Friend vibes
I (23M) went on a first date with a match (21F). For context, I'm pretty new to dating, so any tips would be greatly appreciated.
So we'd been talking for 2 weeks before but had planned a date for when she moved to my city. We're both avid walkers so I chose a riverside walk and tour of the city. When we planned it, I had suggested to her dinner too, but she said that she'd like to grab something we could have while we walked, so I obliged.
I thought the date went really well. We kinda lost track of time and all in all it lasted about 4 hours. The conversation kept flowing, lots of laughing at each other's jokes, sharing vacation pics, but also some more deep talk which was good.
At points when we sat down I felt like I wanted to go in for a kiss but didn't end up doing it bc I thought it was too soon, like 30 mins in from the start. The most we did was have a hug.
At the end of the date I walked her back to her place and she said she had a super lovely time. I get a text 5 minutes later thanking me and saying the same thing, to which I replied I had a great time too and would love to do it again.
She then said 'just to be honest' she 'was getting more of a friends vibe' but would 'genuinely love to hang out with me' again because she 'had so much fun.'
I told her that I felt something more than friends and was looking for a romantic relationship. She thanked me for telling her that and asked me what if I was doing anything fun soon which she could join me in doing.
I don't know if I made a mistake by telling her what I was getting up to and saying yes. Am I just being delusional in thinking that this could be anything more than just a friendship or even just her way of a soft rejection?