So me (26M) and the girl (29F) I am dating will go on a second date. Because she loves going out in nature, I’ve chosen to get her out and drive buggy together in the mountain. (it will be surprise, she doesn’t know where we will go)

So everything is fine for now, but on our first date we escalated a lot physically and the next day she told me that this should not happen again, because she wants to feel emotional connection and take things slow. It will be hard for me because we’ve done everything apart from sex and I don’t know if I should try to escalate a little on the second date. For example I will be tempted to grab her hand or thighs. (tbh I want to go with her tempo, slow, because she wants the while thing to come naturally)

She was single for few years and I know it will be a challenge for me. But who doesn’t love challenges?