So often we are told, “write a letter but don’t send it.” It helps to collect your thoughts, it sometimes brings closure, and it gives you a chance to say goodbye to a relationship that deeply affected you. I've written and rewritten letters to my loved ones in all shapes and forms. Some can be found in my journal, some in my outbox, and some are simply word documents hidden in a folder on my computer... all safe harbors for the words better left unsaid.
As alone as you may feel at certain points in your life, it's comforting to know that someone else understands, or has experienced what you have thought or felt. Letting go of that letter- putting it out in the universe to share with others- can be liberating and therapeutic. Which is what brings me to ask of you...
Share your story, if you have one that is. If you don't, or you are not ready to share just quite yet, pass the word on to a friend or family member.
Take a few moments to respond to the questions below. If you already have a letter written to an ex please submit that as well… if not… start writing! The letter can be to anyone... an ex-boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife, an old friend, a lover. Make sure the letter is anonymously addressed- only you should know who it is.
Send me your answers in an e-mail- clm1126@gmail.com. Or if you'd rather, just send your letter.
Thank you for sharing your story with me...
1. Please state your age and gender:
2. What is the relationship of your ex to you? (Boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, friend, lover)
3. How long did you know this person?
4. How long has it been since you were last together? How long since you last saw each other/spoke to each other?
5. How did you meet?
6. Why did you break up? Or if there was no romantic involvement, why is this person no longer in your life?
7. Have you moved on since? What is your relationships status now?
8. What did you take from this experience? Why is it important for you to write this letter (or if you already wrote it why did you do it)?
Send me your answers in an e-mail- clm1126@gmail.com. Or if you'd rather, just send your letter.
Thank you for sharing your story with me...
1. Please state your age and gender:
2. What is the relationship of your ex to you? (Boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, friend, lover)
3. How long did you know this person?
4. How long has it been since you were last together? How long since you last saw each other/spoke to each other?
5. How did you meet?
6. Why did you break up? Or if there was no romantic involvement, why is this person no longer in your life?
7. Have you moved on since? What is your relationships status now?
8. What did you take from this experience? Why is it important for you to write this letter (or if you already wrote it why did you do it)?
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