Right now, my game has come to a major sticking point. Finding the balance between building comfort so a woman wants to stay, and sexual escalation.
This has happened several times, where I build too much comfort and I have made a new friend (oh boy!

) or I escalate too quickly, things start happening, things happen, and they flake for later catch ups (not a bad thing but not the best thing for repeat business).
How do people find the right balance? I know there is the whole 'trial and error thing' and that is what I do, I just want to hear some stories or feedback on ideas.