When you start dating someone new, there is always the looming question of when youll sleep together for the first time. In popular theory, that moment is the third date. The three-date rule, as firmly practiced by Charlotte York, stated that the third date was the appropriate time to have sex with a guy.

Why is there a 3 date rule?

Waiting until the 3rd date or later supposedly gives a woman a better chance of keeping a mans interest, while it gives a man sex soon enough to keep his interest, without giving him sex so soon that he sees a woman as little more than a one-night stand.

What is the third date known for?

The third date is where were telling each other something about the type of partner we could be – listen when someone tells you who they are, that isnt changing.”

How many dates before you become official?

FAQs. What Is The 5 Date Rule? The five-date rule is the understanding by many that if you have been on five dates with the person you should make your relationship official. Some believes it to be a marker of when you should first sleep together.