THE 2026 PROJECT, 52 SUNDAYS, 52 MONOLOGUES
A THANK YOU
BY JEFFREY LO
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JOY
Hey, hi, thanks for –
Do you mind if we sit down?
Great. Yeah.
…
I…
Ok. The reason I wanted to meet up is, um, I just wanted to tell you how much our relationship has meant to me.
When we first met, I was in a really fragile place and truthfully I didn’t think I was ready to make any new connections must less a full relationship but…
There was something about you and our connection that, I don’t know, made me feel at ease?
Or made me feel like it was ok to try and step into something – whatever it was going to be – with you.
And I had no idea just what it was that I was getting into.
The time we’ve spent together, the things I’ve gotten to share with you and lessons we’ve taught each other have meant the world to me.
I feel weird saying this because it’s not really your job or not what you were trying to do – at least I don’t think it was but – being with you has…
Healed me?
That sounds like a stupid and overblown thing to say but I think it’s true.
Before you the people in my life – my parents, my exes – they left me questioning my worth.
Because of them I felt like I wasn’t allowed to take space.
Or wasn’t deserving of it.
But our time together has reminded me that that isn’t the truth.
And for that I want to thank you.
For everything.
…
…
And…
Gosh this is hard to say.
But.
I also think I need to see other people.
Being with you has been so wonderful and lovely and also…
I don’t think I’m in love with you the way I want to be in love with someone.
Or in love with you the way that you want me to be in love with you.
And in the before times – before you – I would have just stuck with this.
Stuck it out.
Stayed in this.
Whether or not I was happy or in love or passionate.
And I would have forced myself to try and be what you wanted or what I thought you wanted until it blew up.
Messy. Ugly.
But now, I know that I am allowed to want something more.
I am allowed to take the space and say – this isn’t what’s right for me.
And…
I have you to thank for that.
I’m sorry. I know this sounds so crazy but I want to just be friends and it’s because of you.
It’s because of how wonderful you’ve been.
I appreciate you. So much. For everything.
And…
I think this is the end for us.
As a couple at least.
I would still love to be your friend but if that isn’t what you want, I get it.
I would totally understand.
But please know.
Regardless of what the future holds for us.
I am so appreciative of you.
…
Thank you.
END.