I (24M) met someone (23F) on Hinge recently. We had the best first date ever last week; she even ended up staying the night. Last night we had our second date, and I offered for her to stay the night again, and she did.
I've never been in a truly defined long term relationship before, which I admittedly have a lot of anxiety about. I just want to make sure I'm doing things right and that I can be enough. In bed last night, we ended up talking about things and where we were at. We both agreed that we wanted something serious, and that we really enjoyed spending time with each other and are compatible with each other. I've learned from personal experience that I can't sleep with someone casually and if I'm going to do that then I want there to be a clear boundary, so I brought up the idea of going exclusive, just to see how she would react. I was a little worried that it might have seen like going too fast, but she responded really positively and said she was open to it, and it made me feel good.
I went into some stuff that I feel a little bit anxious about (mainly my lack of relationship experience and also, lack of experience in bed) and I was a little worried that maybe I was opening up too fast too soon and that I might scare her off by going into that kind of stuff, but she was there for me and said she really appreciated what I've done so far as far as planning dates, communicating, making her feel safe, etc. And she said she was totally okay with going at my pace for sexual activity. it just felt really good to trust her with those things, and to know she trusts me, and I think it's setting a good tone for what our relationship could be. We're gonna meet up soon just to talk things over some more and outline what potential next steps would be, but I'm really excited to see what the future potentially has in store for us.