dating anxiety

I'm going out with the lady I've been seeing for the 5th time tonight.

after being single for more than 2.5 years, she's easily the most promising match I've gone out with. This is my first serious prospect at a possible relationship since I ended my last relationship, which lasted 7 years and most of my adult life.

Part of me is afraid that it's too good to be true, and that she'll choose to opt out at the last second. Another part of me is uncertain about how to approach sex, since I really don't have much experience when it comes to moving forward physically when dating someone I'm serious about

I'm going out with the lady I've been seeing for the 5th time tonight. We've technically been dating for a little over a month, but there was a period of 3 weeks where she and I were on vacation, though we kept in touch throughout. I really really like her - after being single for more than 2.5 years, she's easily the most promising match I've gone out with. We have the same sense of humor, many shared interests, and each date has been better than the last. We've kissed. A lot. But we have not been intimate.

On the other hand, I've also been feeling a great sense of anxiety. This is my first serious prospect at a possible relationship since I ended my last relationship, which lasted 7 years and most of my adult life. Part of me is afraid that it's too good to be true, and that she'll choose to opt out at the last second. Another part of me is uncertain about how to approach sex, since I really don't have much experience when it comes to moving forward physically when dating someone I'm serious about. This is all new to me because I'm usually not very anxious for the initial stages of dating and getting to know someone - but when I start to really like someone, things kinda go south.

I'm wondering if anybody else experiences this kind of anxiety when a relationship is getting to be more serious? And what they do to help deal with it? And whether it'd be a good idea to talk to her about this and let her know that I'm dealing with this anxiety?

I'm going out with the lady I've been seeing for the 5th time tonight. We've technically been dating for a little over a month

UPDATE:She said she's really into me and she's had an amazing time on our dates. She said that she was happy with what we had going, which is a step above casual and a step below a larger commitment. She said that she's afraid of just jumping into love to the neglect of all these other things in her life, so she wants to take it slow and ease into it. She also said she wasn't seeing anyone else BUT that I was welcome to keep dating others. Huh? This confused me greatly. .

She's saying she doesn't want to sleep with you on your time line (6 dates)...so if that's what you addressed.....She's saying: if that's what you want (right now) you're free to get it elsewhere.

She's telling it like it is ...she's enjoying you, thinks things are moving along, but not sure about you, attraction to you or sex right now with you.

"The talk" can be like shooting yourself in the foot.....especially on the 6th date......it's a lot of pressure to ask someone..."So where are we now?!?!"

This doesn't mean she's not into you....she may just want to pace herself for her own whatever reasons.......Good Luck..

I didn't talk about sex explicitly, I more asked where she thought we stood and where we were going.