Everyone deserves to be loved. And meeting someone new can be very intoxicating. Pun intended.
I have not got things under control. Drinking and drugs. I need to do that. I am in a relationship. Sorta. But I need to bow out of everything in my life right now. I need to relearn how to live sober. With out that basic life skill nothing I say to anyone matters. I love you loses its meaning.
If you feel secure in your sobriety. Go for it. Love big. I get that. If you falter. Drink again. Consider that you are now not hurting just you. You may be hurting someone else.