Regarding relationships, it's easier and better to take it slow with a girl, don't rush into things and find out about the girl a lot before you get into anything. Talk and hang out with the girl for months (yes months) and get comfortable with her and her friends.
that works about 5% of the times. that's what we call "the friend zone". possible yes to move beyond that, but often times awkward and if things end badly, it's all down the shitter. which also is why you or her or both might be hesitant from that situation. but then again if the girl wanted something more in the first place, she wouldn't divulge so many things about herself. but even when you did or didn't or thought you did or didn't find out enough about the girl, there can still be 10 things for everything 1 thing you thought you knew that could turn out to be really fucked up, or lies, or never told, or etc.
of course it doesn't always work like that, but usually.
if you don't show interest to a girl within 12 hours of meeting her, ur probably gunna get stuck in the friend zone. 12 hours that is.... for example.... 20 minutes on the first day of meeting her. maybe a couple days later, a half an hour of time with her..... that's 50 minutes.... then so on and so forth so not just in half a day exactly as that might seem like at first.
the trick is to never let the girl become more important to you than they should be. if ur gunna start cherishing her, make damn sure that she earned it. and finding out more about her and getting comfortable with her friends can happen when you guys are already going out... but everything moves in stages. just because two ppl are dating doesn't mean anything is serious. they could be dating but never even mention the word "date" or "boyfriend" or "girlfriend". things slowly develop over time and relationships don't just pop out of friendships like magic. that's like going from 0 to 100 out of nowhere. what's the difference? friends don't usually tease like two other ppl that are interested in dating. friends don't touch each other too much. friends don't show signs of interest in the same ways. and so much more.