I went through a very short but intense romance with an awesome guy and I kinda don't know what to make out of it.

I'm not your gay stereotype of a good looking guy, shit ton of body issues, etc, but somehow I ended up with this guy who was basically all I ever dreamed of. He was hotter than hell, had similar interests and "routines" as me, so he felt like someone I could have a great time with, he fucked me so good my brain basically shut down and he actually liked me - not just as a person, but my weird body as well, on some level he even made me feel hot. He got hard just walking next to me and he complimented me on those parts of my personality I actually have a lot of confidence in (that's a big thing - someone liking me for the authentic me felt so good). I was in heaven for a week but then it crashed on some personal differences that make any future relationship impossible (not really his or my fault, though we both made mistakes, we just ended up hurting each other with the way our personalities and insecurities are). I cried a bit, then moved on - as I said, it was very short so I didn't get attached so much that I couldn't get through it.

But... where do I go next? I always accepted that there are people out there who are looking for someone like me, but they are so incredibly hard to find that there's no point in even trying (needle in the haystack type of a situation). That small episode really boosted my self confidence, and it was great to know that nice guys being into me is a possibility, but I'm kinda lost. The last time I found someone this hot into me was almost 5 years ago, the last time I found someone with a personality I loved this much was an even longer time ago, and the last time I found someone with both was never. After years of basically giving up on relationships and not even trying, I got my confidence up, I know it's possible but I don't know what the hell should be the next step to find someone like that again.

For now, I'm just out there, having my very honest profile on Grindr, but that's really just waiting for another miracle which may come way too late. I wanna take a more active approach to finding guys (not necesarily for sex, just to hang out and have a good time with) but I don't quite know how?

This is probably more of a rant than a question but I just don't know what to do. What I always considered impossible turned out to be possible, it just didn't work this time, and now that I know it's possible, I want it really bad, without having any idea how to achieve it. Anyone went through something like this?