["I've been seeing someone on line for over 2 decades.  I finally got the chance to meet them in person and took a 29 hour bus ride to another part of the US to finally meet them.", "That's awesome! How did it go?", "I live with her now.  In fact she's sitting right next to me this very moment."]
That is so cool. I'm glad you found your soulmate!
The first time I met my long distance girlfriend i was very excited