Is cooking at her place too much for a 3rd date if we haven’t kissed yet?
Been on 2 dates with a woman I met on a dating app. Both dates went well — good conversation, laughing, she texted me first after both dates showing interest. We’re both 33-35.
Some context on how we connect: she’s a psychotherapist building her private practice and I do TikTok Shop. We’ve been helping each other out — I’ve been giving her TikTok content advice and she’s been exploring Claude AI for her psychology practice because of me. So there’s a genuine reason to spend time together beyond just dating.
She’s reserved and actually told me she doesn’t initiate — she needs to be brought out. My fault but I haven’t kissed her yet across both dates. First date the venue was crowded, second date I just didn’t pull the trigger.
We already agreed on a picnic this Sunday since that’s the only time she’s free. Just found out it’s going to rain all day so I need to pivot the plan. I was thinking of suggesting I come over, cook for her (I know her dietary restrictions), help her set up Claude for her practice, and bring my gimbal to help film some content.
But I’m second guessing myself because we haven’t kissed yet. Don’t want it to seem like I’m engineering alone time before that first physical moment.
Is cooking at her place appropriate for a 3rd date with no kiss yet? Or keep it public and go for the kiss first?
Male and female perspectives welcome.