I am merely replying to what was posted being a 'newb' here.
Romance is hard for me. Both in fictional books and in the real world. I do, sadly, thrive off the idea that love is something beautiful and easy to find. That one day, no matter the circumstance, BOOM! You bump into them and there they are. You meet, talk, laugh and somewhere along the road? You fell for them.
"We're all a little weird, and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them in mutual weirdness and call it love."