A study of 2,000 US adults found the “three-date rule” could be a thing of the past. Results showed the average person polled would wait until date eight in an ideal world before taking things to the bedroom.

Is the three date rule real?

The second date, too, is considered too early to get someone hooked, or interested in an actual relationship. Like many dating rules, the 3-date rule is not founded on any legitimate psychological evidence, nor is it borne of morality.