I (23F) met someone (25M) through a dating app and we hit it off really well on our first date, having similar worldviews and attitudes about life. We arranged a second date a few days later, which was a movie date in a private room. Unexpectedly, one thing led to another, and we made out quite intensely for hours, whereupon I realised that we had very good chemistry with each other. It didn't feel wrong in my gut about doing so, and he likewise felt the same way.
However, we're both very new to sexual things. I don't want to mess things up by unintentionally signalling that I'm only in this for something casual. We have already reassured each other that we're only looking for something long-term and do not believe in casual hookups. It's just that we happen to be very sexually compatible, and I realise that I can have a very high need for physical affection. I regularly send him flirty, explicit texts but had to seek reassurance from him that he didn't dislike them, that he was just shy and not as expressive over text. He has tried to match my flirting levels over text, which I'm grateful for because then I don't feel like such an idiot. We're able to talk about many personal and vulnerable topics and we plan to not rush the chemistry thing at the expense of getting to know each other properly, even though I will probably have to exercise a lot of self-control.
My question is how much is too much? I understand I can get pretty intense. Should we take things slower and not sext so much? If it's mutually consensual, is that okay? I just don't want to give off the wrong impression. I would appreciate some advice, thanks!
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