Aside from the ring thing, what you said and how you handled the situation could not have been better - I am impressed! Glad to see that she responded warmly to you...
I wouldn't necessarily assume that it was accident that she called you sweetie or that she didn't know what she was doing when she patted you on your butt to move... I am not speaking for myself here of course, but women can be very good at letting something come across as unintentional or an accident to see what the reaction might be. I can't believe I am giving this up - but it is a way of protecting ourselves. This way if our outward gesture does not have the response we were hoping for - we are able to play it off as if it was nothing. Does that make sense at all?
