What to text after a great date when she's fresh out of a relationship

This phrase is almost always a prompt, not a stop sign. She could have texted you the morning after and said nothing. Instead she brought it up on the date or right after. That's her trying to be fair to you and to herself. She's saying the date felt good but her timing is messy. She might be worried you'll ghost once you know, or she might not know what she wants yet. Either way, she's giving you information you need. The fact that she volunteered it means she's already thinking about whether you fit into where her head is at.

First move. Show you actually listened and aren't going to pretend this is normal relationship weather. A quick nod to what she said. Not a therapy session, not a detailed response to her relationship history. Just a sentence that proves you heard her.

Second move. Communicate that you're still interested but you're not going to push. You're not asking her to commit to anything or figure out her feelings by next Tuesday. You're just saying the date was good and you'd like to see where it goes without demanding she be ready right now. This takes the pressure off her to make a decision.

Send your reply that night or the next morning. Then stop. She just got out of something. Her response time might be slower than someone without that context. She might need a day to sit with how she feels about you, about the timing, about whether she wants to date. That's not rejection, that's her being thoughtful. If three days pass with nothing, a single follow-up message is fine. After that, you've done your part. Don't keep texting someone who isn't responding. At some point you're just creating evidence of interest she isn't returning, and that changes how you feel about yourself.