Would you have sex on the first date? It’s a little risky. Not only does sleeping with someone you know next-to-nothing about put your sexual health at risk, but you’re also playing pretty fast and loose with your emotional wellbeing. Most people ascribe to the three-date rule, which states that is it socially acceptable to sleep with someone on the third date. Ok so that at least delays the emotional risk of getting intimate too soon, but what about kissing? How many dates should you go on before it’s okay to lean in for a smooch? And do you draw the line at a peck or is a full-blown snog perfectly acceptable?
According to a new survey, most of us think it’s fine to go ahead and make out on the first date. The survey, which was commissioned in celebration of the UK’s National Kissing day on June 20th, found that 88% of Brits believe it perfectly acceptable to kiss on the first date. In these modern times, perhaps its no surprise, but what happens when you break down the results in terms of gender? Just 5% of male respondents reported that kissing on the first encounter is out of the question, while 13% of female respondents would never kiss on the first date. Likewise, twice as many men (11%) as women (6%) regularly go in for the kiss on the first date.
However, while men are more open to puckering up on the first date, that doesn’t mean that women are still waiting around for him to make the first move. According to the poll, which was conducted by dating website mysinglefriend.com, 79% of women said they’d have no problem with leaning in first. Website founder Sarah Beeny commented, ‘Attitudes to dating and first date kisses have changed in recent years. We are starting to shake off that stigma that can sometimes be attached to “making the first move”. It’s great to see that both men and women are growing alike in confidence, and becoming more open about the dating scene. We are slowly shaking off that cringe factor.’
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