Super exciting chubby guy here! I've finally found a woman who makes me feel like I, too, can be hot and attractive

I'm a 32M, and, well, a bit chubby. I've always been about a 5'10 280/300lbs. I also have a pretty bad limp —I was shot in the leg in university and have never quite recovered. It's been a life of being the fat friend for me —I have to work about three times as hard as my skinny friends —I have to save up and plan ahead, my leg hurts after walking for a bit, and so on. I've always been told that I'm "morbidly obese" and I need to do something —I've done lots of diets, used to be a gym rat. None of it ever stuck —it always made me miserable, and in the end, none of it ever changed —maybe a 20lb loss here and there, but, well —it's always come back. After university, about eight years ago now, I gave up —I figured, hey, this is who I am, I'm not going to change. So I decided that I was just going to learn to love myself. I don't need to be some chiseled, narrow jawed superman like my skinny friends to be attractive.<br><br>About 10 months ago, I met someone who made me feel like a god damn super-model. I met my current girlfriend Lily online, and I was instantly very smitten. She was a little chubby, and, well, she was everything I ever wanted in a woman. I was in lust, I was absolutely elated to have found someone like that. We went on a few dates, and, holy moly —she was even more lovely in real life —kind, caring, and, holy moly, very pretty —it made me feel a bit insecure, honestly —I couldn't fathom that someone like her was falling for someone like me. Still, I went all in, and in about three months we decided we'd go exclusive. That was... about seven months ago, and we've been a full fledged relationship ever since. She's absolutely fantastic —she's very attractive, very smart, very friendly, very funny, and she absolutely worships me —she's made it very, very clear that she thinks I'm very handsome, and, well, she's absolutely fantastic. She never fails to make me smile and she's the missing puzzle piece to my life.<br><br>To be honest, I still can't quite wrap my head around it. The big guy with a limp? He's dating a cute girl? Yes, yes, I know I should love myself —and I do! But a little validation always goes a long way, and Lily has absolutely changed my life. I'll love her forever.