My (M27) date doesn't let me touch her (F23).

Was going to post this on relationship advice but this subreddit seemed more appropriate.

We met on a dating app, started talking around the middle of August. We met for the first time at the start of septemeber, then another two times since. So we have had three dates total.

I think she is great. She is intelligent, passionate, hardworking, and of course beautiful. We get sucked into the deepest conversations about anything, and we have very similar views on world issues. So in general, we are a good match so far.

The only thing is that she doesn't let me touch her. No hand holding, hugs, kisses, or sex. She has made it clear that she takes her time with these things because she prefers to only be physically intimate with people she is in a committer relationship with.

So first date there was basically no touching except when I helped her out the car. Second date, same again. Third we went to a historical site and spent a lot more of the day together, and later while walking around she did hold my hand, and then hugged me goodbye at the end of the date when I dropped her off home.

I have to say, I feel like some old teenage part of me has been woke up. Dates before her I'd kiss on first dates, and some were even open to sex early on. But with her, holding her hand on the third date made me feel like some giddy school kid, thrilled that he gets to hold the hand of his crush. So I an not bothered by having to wait. I like her a lot, and I'm more than willing to play the long game with her.

She has made her interests in me romantically clear, and she has made it clear why she refrains from touch, etc early on. I respect her boundaries and I am not here to try and find ways to push her into something she doesn't want to do. We are both looking for something serious and if she wants to take things slow as a precaution then I absolutely respect that.

What I am here for is to see if anyone else has experienced this, and what are your thoughts on it?

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