My third was earlier this year, and we are still extremely close. He is off finding/establishing himself and I have to say that I am supportive of everything he does. I mean...what are friends for? They each have a specific place in my heart and in my life. They each played a role in the past and in the present.

There is no doubt in my mind that when you love someone hard the way I do and break up with them, some part of the love always remains regardless of the circumstance. Love fades, without a decent amount of upkeep. Sometimes, it dies out and becomes an intense type of admiration or fondness.

Broken hearts will always heal; wounds always close themselves if you let them.