I‘ve had two dates with a girl I approached about three weeks ago. We had great conversations on both occasions, however especially on the first date I failed to physically escalate, except for brushing her hair at some point, due to a mixture of nervousness and inexperience.

On the second date I started to build more contact (taking her hand at some point to examine her rings/watch, putting my hand around her waist for a moment, touching her lower back) to which she seemed receptive at most times, though for example when we sat down on a bench she kept some distance, unlike when we were walking. In the end we hugged and I thought about going for the kiss, but it didn‘t seem right.

Both dates where walks around our town. We also both live with our parents, even though we are in our mid 20s, given special circulstances in both cases, which makes going to either place more difficult, though she did mention that her parents will be out of town next week, which can be a hind, but it seems rather hard to invite myself to her place.