Scary...It certainly can be...

Sounds like it might be best to keep anything (dating) to a minimum so you can get your bearings...say lunch...so you have a time to meet and then you know you are going to leave in an hour...

Not sure you can get a lot out of an hour, but it gives you a start to see if another lunch might work...something you think would work?

Just take it at the speed your comfortable with...