What Do They Really Mean When They Say Its For The Best?

Love is as genuine as the reality it's experienced in. It almost seems laughable now, but I remember dancing with my 6th grade girlfriend to a Poison song and telling each other that we'd love each other forever. It seemed so real and strong at the time that it would have been impossible to convince me otherwise. Today? I have no idea where she lives, what she's doing, and know for sure that I've had feelings for people far, far greater than the ones that seemed so real with her. Love is also easily forgotten and replaced, especially when you're just learning what it is.

Can you remember a band that you liked 5 years ago but now have no idea why? Maybe you liked a movie at one time, but now when you watch it, you can't find one good thing about it? You're going to change so much over the course of your life that many things won't even seem relatable to you anymore, and this is likely one of them.

Ultimately, the only thing I can offer you is the same worthless "Trust me on this" that everyone else is.

But know that each one of us is like a giant block of ice that gets fashioned and shaped into something beautiful by our experiences. It's hard to believe, but you need situations like these just as much as you need all the positive ones. You'll then know what you want and don't want, what to seek and what to avoid, and have a well-defined idea of who you are.