I (19F) matched with a guy (22M) on Tinder a little while ago. I’ve never dated before, never kissed anyone, nothing. So I was nervous but curious, and I asked him pretty early what his intentions were. He told me he was looking for a serious relationship, not something casual, which was reassuring.
We’ve had two dates so far and honestly I’ve been thinking about him since the first date.
Date 1: We met at a local coffee shop and ended up talking for a couple hours. At the end, he actually asked if I was free either later that day or the next so we went bowling right after! It felt really natural, and I was surprised at how easy it was to spend that much time together right away.
Date 2: He picked me up (he offered to pick me up earlier than planned and said he was excited) and we went for drinks and planned to go to the cinema after but we ended up talking for so long that we missed the start of the movie so we just went for food instead. He made sure the place wasn’t too loud at the restaurant, asking the waiter to turn down the radio behind us so we could actually hear each other. Later, when he dropped me off, I asked for a hug since I was going on holiday and wouldn’t see him for a couple of weeks. Hug was slightly awkward in the car, but then he shyly asked: “Do you want more?” and leaned in slowly for a kiss once I nodded my head. It was my first ever kiss and I kind of blurted out afterwards that it was my first, rambled, then bolted out of the car but he was really sweet about it.
Since then, we’ve been messaging daily while I was away. I even told him I want to take things slow, and he responded that he really likes me and that he’s happy to go at whatever pace I’m comfortable with, and that he’d never want me to feel pressured.
We’ve got another date planned to walk around a castle (he said if it rains we can hide in his car 😭) and he’s also suggested watching The Nightmare Before Christmas together since he’s never seen it.
I’m new to all of this so I don’t know if I’m just overly excited, but it feels really good so far. He hasn’t complimented my looks directly, but my friends say the kiss is proof he’s attracted to me. Honestly, I just feel happy with him, and I can’t believe how much I think about him already.