I texted a woman in an online dating app with a direct message on her youthful looks and beautiful eyes. Along the message I told her we could share a smile together and continued to ask "how are you?".

I just remembered it and I thought "oh, why did I say that...".
Yet I have a coping mechanism of "If it felt fine at the moment, then it was ok", to avoid feeling anxious about it.

Or maybe I should feel bad about it, though I don't see a reason to since I had the positive intention to create a relationship.