How do I do it right this time?

Hey guys.

So I've been in a few relationships over the course of my teenage and young adult life, and learned a lot from all of them. I took time off of dating for almost a year now, away from relationships for a good 6 months. Even went celibate. Crazy for me but I did it.

And I feel that I might be ready to give my heart a chance again.

Recently I've been talking to an old friend of mine who I'm slowly developing some feelings for... And since we've started talking, he's been perfect. The perfect amount of dorky nerdiness, but absolutely gorgeous.

I'm not quite attached to him yet, as we live in two different cities in my state and we aren't able to see each other personally often.

But I have a feeling he's worth trying with.

I've had a lot of trust issues in the past because of my infatuations as well as infidelities from the other party, which messed up some relationships afterwards.

I just want some advice, because I want to do this one right.