Hi everyone, i am extremely new to the dating world. I have always had confidence issues but recently have been getting over them.

I need advice on how to escalate with this girl i have been seeing. We have been on 2 dates and have a 3rd planned. Pretty basic dates, mini golf with dinner and the 2nd was a movie with lunch. The 3rd is unknown but all i have been able to muster the courage to do in these 2 dates was hug, both when greeting her and seeing her off. The dates were both great, both laughing and enjoying each other's company, at least as far as i can tell.

If the post is stupid, let me know ill just delete it.

I need some advice on how to escalate to hand holding/kissing or even more. The main issue im running into is it (from what i know) sounds weird to ask 'Can i hold your hand?' or 'Can i kiss you?' and at the same time feels weird to just do it without any proper warnings.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you