you should never date someone for the sake of dating someone. you should be good friends, if not best friends with your partner. if you cant go to your partner for personal advice, if youre afraid to call your partner out on something, if you cant laugh and have fun with your partner, or if your conversations are only ever performative affection, you don’t have a good relationship
you are moving at your own pace and there’s nothing wrong with that. take your time. at the end of the day, your growth isn’t determined by anyone but you.