An Open Letter To The Man I Married (And To The Man I Divorced) On Our Last Day As A Married Couple
I Love You, I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Thank You, and F*ck You.
Dear Dr. Jekyll,
I listened to our wedding song tonight.
Do you remember it?
“I can hear her heartbeat from a thousand miles
Yeah, the heaven’s open every time she smiles
And when I come to her that’s where I belong
Yeah, I’m running to her like a river’s song
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love.” — Van Morrison, Crazy Love
I don’t think I ever cried so hard in my life. And I’ve never loved anyone as much as I loved you.
I still do.
What happened to us? We were the perfect couple — remember?
I do.
I spent more than half of my life with you, and I am at a loss for words on how to say goodbye. You are ingrained in every part of my skin and bones. Where did the love go? Was it ever truly there? I feel genuine sorrow and despair about the way our relationship turned out in the…