One of the Hardest Conversations

Me: She's afraid I'll be mad if she chooses you. I need to make her feel okay with liking you so you two can at least move on and be happy.

Him: Maybe she does need that reassurance from you...but I would never expect you to do that at all.

Me: But I will.

Him: I know you will, because you are a great person.

Me: I'm a person...yes. But great? That's debatable. But I couldn't forgive myself if my selfishness from months ago caused you and her not to be happy.

Him: No, you are great, because even though I hurt you, you are doing something that could potentially change my life. And I feel so bad for that, so please don't feel like you have to do it.

Me: I have been hurt a lot worse...and I've learned to stand back up again when I fall.

Him: I don't expect you to at all.

Me: I'm doing it because life isn't fair, but if there is a way for me to make life fair for someone else then I will do it. Just because some people have to suffer the random bad luck and unfairness of life doesn't mean we have to make everyone else suffer with us...because then no one is happy.
And everyone deserves to be happy.