Excuse me for the long post. I figure I'll lay out all the details and you can decide if they're important or not.

I'm recently out of a LTR that started in high school. She has been the only one that I've ever been with, I was extremely BP in the beginning but as I got older I changed, which is what caused the tension in our relationship and eventual breakup. I'm 23 now.

I found TRP just 5 days ago and have been doing a lot of reading. I met a girl on tinder, got her to laugh and got her number quickly. She's a cute redhead, 22f, maybe a 7.5 or 8 depending on if you like redheads or not. No provocative pictures on tinder and looks to have some geeky friends. Next day I texted her hey and a few words that would let her know it's me. After receiving a text back I cut straight to the point and told her to meet me for drinks on a Wednesday night (bad idea given I didn't know her schedule and it's a weekday. I forgot not everyone has off on Thursday's such as myself.) She replies Wednesdays aren't good for her and she doesn't really drink. I tell her ok, let's do coffee then this weekend. She tells me she doesn't do coffee either, but she'll have tea.

Then I remember reading that going for coffee is a bad idea for a first date so I decide to change plans. I tell her since I don't like coffee either, let's just meet me at the local billiards/bowling alley where we could shoot some pool or bowl. (Not sure if this was a good idea or not. There is a full bar in the billiards area so I plan on asking what "I really don't drink means." If she says that she does on occasions then I'll tell her to have a drink with me and if not, then at least we're doing something.) She then replies with "Yes maybe! I have a big exam coming up and I might have to stay in and study."

I realized this was a way for her to weasel out so I stopped answerIng for the night. Texted her the next afternoon, on Tuesday, "when will you know by?" And she replied "is by Thursday okay?" "Ok. Friday at 8:30 btw" a few hours later she said, "I can do Friday at 8:30 :)" I told her "great" and that I'd call her when we got closer to Friday to confirm, which would be tonight.

I also have plans to meet friends at a local bar afterwards just in case the date doesn't go so well- I'll have an out and can still enjoy the night.

I'm not sure how to take this. From the pictures and her telling me she doesn't drink I'm getting a "good girl" vibe from her, which throws me off because she's on tinder. I guess I'm looking for some AWALT validation and some pointers on how to proceed/what I should expect. This will be my first date... Pretty much ever. I do plan on practicing some light kino (high fives, shoulder/elbow touching) and escalating from there. I'm also thinking that if escalating goes well I'll make bets such as: "I make this strike/pocket then you give me a kiss, if I miss it then you give me one"

I realize that although I'm no bitch to women, I still hold many BP tendencies (texting too much, being too honest/not mysterious enough) but I am changing. I'm wondering if there are any topics I should steer clear of in conversation or just any other words of wisdom that might help me. What should I do if I go to make a move and she tells me she's not like that?

I have thick skin so feel free to not hold back when replying.