Dear Person Who I Am Not Talking To

An Open Letter to People I Don't Want to Hear From

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Dear Person Who I Am Not Talking To:

I release you. Will you release me too? I have come to a place where I think it would be better for all of us if we forget each other exists. But, because completely forgetting is probably not possible without death, let’s just try to see how our lives will be if we ignore each other as much as possible. Preferably forever. I don’t have a problem with that. I hope you don’t either. All of my life I have tried to honor how you show up while avoiding you as much as possible. But, if you remember correctly, I have also invited you to simply go away and save us both some trouble. And the problem, as I see it, is you just won’t accept the offer. Recently, it just hit me that perhaps it is because I never asked you kindly. So I am asking you now. Will you please go away and try erasing me from your memory as I begin the process of erasing you?

Believe me when I say that I believe this is the best for the both of us. I…