Hey guys. So lately, I've been trying to get back out there even in the midst of all this craziness surrounding the coronavirus. I hit up a previous FWB who is now single, but have been talking to other girls at the same time. I matched with a slightly older girl on a dating app, and we went for a walk in the park and food after.

So basically, we each drove around the same distance to the park and when I met her she was wearing a face mask. Because of this, I didn't wanna go for the hug straight away, so I asked "Do you care if I give you a hug?" to which she complied and then took off the mask (seemed she wasn't terribly serious about the coronavirus). I noticed a lot of stiffness/lack of reciprocation in the hug. She also seemed to be somewhat nervous and shy/introverted. Having been rusty, I asked her about the park (she seemed to know more about it than I did) and we decided to go on a trail.

Unlike usual, I didn't hold her hand straight away and we just made small talk and asked each other questions for a bit (mostly platonic) but I did do some incidental touching since she had tattoos. However, it wasn't till later that I held her hand only after I asked if she didn't care about the pandemic too much. I also noticed that not long after I told her we were going to do sushi nearby and she took her hand away gently. We then sat down at a nearby park bench, and I made sure to sit so that we were touching and pulled up my phone with the location. I should have tried to do some more physical escalation here, but totally bitched out.

We drove separately and met at the sushi place, and ate there for a bit. However, I noticed that towards the end she was on her phone a lot and after going to the bathroom she said "her friend got locked out of her car, so she has to go" and she excused herself pretty quickly without even so much as a goodbye on her part. I told her we should go to an arcade next time to which she agreed, but it seemed like she was just playing along so she could go.

Now, I am thinking my biggest mistake was not escalating early enough and often when I should have at the first location. That, and the topics were fairly logical and platonic instead of being flirty and playful. But it could also be that she simply wasn't interested or whatever.

After the date I sent a text that I had a good time, and she replied with a one word text that was ambiguous. I tried setting up plans a few days later but so far, no response.

What do you guys think?