I met my current partner on this site earlier this year. It all happened very randomly--in May the relationship I had been in for the better part of six years ended, and the break-up and aftermath were not exactly free of stress. I shifted a bit of my daily focus to my November WDW trip and a last minute DL trip planned for the first week of July, that I justified as necessary for the stress relief it would provide. Due to these trips I was spending more time here on these forums vacation planning, and one day while doing so read an upcoming trip report for someone who would be attending WDW a month after my November WDW trip and DL a week after my July trip. In reading I also discovered that he was a cast member who worked in my town (I am from the home of ESPN) and also lived locally. I replied to his trip report a couple times with general advice and then started a conversation with him a couple weeks later. We have talked everyday since. At first it was general stuff about both of our DL trips which progressed to general conversation when our DL trips were over.
When we first started talking it was never my intention for this to be more than a friendship. I had planned to stay single for some time and process my last relationship, and our conversations stayed platonic and focused mostly on Disney vacation planning to reflect that. When both our DL trips ended, we continued to write to each other daily. I decided to invite him out for a drink, and we've been seeing each other as frequently as possible since then.
To be honest, half of the reason I am posting this is because I know he reads this forum pretty frequently, and want to see how long it takes him to see this and text me or respond here in response. But also, I'd be lying if I didn't say it's been quite the ride these past few months. I have unexpectedly found myself stupidly happy spending time with another person who has turned out to be compatible in various ways beyond just understanding my love of
Disney vacations. We are currently planning our first WDW trip together in February, and I can honestly say I am looking more forward to experiencing Disney with him than I am just generally being able to go again. I won't lie and say it isn't great that we are planning vacations together now, but I can honestly say I would be just as happy hanging out with him and his cats watching Netflix (to be fair, he has super awesome cats).
So yeah, that is about as mushy as I get. Even though I wasn't seeking it, it seems I've met my match. Let's see how long it takes him to notice this, and how embarrassed he gets

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