As I increase my SMV, I have been going on quite a few dates. I had a question on how to act on them. For both dates, I passed most/all shit tests, and may have acted "gentleman-like"? By gentleman-like I mean open doors / escort by small of back, and walk around arm in arm from venue to venue. I paid for the first round and they paid for the second round. At any rate, I would appreciate some feedback.

Date with HB7 2 nights ago, meet up for drinks. Kino at bar 1, arm in arm escort to bar 2, escalate kino. Kiss her at bar and escalate to thigh touching and hand caressing. Go outside and call our respective ubers while holding hands / interlocking fingers and some more kissing. Kiss her goodbye after waiting for her uber to arrive and then get into my uber. She texts me after she gets home safely as I instructed her to then mentions she wants to see me again. Radio silence.

Date with HB8 last night, walk to bar 1 (not arm in arm). Open door for her and initiate kino. Walk to bar 2 and offer my arm and she says she's not doing that (responded and passed the shit test with flying colors) then teases me saying I'm such a gentleman (response again passed the shit test). Bar 2 shoulder caressing, hand holding and caressing, kiss her, more kino, bar makeout for a few seconds, walk her back to her place and makeout on the way there. Interlocked fingers on the whole way back home, and kissed her goodnight. Radio silence since.

I really am not sure how I should be acting on these dates. The whole hand holding and interlocking fingers thing feels like I am in the boyfriend zone, but at the same time, I see it as a way of escalating. If we aren't holding hands, we won't be close to each other. At any rate, anyone have insight to share?