I made a complete stranger fall in love with me online after one message

I was scrolling through an online social networking site and came across an internet challenge, "send an anonymous gay love letter". I was intrigued! For context, I am currently single and have always been an overly romantic person, the type of person to send genuine love letters while in a relationship. I'm not talking your average Love Letter either. I'm talking Alexander Hamilton-level affection and intensity. It's just part of who I am.

So this challenge was perfect for me!

I scrolled through the list of people who had previously re-posted this challenged, showing their willingness to be the recipient of said Love Letter. I picked a few at random and narrowed it down to one that was the right gender and who hadn't received any letters so far.

One man fit the match!

I looked through things he had posted, checking for his interests and generally getting a taste for his personality. I wanted to be sure the person I would send this letter to was at least somewhat deserving of my affections. He was nice, a little nerdy but sweet and we actually share a lot in common. It was time to draft the letter.

I had exactly 500 characters at my disposal here, so it took a lot of work getting it all to fit while maintaining the Emily Dickinson level of flowery and emotive language. It was such that I had to remove the final full stop, and forgo any signature at the end. However with some work and dedication my message of deepest love was written! Here is what I wrote:

My mind is enraptured by you of late. No matter the distractions I put in place I cannot help but have my thoughts wander to you, my dearest. It's a feeling that daren't name itself, but when it comes to the deepest affections that run between two men no name suffices. I often wonder if you ever feel the same? How could you. You know not my name, face, or any part of my identity. And yet my heart yearns for you all the same. My beloved I hope you rest well, smile, and stay forever in my thoughts

My response was met with intense and emphatic approval. Including claims that I brought the recipient to tears, literally.

I felt proud that my writing could elicit such a strong positive response, the recipient felt loved and valued and I felt confident in my ability to write a decent love letter - a basic requirement for any modern gentleman. I also started following the targeted individual online, as I said we have much in common.

And then he started to post about how he had developed feelings for me.

Apparently my letter had moved him to such an extent that he began to think of the mysterious individual behind the screen. The person responsible for making him feel so adored. Me.

Without knowing my identity or anything about me he posted about he couldn't stop thinking about me.

And so that is where I have left it. I have since sent another letter, on Valentines Day, because it bothered me to think that maybe no one else would. I vowed to stop all contact, however I keep thinking of them too. They still have no idea who I am, I am just the mysterious figure that stole their heart. I rather like that.