To the friend I fell out of touch with,
I hope you’re well. I know, that seems like it might be forced, but I truly mean it. I really do hope you’re well. I hope a lot of things when I remember the days sitting in our high school, goofing off and thinking about everything under the sun that wasn’t our friendship. Our friendship was just so easy, and it felt so natural. There was never a moment where it felt forced in any way, and for that, I want to thank you, because I don’t know if I ever really did.
I know we don’t talk anymore, but I want to make sure that you know that, at least on my end, it isn’t because of anything you said or did. I think we simply outgrew the friendship we built, and went in different directions with our lives. I’m really happy that you chose a path that you wanted to pursue, and that you are continuing to follow the goals and aspirations you set when we were still friends (or maybe you’re not, but whatever it is you are doing, I hope it makes you happy).
For a long time after our last conversation, I used to wonder if maybe we could have tried a little harder, and truly, maybe we could have. It didn’t need to be our last conversation, but for some reason that I can’t figure out, it was and continues to be. I’m not sure how to overcome the gap that has formed between us, and I hope if you’re reading this that you know I want to close the gap if we can. I miss you, and I miss the way we used to be, but I know that whatever the reason might have been for us to move on, it was probably for the best (maybe? That’s what I’ve been telling myself, anyway). I don’t hold it against you, and if you ever wanted to rekindle our friendship, I would happily do the work.
I know that you might not consider us friends anymore, but just so you know, I will always refer to you as my friend, since, in fact, you always will be. You were my friend when I needed you to be, and I was yours. I think with that there comes a certain level of respect in saying “my friend” instead of, “someone I used to be friends with,” since, in fact, we never truly stopped being friends, just merely fell out of touch.
No matter what the reasoning on either side might have been, I have no ill feelings toward you, nor would I ever wish anything bad upon you. I respect you, and I respect the choices that you are making in life to get you to where you want to be and where you need to be. I wish you all the best in the future, and I hope that maybe one day, we might cross paths again, and pick up right where we left off.
With love,
An Old Friend