It's great to catch up with your sitch and read such positive updates. Even if the date didn't go well, your mind is clearly in the right place and you are enjoying yourself. That's so awesome to see!
I would be cautious with anyone who keeps talking about your looks. As a guy, I never even mention how a woman looks while texting/chatting - obviously physical attraction is important but there is so much more, and it ends up making you seem shallow. If I didn't think you were attractive I wouldn't have written to you anyway. Even when meeting in person, I might comment how a woman looks good in a certain outfit, but I wouldn't harp on it. It just screams of objectification.
Just go in without expectations like you seem to be, and you will be fine. Enjoy the process as well! Even if things don't work out, you can meet interesting people, or have funny anecdotes for later, or even learn something about yourself. There can almost always be something positive taken from even the worst dates.
W 34 Me 42 Married 7 years together 8 0 kids 1 beloved dog BD 4/6/2018 I moved out 4/7/2018 I moved back in alone 8/05/2018 I file 3/06/2019 D official 5/7/2019