Is it a turn off to have a woman "pursue" you after a first date?
I met a pretty awesome and unusual guy who seems to be sending very covered signals that he is interested in me. When we meet in person our conversation flows so naturally, and I can feel mutual, warm and genuine connection and admiration of each other. We had an amazing first date but he sort of signaled for me to initiate the next one. Which I did two weeks ago but he was out of country and I said to him text me when you're back (he should be back as of yesterday I assume). He responded warmly and with a love emoji, which was the first time he ever did this with me. We are not on texting basis and he seems a bit awkward on texts versus when we talk in real life so we went weeks without communication.
I really want to see him again and I would really like to have this second date with him. Would it be turn off to text him instead of waiting for him to text me first? I am torn between defending my dignity as a woman and wait for him to text, and making myself vulnerable for someone I really like and follow up on that dinner plan. I am female 35 and he is roughly the same age.