Three Drunken Dates: Did He Do the Right Thing?

Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI was wondering if I could get your opinion on something.
I‘m male, hetero, in my late thirties. I met a girl, early thirties, at a birthday party. We talked, drank a few beers and exchanged numbers. A few days later I called her and we went out on Date Number 1. Again nice conversations, a few drinks, but nothing happened. A couple of days later Date Number 2, same same, we had a good time, a few drinks, nothing happened. A few days later we went