If you ever stop thinking about someone completely, then you never really loved them.

In my case, there are certain things that my mind will always link to people who once meant more than the world to me. Maybe an object triggers one of the memories, or maybe a sight brings back something that we used to do together. It doesn't happen so often, and with time these instances occur more and more infrequently, but if you really, honestly loved somebody, then naturally there will be a part of you from that old relationship that will never be erased. Once you let someone take over your heart, they won't be able to leave your life without changing you.

I'm not going to say that I'm friends with all my past flames, or that I'm still in love with them, because that's not true. Being in love with a person is different from loving a person, right? All I want to say is that while I wouldn't get back together with them, I'm thankful for the time we had, and that I do think of them at times, even without a strong cause to. There's no bitterness or sadness about what used to be, just that slight twinge of nostalgia that any old memory can bring.