Is anxiety when you just start dating someone normal? We’re not yet exclusive but have feelings for each other?

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I know this guy already, we met last year so he isn’t a new person. But school and work moved us far away before we were anything. Now we live close again and so we decided to try dating again for real this time. He had his dating profiles open since last year and when he moved and he still has his dating apps and profiles active since I saw him on there (which is fine).
We only met up once so far and had a great time (last weekend) and have plans again this weekend. But in the meantime the anxiety is really getting to me. I really really reaaaallly like this guy. My feelings for him all came flooding back and I feel ready to be his girlfriend yet I don’t want to rush it and make it weird when we only just started seeing each other again. When I saw him last he said he can’t stay away from me, he feels like what we have is addicting and he can’t let go of it. I feel that way too but I’m so worried he will meet someone else on a dating app during the week when we aren’t together... and then eventually he’ll blow me off & choose her over me and break my heart.
I’m so nervous I’m sitting here falling for him and then maybe he’ll bail. Like it doesn’t matter how pretty I am or how great I think our chemistry is, I fear I’m just going to get hurt badly because I really like him a lot.
Is anxiety when you just start dating someone normal? We’re not yet exclusive but have feelings for each other?
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