I'm kind of in the same boat. I wish I had spent more time talking here, but at least we still have memories of the times before. It also helps that, despite a large drop in activity, the forums are still here and we can still keep up with each other and with Cave Story.
Things’ve changed quite a lot, and seem to continue changing. I’ve opened up so much more and am practically a different person compared to the person on these forums 5 years ago... I’m pretty happy with how things are going! Even if it isn’t perfect.