I know that I shouldn't have reached out when I did a few weeks ago. And I know I don't need to send this letter; but I feel like you need to know the context in which the message was sent.

I'm not yearning for you.

Quite the opposite.

But, you were a major part of my life. I shared things with you that I hadn't shared with anyone. You provided a sense of safety and security that I had not felt before. Given that connection, is it not natural to think about you once in awhile?

My message, that, "I still think of you," was not intended to be received as a desperate plea, but rather recognition that I am curious as to how your life has turned out. How's your daughter, your husband, you? Are you happy, healthy?

Your response reiterated to me something you admitted to be: duplicitous.

So while I may look back fondly on the time we spent together, you won't hear from me again.