"Why do we keep old dresses but throw away our ex-boyfriends?" - Ms. Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City Season 2 Episode 18

There are very few people who have had significant influence in my life. I met with someone tonight who was my core-shaker. It's been a little over 2 years since I last saw him. We did not part well. Seeing him again has made me incredibly introspective and emotional. A third party thinks that we are extremely different but similar at the same time. I know exactly in which way.

He was my soulmate in another life. The intellectual intimacy between us surpassed any physical intimacy ever experienced. It overwhelmed me.

While he ripped my heart to shreds and the period right after him was one of the most self-destructive, the result was the adventurous free-spirit side of me surfaced. It is the part of me which I love the most.

It was nice to see him again - to meet with a better version of the man I used to know.

The third party commented that we both just sat down and started talking about things. We didn't even ask how the other was doing. I hope that will always be the case. To have the ability to still be myself in every difficult and unanticipated situation.