Monday, October 24, 2011

Letter to the One that Got Away

It ain't you, so just read the blog and don't worry. LOL!

(Truth be told, he'll never see this unless I send it to him.)

Dear Sir, 

I remember the first time we met. You were charming, and somewhat handsome... I was quite taken by your inner swag though I could've passed on your sense of style. No one, and I mean NO ONE, should've been wearing their hats two sizes too big. But just the same, you were very smart and very much a gentleman, and what woman isn't drawn to confidence?


I don't recall what we did on our first or second dates. If I did I probably still wouldn't write about it. Those days...sheesh! (My readers are judgmental. Don't mind them. Thank God for the blood of Jesus!) We had so much in common... both having passion for faith, family, and business. You were much further along in life than I was. We attended different colleges, so that drive up and down 64 was a killer. You had a good family background which was rare, and I held you in such high regard. We never made a relationship of it, and part of that is my fault... but it would've helped tremendously if you made it clear how you truly felt about me in a timely manner.


I remember sitting beside you on your sofa. We had just finished dinner. I rubbed your chest (always a sucker for a big chest), and you told me about your future goals. I thought for a bit that I could be happy settling down with you, but there was always something nagging at me. Most of the time you were gentle and kind, but sprinkled in were moments of insensitivity, almost to the point of cruelty.


In short, you reminded me of my father.


I remember the last time we went out. Another guy that was competing for my attention called while you and I were together. You urged me to answer the phone, so I did. You must have thought I was going to end it with him and choose you. 


Honestly, between the two of you he was better looking. And between the two of you, he was funnier. And between the two of you, I knew how he felt about me. But one thing you both had in common... You both were jerks! LOL... But I didn't end it with him that night. I didn't end it with him until four years ago. So that night, you left in a fit of rage which surprised me to NO END! And by no end, I mean I regretted that night for YEARS! But I eventually let go... Well, you got away.


No one should ever find out a person's true feelings that way. Things could've been different. 


But I'm so glad they aren't.


You are married.. happily... finally. Your wife is gorgeous. Honestly, if you didn't have all that swag there's no way you could've gotten her. I hope you keep her. I can't imagine any other woman putting up with your biting sarcasm. For the year you two were separated, I pray our conversations helped you realize how blessed you are. Your children are beautiful and smart. Your business goals will come to pass.


I had fun seeing you from time to time... just friends checking in. Whenever we walked into a place, people treated us like we were made to be together. It was the strangest thing... But God kept us from doing anything shameful. I'm grateful.


The fact of the matter is I love you like a brother. I don't miss you, and I don't wish we had stayed together. I just wanted you to know that I appreciated you.


You see, some men today don't respect a woman's choice. Despite the fact that you were the better man, you walked away with your dignity and left me with mine. I learned a lot about a man's heart that night all of which I had forgotten until a few moments ago.


You love just as hard as we do. You hurt just as much as we do. 


And if... for some reason... any unforeseeable reason at all... I mean it's very unlikely... but just in case the ish don't work out between you and your wife....




You need to find somebody else! Because when I let go, it's for good...




"Platonically" loving you from a distance,


Alana