Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you! Note that this thread has not been updated in a long time, and its content might not be up-to-date anymore. It's the date where people look like couples? America is quite different But I was wondering about this third date rule in Japan. I know what it means. But the way it gets translated in dramas and anime is always "love".
In English "to like" is only "to like" as in friends and crushes and "love" is a different field. On the contrary, I keep seeing posts on the Japanese internet about men and women who'd go out together dozens of times but never consider themselves as "couples", just because they haven't done their kokuhaku confess their love.
I don't mean to generalize the Japanese I'm just interested in these kinds of things. Any further questions? I'm sure it depends on people, but having sex at the 3rd time date sounds bit too rush.
As a woman, I would like to know at least he is serious about the relationship and hear that he loves me, before sex. I have heard that we can see if he is interested in being more than friends at 3rd date, so probably your friend meant that, not only about having sex.
More than 3dates, and she is not sure if he likes her or not makes her feel uneasy - but I think it is only for women over late 20's who don't want to waste time to find a "right" guy.
