I hope that when you choose someone next,
you won’t just choose based on appearances or how they make you feel in the moment—
but who they really are.
I hope you take the time to know them.
To see them—not just the version they show.

Because you’ve come so far.
You’ve learned to be open, to be honest, to love deeply…
and I just don’t want anyone to hurt you so badly that it pulls you back into the shell you worked so hard to break.

You deserve to be loved the way you’ve learned to love.
So please… choose someone who sees all of you, and stays.
Not someone who breaks you again.

Even if it’s not me,
I’ll always want you to stay true.
You earned that.
Don’t ever let anyone take it away from you again

-C