I see you

I have a chat buddy who I don't talk to anymore because she is in love.  I am happy when I see her on because I know she is getting communiques from her girlfriend.  I am glad that I helped her along the way and that she doesn't have much use for me anymore.  I think she sees me, too.  I think she knows I'm here if she does want to talk. I always say, having heard this bit of wisdom somewhere myself, that people are in your life for a season, a reason or a lifetime.

People are in your heart forever and pieces of them become some of the best, and occasionally the worst, parts of you. 

Sometimes it's subtle, like a vocal inflection.  Sometimes it's as radical as a haircut.