If she didnt like it, she would squirm away/move your hand off her.
If she LETS you touch her, that means her Interest Level for you is high af.
Simple as that.
A girl letting you touch her doesn't always necessarily mean she likes it, or is comfortable with it, she could be too shy or too afraid to say something and pull away. Especially true if you're a stranger. You may not even know how she truly feels about it until she ghosts you or rejects/flakes on a second date because you were too touchy too soon.
However, in most cases, attempts at kino will naturally polarize a girl towards one direction or the other, and it will be a good way to gauge her interest level.
In my experience, very rarely does a girl have an neutral reaction. Either you get a response that indicates you need to back off or at least slow down (a soft or teasing rejection), or you get a response that's a green light and you continue to escalate.
The way you approach kino is different depending on the girl, as well as your dynamic with any particular chick (First time ever meeting her vs. a chick who you've known for months and have already built rapport and comfort with, etc.)
I think it boils down to being able to read the room and to pick up on girl's vibe real-time. I consider myself pretty good at this, and as a result have rarely have had my escalation attempts rejected. Some chicks on the first meet-up I won't even touch until the hug at the end, whereas some we're subtly touching each other within the first few minutes.
If you're awkward and can't read women at all, or just want to error on the side of caution, I'd recommend using
@EyeBRollin's approach of letting her initiate touch first. Especially if it's your first time meeting a chick.
If the vibe is off, don't force anything.
For me, I personally escalate kino
minimally and
gradually. It doesn't even have to be physical escalation to start with...
How does she respond when you hold eye contact? How does she respond when you begin to close the proximity between you two? What does she do when you invade her space (for example: if you reach out and point within a few inches of an article of clothing or accessory she's wearing to comment on it)? Is she comfortable with these non-physical escalations, or does she subconsciously recoil?
To tie it all together and reiterate to the OP: I wouldn't say no response is a good response. I'd say a positive response is a good response, and a green light to escalate. You'll have to pick up on the vibes and be able to read the room if you get a neutral response, and that comes with experience if it doesn't come naturally to you.
As a man, you want to be bold and demonstrate your masculine ability to lead an interaction, but you can easily find yourself being mentally labeled by women as a creep or aggressive (in a non-attractive way) if you force kino.
