<human>: Little bit of backstory: I was a virgin until a few years ago when I met someone who I ended up dating/getting engaged to. We kept it going for about two years and then I broke things off for a multitude of reasons (she had no motivation, no job, she was a chronic liar and she made my friends and family uncomfortable). She had the libido of a twelve year-old boy and I got to explore more of my sexual self than I ever thought I would in my lifetime. We broke up about six months ago, and even though it was clearly the right decision, it wasn't an easy one to make and the fallout has taken me a long time to deal with, but I think I might be ready for something new.

I met a girl on OKC last month and we hit it off. She was living in another state for the summer, but now she's in my area because of school. After a few weeks of talking, she expressed interest in me sexually, but the first time it happened, I just kind of freaked out and abruptly cut off the conversation. Surprisingly enough, she was still interested in talking to me, so we kept going and avoided sexy things for the most part, until one night I got tipsy and we sexted each other (she was sober). When we were done, I felt really weird about it and told her that I didn't think I was ready for a relationship (which is what we both want, ultimately). We stopped talking for almost a week, but then I picked it back up because I found that I missed talking to her. 

She's back in town now, and we have a date set up for next week. Last night we actually started getting pretty flirty and talked a bit about our sexual views, but nothing actually happened. Toward the end, she told me she was mostly naked because her room was hot, but I purposefully changed the subject and the conversation ended kind of abruptly. I'd really like to become more comfortable with this person and see where things go, but I don't really know how cautious I need to be. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance for your help!

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<bot>: Was in a psychologically damaging relationship for two years and need to know what to do when approaching someone who is probably interested in me sexually.