I'm probably super late on this because time zone differences/sleep but I'll try to make it worth your time.
First thing is that I enjoyed reading all of this
because I'm a big sucker for romance even though I'm a dude. Read a lot of romantic Link & Zelda fan fics back in the day and I really like the green text color.
2nd thing is that I'm 100% heterosexual like a lot of people are. Always have been, always will.
The female body is a beautiful thing for my eyes to look at and my heart rate goes up to very high levels if I see a pretty face attached to one.
Been single my whole life and it's probably gonna stay like that because I'm a
beyond anything but I've been trying to overcome it and I've come a long way.
Of course it doesn't help that girls are non-existent where I live but that's a different story.
Regardless of what happens, I'm happy with which ever outcomes happens since I enjoy being single, but I'd gladly take the opportunity to be in a relationship if it ever happens.
"incoming personal story about my life"
Of course
a ton of girls have flirted with me over my school career so I guess I can say that if nothing else.
I've never flirted in my life or even try to get their attention.
Girls just kept coming to me even when I didn't want the attention and wanted to talk and ask me a ton of questions about myself.
It really wasn't easy when they would come in groups of 4+ either. Not kidding, a whole group would keep coming after me no matter what I tried.
I even once literally ran away and they still kept coming.
I was literally a chic magnet even though I never asked to be one.
They would even sit down next to me even when I was busy talking with one of my friends.
My friends got very jealous but they were also proud considering how much of a
I was.
If nothing else, it gave me enough experience to finally get 2 incredible female friends that were massive amounts of fun to be around, which was a huge step for me at the time.
"end story"
The whole "brain chemical" thing will defiantly go away after a while.
It's probably caused by the fact this is your first relationship and your brain is
really feeling all the new "love emotions" that only relationships between two people can create.
(What am I even talking about here? I've never been in a relationship in my life and I'm noeither. Ah, whatever. I like romance and I like talking about it so we'll go with that.)
I'm happy for your relationship and I hope that it lasts
until your game is over for a long time.
I'm not the "lovey dovey" type at all but I find it pretty cute anyway so reading how much you love your gf made me happy.
Your gf's dad/family is probably gonna be a struggle and I wish I had some advice to share, but I'll say this:
1) You & her are both adults and they'll have to accept the fact that you make your own decisions and they can't control your lives anymore.
2) Better to have your child in a relationship you don't agree with than to have your kid dead because of suicide due to ridicule or hatred because of their orientation.
Also it's definitely a good thing that you decided not to move in together yet.
From what I've seen and heard, waiting until your relationship matures (and possibly once your finances are at a stable level) is worth all the waiting you have to endure.
With all that said, good luck to you and hopefully your relationship blossoms into something magical!