I can't say enough how much I love my girlfriend.

We met on a trans discord server that is primarily NSFW 18 . We were lightly flirting as one does, and we ended up dm'ing mostly to make fun of my ex. We dm'd more after that and it increasingly became more and more often.

We eventually started VC'ing, watching movies and talking to each other- opening up about ourselves. At some point I realized that when I was talking to her, I was getting butterflies in my stomach. I started to like her, and we had a conversation and mutually agreed that we could only really be friends because of distance (USA & Australia) and such.

But the feelings didn't go away. They just grew. And grew. We kept talking and VC'ing and fell asleep to each other. It took some time to admit that we had actual feelings for each other that we didn't originally expect. But it was mutual, and we both wanted to be with each other... and it was an emotional sobby mess of a video call. We came out of it with relationship expectations and more respect for each other, and importantly, a new girlfriend/boyfriend.

Sometimes it can be tough because we both have mental illness, and are neurodivergent, and have our own traumas. However we can talk about it to each other without fear of judgement and I think that's really important. It doesn't matter how hard things get, we try to openly communicate and set boundaries with each other, and that's something I haven't had in any previous relationship. It is honestly really refreshing and relieving to have that sort of communication.

And every day, I look at their smile, and it warms my heart no matter what kind of day I had. We can cheer each other up and keep each other company, even in silence. She says that when we VC, they can practically see the little hearts floating above my head, and that I easily get all blushy just sitting there.

I wouldn't trade anything for what we've got. Not even for all the physical contact in the world or anything else.