Don't let yourself get carried away, Des.
How much you allow yourself to get carried away with a girl, should depend on the level of qualification that has taken place so far. And one month of dating is certainly not enough qualification to allow yourself to get carried away with thoughts of an LTR, man...
Ask yourself why you started this thread. You know it's not really about the dinner, rather it's about the implications behind that dinner. If you admit that you want to be there and she admits that she wants you to be there, then you guys admit that you want to be serious/get into an LTR. The fact that she stayed vague about what she wants, bugs you. You want to hear her say that she likes you to come over. But she didn't, so you start this thread and hope for us to confirm that her starting that conversation in the first place is prove enough that she wants you to come (thus, that she wants to be serious/get into an LTR).
I'm sensing too much outcome dependency from you, my friend...
Does a man tell a woman he loves her first or does he wait for her to say it first? Does a man jump through a woman's hoops or does he make her jump through his hoops? Is a man in control of the relationship when he's the one who cares most or is he in control of the relationship when he's the one who cares least?
You know how it works, Des. But here we are, SHE wouldn't admit that she wanted you to come over and made YOU say it first, to which you caved. You behaved like a good pet animal, jumping though her hoop, like she wanted you to. Handing the frame over to her, like she wanted you to.
You are losing the game right now. You're allowing yourself to get carried away with thoughts of an LTR too soon and you're surrendering the frame. It's a slippery slope, you best get yourself in check before it's too late...
Furthermore, I believe the way she handled this situation is a red flag. It reeks of commitment issues and an inability to form healthy relationships. I'm picking up a bad vibe from that specific line
"Not sure how you feel about that, not sure how I feel about it" (I'm sure the guys on here with much BPD experience will agree). All the more reason not to get too carried away here, Des. Focus on doing more qualification! (I'm sure the dinner will provide lots of opportunity for that
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