Got a few people talking about how this was relatable... Only relationship I've had, it started after we hung out at a convention together as old friends and ended up having a rather nice evening having Chinese food and making out, figured 'why not', then we were long distance for a couple of months before I chose to buy her a plane ticket up to my area to get her away from her toxic parent situation. After that, lots of time basically living together until the relationship ended mutually. So... yeah. I kinda know about being separated, at least for a little bit at the start of said relationship, but otherwise I was spending nearly all my time with my girlfriend, outside of work.
Would be nice if I could have that again, but, eh... I feel like I have some self-improvement to do before then. My mental health didn't necessarily cause any glaring issues during the relationship, but awhile after we called it off, I am not proud of how we last saw each other, and would not want a repeat with someone I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.