Touch escalation when meeting someone new

[Duke26]

I’ve always been more reserved with touching and escalating touch on 1st and 2nd dates unless she does it first but feels like I’m missing out on some opportunities lately especially with younger women.
Was wondering how some of you handle that. Do you just go for it or wait to see the signals and go from there?

 

[BillyPilgrim]

In this day and age you have to be careful. If you want to interact you have to do the 6 foot social distancing stuff. Don't want to be too forward or you'll get sent to Guantanamo Bay.

Or you can go for it, start with the PG rated touching (arms, hands, shoulder, etc) and after a while let your touches linger. Then, move on to PG-13. Typical escalation ladder stuff.

If you want to hedge your bets you can say "I don't want to be too forward, but would you be offended if we happen to accidentally touch? I don't want to send the wrong message."

Signature updated lmao

 

[Hamurabimbi]

I always go for at least a kiss on the first date.

 

[SW15]

Typical escalation ladder stuff.

That's what I do on my first dates.

 

[Duke26]

This is following a rule, on what date to do something, your indeed missing opportunities, escalation should be something organic, depending how the date is going/went, it should happen organically.

I always go for a kiss on 1st dates to see their level of interest but the touching during is where I’m lacking. Trying to fine tune the small things. Recently had a girl complain that I didn’t touch enough but had been seeing her for a while lol

 

[Duke26]

For me touching is better when you do action dates. I never take a girl to dinner, to me its boring.

I do some action dates. May have to try that out more. I usually do dinner 2nd/3rd date. May also send less of a relationship vibe if I do that