I decided after the latest heartbreak in a vanilla relationship to leave that world behind. I already had a fet profile for a few years, I just hadn't been on for a long time. I started adding more pictures and becoming more active in the groups. I was receiving many, many messages each day from people, people from all over the world. Some of them were polite, making general conversation, some were just 1 worded messages. Needless to say, it became easier and easier to weed out the rubbish and pay attention to those who appeared to have at least more than 2 brain cells in their head.
One day, I received a message from a fairly local man, older than myself, but that was a preference. He wasn't the most stunning man, also a bonus as in my experience they tend to think they are God's gift and cheat at every opportunity, not that I was looking for a relationship. He sent me a nice long first message, absolutely no mention of sex or smut, everything was respectful. We started talking and learning about each other. He had a fair bit of experience within the lifestyle, and my inexperience wasn't an issue. We had other things in common too, we both have disabilities that can at times be an issue to others.