Been here since 2005, was the most active 05-09...not ashamed to say those were among 3 of the best years of my life. My 7 yr relationship was falling apart, I was changing myself, coming to terms with my sexuality and gender, and I needed somewhere to distract me and Gaia was amazing. It was the only place I could go where I could be wholly myself without fear, where I could actually be comfortable -- and I met so many awesome people who were like me too, some really amazing friends -- who I'm still friends with to this day, some of my longest and closest relationships (living with one of them right now, in fact!) It was a safe space, one of the only ones I had while my life was falling down around me. I made great lifelong friends, gained acceptance, furthered myself with my writing and art (here is where I learned how much I loved RPing) and even fell in love. Despite everyone drifting away and Gaia not feeling so much like my special place anymore, it still means a lot to me and I don't think I'll ever really wholly quit the site. I'm still here 10 years later and I expect I'll still be here 10 years more.
...wow I really didn't mean to write that much lol.
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