Update to my comment from April 2020.
I have fallen hard for this man. We talked a lottttt in 2020 but he was across the country and it was during COVID, so there wasn't much we could do. It was odd since I never stay up nights to talk to complete strangers, but there was something different about him. Maybe it was the fact that we could truly be ourselves with one another.
We finally met in person exactly a year ago and have been crazy in love with one another since. We introduced each other to our respective families and friends, and everyone in our lives is very supportive of our relationship. When my closest friends asked how we met, I told them the truth and outed myself as zoo. They didn't judge me at all, which made me feel like I picked the right people to be in my life.
I have this thread to thank. If it weren't for this thread, I probably would have never reached out to anyone here and wouldn't have found this happiness. Thank you.
(Just want to note that your experience may vary. He and I deliberately work on our relationship and treat each other well on purpose. We trust and respect one another, are patient with one another, and always apologize if we did something to hurt the other. It definitely helps that we aren't hiding anything. In the end, it's all worth it and we are planning to be in each other's lives for a very long time.)