Nervous and anxious about dating? seeker your what they call normal! Trust me on this men are just as anxious as you are. as for the guy who ask you out. He is attempting to prove something to himself. . His subconscious motives are to still feel attractive to a woman. It really is to soon for him to be out there dating. I know this because i did the same thing after when I was first out there after 18 years of marriage. Just take things for what they are Next time someone ask you out. Meet for coffee or lunch ora drink first. See if you have any common ground and go from there. Some times we men try to hard to impress you woman. that can come off as being boastful.
Now if we lived closer, I would be very tempted to ask you out.