So I'm 23 year old dude and I've had some dating success. I'm below average in height but I have decent looks. I've talked to 4 women so far and been on three dates with three different women. I'm pretty good at initiating physical contact like hand holding and kissing. I can get that far I just don't know how to gracefully take the next step.
My issue is I'm just not sure how to take the next step. I've always been a very shy person and I feel like some things posted on the internet about men being creepy really got in my head.
Because of this, I'm really afraid of initiating any kind of sexual contact or dirty talking. Maybe part of it is fear of the unknown. I'm afraid that if I try to make a suggestion or initiate they will view me as a creep for asking or they'll think I only want them for their body and leave. The other thing is I live with my parents and I can't exactly invite a woman over since they are always home, and it seems like every woman my age also lives with their parents, so I'm not sure how that would work out.
Also, I would like to say that I'm not really insecure about never having had sex (I dislike the term virgin because of the connotations) I just have no idea what to do to initiate without freaking them out and I'd like some advice or personal anecdotes.
Thanks! 🙂