Questions: Dating

I didn’t kiss her as she said she puts her guard up on first dates as she feels a guy will make a move on her and kiss her whilst she’d rather go at her own pace but she liked me caressing her wrist and I wanted to respect her boundaries.

For this, what I mean is would you rather go on a date to a fancy dinner place or a more casual activity?

One I'd most want to do is cooking dinner together at a place. Fancy restaurants are awkward with the sitting across and whispering, no laughing or telling strange stories, it's the opposite of my idea of a good time.

Getting to know someone shouldn't feel like a job interview. For me to get anywhere with someone, the dresses need to come off, pun intended. I'd want to cook a meal with her, get to know eachother as we do, be all playful and silly, get past the edge and all that in a fun way, not staring across from a table and whispering at eachother.

I find it kinda hilarious, a room full of people in suits and dresses, whispering at eachother as if we can't all hear eachother, anyways... And let's not even discuss wine prices in restaurants. Rule of thumb, if the bottle is sold in the restaurant, you're almost certainly paying 5× retail price for the wine.

Would you rather have a more formal date with strict social boundaries or one that's loose and more personal?

Talking about those younger than 50 in particular, because after that age is not the same.

I know we question things at some point, I'm talking about consistently since your were old enough to know what self worth is, have you known and been confident in it