I've recently been hanging out with this HB8 and we've been having a really great, exciting time when we hang out (we've hung out the past 3 nights in a row). I've been escalating my kino nicely (everything up to stage 2 overt), but now I'm sort of at a plateau. The situation between us isn't quite friends-only, but it's not quite dating. I joke around A TON, but it's all very witty and sarcastic (and modest). She has a lot of guy friends, so I'm not quite sure how she views me. I'm trying to indicate I'm interested in more, however there is a snag. The snag I have is taking it any further physically because I'm always joking around and breaking rapport I feel the mood is never right to make a romantic gesture. Anyway, my question is how do I transition from the energetic, flirtatious vibe to a more romantic vibe, thus allowing me to continue to scale the escalation ladder.