Dear Someone: Your relationship is worth fighting for. And the most powerful weapon in that fight is an open heart and a willingness to change.

Read this if you're struggling to salvage a relationship that's on the brink of falling apart, and you're wondering if it's worth swallowing your pride to make things right.

Dear, Dear Someone, _

Some years ago, I lost someone who meant the world to me. We were young, passionate, and both too proud to bend. I kept waiting for her to make the first move, to admit she was wrong, while she probably waited for the same from me. Texts went unanswered, calls unmade, and time - that relentless force - kept moving forward. Now, over a decade later, the memory of what we could have saved with just three simple words - 'I was wrong' - still teaches me that pride is a poor companion for a lonely heart.