I 100% agree this experience has done good. We all need those bullet points you listed above. They are the best takeaways we can have. My first guy was a HOT 21 year old MMA fighter, 6’4 with washboard abs. I was 28 with a year old baby. I was out at a local bar and it was ME he was interested in, when a bunch of other girls were definitely interested . He took me out, always paid, ( turned out he was filthy rich) and it got heavy fast. When it ended abruptly, I felt so Blech.
So I get it. I do. Just keep your head in perspective, slow way down and make it fun, not all serious.