We are in a semi-long distance relationship, a 3 hour drive away from one another. I try to see her once a month, and have been doing so since the first time we met.

She was able to spend a long weekend with me, and I am so happy she did. I haven't had anyone in my bed with me before, and now I know what she means when she says that parts of me lingered at her place after I left.

The towels she used smell like her, my bed smells like her where she slept. I tried to reach over and grab her hand last night, and it felt so empty with her being gone.

We've been official since mid December, but I have a 6 month preliminary trial to be somewhat more confident that a potential partner won't be awful as a human being. That being said, I've known her for 9 months in person, about a year since first talking online.

I know that the relationship is still early, so it could definitely be NRE, but gosh when she's here it makes me feel incredible. Her holding me while we watch a movie. Her holding my hand when I reach for it. Also, she's 5'8" so she can reach stuff for me that I can't, always a bonus!

Anyway, I just came here to gush about how much I love my girlfriend, and how happy I am that I got to introduce her to the most important people in my life.

I play D&D every Sunday, and I wanted her to meet all my friends from that group. There's a local restaurant where I am from and they ALL showed up to meet her. Even one of the guys girlfriends was there! It was amazing, she loved them, they waited for her to use the restroom and they all got in a line and hugged her! I was so touched I started crying in my car for a moment.

I thanked them later that evening for coming out to meet her, and one friend said "It's cause we love you, dawg!" and my girlfriend said that she is so happy I have such a supportive group of friends.

My life feels so incredibly full of love. I have a devastatingly beautiful girlfriend who makes me feel love in ways I've never felt before. She makes everything else melt away. I look forward to seeing her so much because it feels like the world is finally okay when I am with her.

Thank you for reading if you've made it this far. I am so in love and want to shout it from rooftops!