I'm in a pretty similar situation as you are, bud. I dated my girlfriend for nearly three years, she was my first everything, kiss, date, you name it. Now that college is here, we're going to be over a thousand miles apart, and we ended it. She said that college was a time to try new things and branch out, and I figured that the distance would breed jealousy and heartache, so we did what we thought was the wise thing.

Of course, she's been at UGA for ten days now and I've been sitting here waiting to go to Boston. She's been rushing, meeting new people, surrounded by a new environment with nothing that holds memories of me but the pictures she brought along. I, meanwhile, have said goodbye to all of my friends as every other school has started, and everywhere I look I see only her. I honestly have had absolutely nothing to do the past days except pack my stuff and think about her.

It sucks, plain and simple. Right now I'm not sure how I'll get over her, or if I ever will. The chance of getting back with her seems a little smaller each day as I realize that we're both meeting hundreds of new people and that college will last four years. The most painful thing about the whole ordeal is knowing that I love her just as much as I did three years ago, and that it's only ending due to circumstance. I'm afraid that I'm losing the best thing I ever had.

College is keeping me optimistic these days, and I know that I'll feel better as more and more time passes. I'm sorry that your ex is going after your friend, I'm not sure that I could handle that. Good luck, man...