Hi everyone.

I've(M33) just started dating this girl(F37) and everything is going fine. We've gone on five dates, talked a lot and just done the normal dating stuff I guess. We are taking it really slow and the only physical we've done is hugs and hand holding.

The only problem I'm seeing is that she has anxiety regarding new relationships. She has had some bad and traumatic relationships(not just romantic ones) in the past and since we've started dating she has a hard time sleeping and eating. She is also looking for red flags and reasons for us not to be together like she automatically expects things not to work out. I know that this has nothing to do with me personally but it's hard to see her having a hard time. She has told me that this should get better the more time we spent with each other and she feels more relaxed and safe. I should add that she has said that she believes she's mildly autistic but has not gotten an official diagnosis.

Now I know that this is a lot more complicated than I'm explaining here and it might be hard to give advice from the information but I'm just wondering if there's anything I can do to help? I have of course asked her but she can't think of anything I could do and reminds me that this is something she has work on herself which yes, I agree with but I'm still connected since this is because of this new relationship. I'm not worried that this will be like this forever since she said that it will get better with time but maybe I can show support somehow that I'm not thinking of. We're already taking things slow and we make sure we are both always comfortable with everything. Communication between us is really good, the best I've ever had with someone I've just recently met. We do take days off where we don't contact each other at all, just to take a break and make sure that this is not going to fast. Otherwise we have been texting and/or meeting every day.

I'm sorry if this was all over the place.
Thank you.