i broke up with braden today. he got online just a little bit ago. he never gets online so it surprised me. but i had already written him this so i gave it to him and he never said anything back. i honestly hate myself right now. but sara says everything will be okay. and i know her, megan and lauren are going to be there for me so i guess i'll be okay. Braden, I honestly don’t know how to start this or what to say. I know that I need to tell you exactly how I feel but I’m not even sure how to put it all into words. We’ve been dating over seven months now and most of it has been the best seven months of my life. It seems like it’s been so much longer though and I know we always say that to each other. We’ve always believed that we’d be together forever and I thought that’s what I wanted. Lately though my feelings for you have changed. I love you but I have realized that I am not in love with you. I don’t want to be with you forever and I feel like that’s what you want. Right now I’m not ready to be tied down in a relationship with someone where I’m not 100% sure that I feel the same way they do. You’re personality is everything I could ever ask for. You’re smart, funny, caring, positive, trustworthy and honest. You’re also very strong in your beliefs which is awesome. You’re an amazing guy I just don’t know if it’s working anymore. Sometimes you are with someone so long that you just feel like thats all there is, but lately I’ve been thinking that there's more and I just need some space. “People come in and out of your life and only a few leave footprints in your heart forever.” Even though we’re breaking up I want you to know that everything we’ve been through has changed me. You’ve changed me. The last thing I want to do is hurt you because I really do care about you more than you will ever know. I don’t know if you’ll still want to be friends..I do but it’s up to you. Love, Ashley Brooke