I know this is a huge bump, as I have a habit of doing recently, but I was going to make a romance topic till I remembered this. Considering the romantic escapades, contemplations and problems some users have experienced (like Brando's relationship troubles with Ashley

) I figure this topic can serve for this as well as leave prior advice for us as well.
And on that note, Emma.
It was really weird at first. Not that our chemistry was weird. But because you probably never read it, but in my forum story TRC there was a character named Emma. When my love interest, also named Emma, walked into the room for the first time, I pretty much just saw a real-life version of my character. Looks and all. I kind of had a premonition that I was gonna fall. Hard. A couple weeks later we got to talking. And her personality? As if it was from the words of my book character. Same personality to a T.
At that time I was freaking skipping home, I fell so hard.
2 weeks later, I asked her out. I wasn't rejected or accepted. Unfortunately her parents don't allow her to date. So she couldn't accept. Frustratingly I don't know if she would have or not.
At first you'd think "Well that's the end of that right?"
Yeahno.
Apparently I fell harder. Like down to the center of the earth. Or my heart. :3 And the more I talked to her, the more I realized, this is the girl I've been waiting for. I tried to see if I was attracted to anyone else. I'm not. Even if I thought I was, as soon as Emma walked into the room, that went out the window.
DAMN.
So with encouragement from Doram, I decided that I was gonna wait. Cause even if I tried looking, apparently I'm gonna get nowhere. I mean, I heard somewhere that a medical fact is that if you have a crush on someone for more than 4 months, then you are actually in love with the person. It's been 4 months for me and I still feel strongly. So this must be love. And if it is love, I'm gonna be dedicated to it.
You may ask, must waiting like this be hard on you? Well sometimes it is. It gets hard sitting next to her with my heart bursting through my chest knowing now is not the time. Don't tell her now. There's a time where you will, but not right now. Cause let's face it. At this time it's going to throw a monkey wrench into things. At the very least, she would still not be able to act upon this or make anything out of it, and it's going to make things harder between us.
But for the most part, having her for a friend is a blessing. And a close friend at that. To be able to talk to her on a personal level, to laugh and play board games, to see a movie and enjoy it together, commenting on the really badass part where John C Reilly bats a grenade that was thrown at him from a villain with his gun back to the thrower. Taking TV recommendations from her, getting hooked to Psych because of her. Every interaction we have means so much more than I'd think normally. And it's no longer because she reminds me of my character. It's cause she has a beautiful character all her own. And I'm perfectly open. I let my feelings show a bit although not overwhelmingly so. And if she asked me if I had feelings for her, I'd just say yes unabashedly.
So, yeah, I'm prepared to wait. And I'm going to be the best I can be. Some of it because when she ever looks for romance or a date, I want her to remember me. Mostly though it's because of the simple fact that I love her.
I love her. I've never said that so solidly, so fearlessly. It's a terrific feeling. And I know it's real. One time I thought of how I'd tell her when said time comes and what I'd say. I thought of what I loved about her and I spent a long deal thinking of what I'd say. It'd be more of a speech than a confession. It reinforced my beliefs.
I heard people say that "Hey Soul Sister" is a bad song because it's so corny. But it's supposed to be corny. You all know when you realize you love someone you want to write the corniest song for them. That right there was the first sign for me, and for everyone who feels like I do.
Thank you for listening. *bows*