Oh, who am I kidding. I'm never going to be able to establish a deeper and more meaningful friendship with them as someone has snatched that spot already. Let's be honest, there's only so many people a single person can keep that close to them. I just wish I had seen it sooner. Worst of all is that it'll take some time to stop hurting, along with the constant reminder of it whenever I see them. Maybe I should just learn to be genuinely happy for others.

Learn to admit defeat on time to spare yourself even larger pain further down the road.