25 year old male, just starting dating(or at least attempting to) these last 2 years roughly. I’ve only been out with a woman a handful of times and only got past a 2nd and 3rd date with one. I learned a lot in the bit of time we talked, but I wasn’t sure how progress a relationship since I’d never been in one. She ended up losing interest and got into a relationship with someone else.
When I discuss this with friends, they say part of the reason was me not making our time together more intimate, which comes down to sex, something I haven’t done. I was definitely in a position to initiate it, but the mood didn’t feel right for me and I’d never want to pressure a woman to do anything.
That all happened last year but I recently started talking to another girl from a dating app. We went on a date yesterday and we’ve been texting every day since the match. My problem comes with the pressure of not trying to make things about sex so quick.
Yeah I like her and I can speak with her like a friend all day, but I’m just afraid she’ll lose interest like the last one. This time I at least made sure she knows I want a relationship, and she’s on board for that, but as someone with zero experience I’m really lost here.
So basically I want to know if it makes sense to put a time limit on this stuff, like if there’s a 3rd date and beyond, should I not feel crazy about moving things on or what?