The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

I've come across plenty of people who are avidly against this rule. They believe it's unfair to men, that it's another type of "female manipulation", that it's some evil Feminist agenda to allow women more power over men while celebrating women who sleep with many men with seemingly no rules against them: all untrue.

It is most definitely a woman's choice (as well as her partner) to decide when they're comfortable and ready to sleep with someone. For some, you don't even have to know the person. You get to know them during sex. For others, it's from the first date and on and others take a few dates. There are different "time frames" that many people want sex. Yet the rule is NOT about limiting sex. Sex is still (more than likely) going to happen in the relationship.

1) The rule is set in place for women to weed out any men who are not interested in a serious relationship. It's for protection.

The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

If a woman were to go out on a first date with a guy, she has no idea what his true agenda is. He can certainly portray himself as an amazing guy (just like many people portray themselves as ideal candidates for job interviews), but a few conversations over the phone or online doesn't reveal as much information as face to face interaction. Even with the latter, multiple conversations need to be had to truly get to know the person and their mannerisms.

So on this first date, this man can only be looking to "hit it and quit", for a serious relationship, a quick fling, simply to cheat on his emotionally unavailable woman that he isn't going to bring up yet and many more reasons. Due to the fact that the woman simply does not know what this guy is looking for no matter what he states (unless if he explicity tells her he wants a bang or he isn't looking for something serious which should lead to the thought that he simply wants to have someone for a booty call/friends with benefits), it's in her benefit to ensure that the man that she's currently "talking" with is someone who just doesn't want to use her.

2) Men who are looking for sex aren't more than likely going to stay around for 3 months when they can find women who will give it up sooner.

The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

Depending on where the man is, there is CraigsList, brothels, hook-up sites, backroom sex shops, parties, and other places where this man can seek sex. But some men enjoy manipulating women: making her think that he's really interested in her, bedding her at the first chance, and then promptly ignoring her calls/texts due to the fact that he got what he wanted and is now looking for another award to add to his collection.

There are guys who will stay around for a month and, without her knowing, still get some on the side. And yes, this rule does not weed out EVERY manipulative scum out there. But if she's noticing the man's demeanor change after a few weeks of seeing each other without being exclusive (going from sweet and attentive to asking about when they will have sex or distant and rude), he's more than likely prioritizing sex over any potential relationship. That's something that many women do not want. .

3) The rule manipulates no one!

The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

A woman makes the choice of how long she wants to wait before sleeping with a man just as a man does. No one is telling men to stick around if he does not agree with how long she wants to wait. If having sex within his "time frame" is important for him and he's not going to able/wanting to wait any longer, then his best bet is to put that on his profile if he's utilizing online dating or tell the woman on the first date to get it out of the way.

Many women will be put off with the fact that sex is being brought up on the first date and just as many don't care/understand/agree. But this protects the man from having to waste his time and the woman as well.

Both people have the same power in this scenario. If 3 months is TOO long for him and he's not willing to wait, bid adieu and find another woman. If he feels any doubt about the woman after she acquiesces to what he wants (meaning both parties agree to the terms), I would personally not wait until after the time has lapsed. There are billions of women out there.

That does not mean "pressure" the woman into a "Yes" or give an ultimatum and leave in a frustrated grunt if she backs on her word. That man's disrespectful actions was his own let down and I don't feel sorry for you. It means that he tells her what he's looking for in a relationship as soon as possible (which is usually a topic of discussion on the first date). It's about respect.

Every woman who follows this rule should understand that not ALL men are willing to wait for her and that does NOT make him scum (like the aforementioned) or a whore. He may simply not want to wait...and that's okay.

4) Some good men will be "weeded" out, but there is no way to help this situation.

The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

Just as many manipulative guys will not wait this long, some good (subjective and is determined/based off of the individual female's opinion) men will not wait either. There are many reasons for this (he feels that copulation is another way for the two individuals to get to know each other, it helps him weed out women who do not have sex and yet use men for their money/dates, he's one of those men who believes that you have no idea what may happen tomorrow so you must seize the day). It unfortunately happens this way, but it does not make these men any less "good" than the men who are willing to wait because they don't like feeling objectified/agree with the woman/[insert another rational reason].

5) Just because a woman has slept with +500 men does NOT mean that she can not use this rule.

The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

There are women who have many partners and again, it can be for many reasons. They may have liked sleeping around in the past or they might have slept with guys on the first date, only to continuously get scum who ditch them due to getting what they want or simply because the guys didn't respect her for giving it up soon.

That does not mean that the guys in the past were "worth it" more than the man she is talking to now because she opened her legs sooner than what her current man might like. What it means is that, again, she is searching for a true relationship/changing her tactics to ensure she gets a "good" man and it's her choice for when she will be giving a man access to it (just like it's a man's choice to walk away if he doesn't agree).

A woman can follow this rule and quit at the second month to find that the man she is with is the one she wants. This absolutely happens. This isn't mean to give "hope" to either party. This rule can also NOT work for the woman (she can't wait so long for sex or she still gets horrible guys who are that way for many reasons--one being that they may erroneously believe that she "strung" them along to get what she wanted and others).

6) Many women DO NOT follow this rule...and it works for them. Good on them!

Absolutely. I believe it's every woman's choice (since it IS her body) to determine when she wants to have sex. It does not matter to me how long she waits, as long as she's not hurt or manipulated in any way. This is why I encourage this rule, but still respect a woman's decision to put out when she decides.

I just want all of my fellow Sisters to be safe and happy. You should have sex whenever you're comfortable whether that's in just meeting a man or 5 years down the road. But a man's response will vary for every situation and is determined by that individual man. They're not a group consensus (no matter how some people may portray that).

The Hated 3 Month Rule and Why It Works

That's it for this myTake. Have fun and be happy! ^_^

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  • My problem with this is simple; if a girl has sex with a guy or guys at the drop of a hat and then tells me she has had random sex in the past but then decides she wants to hit me with a three month time out, then I'm gonna think one thing ; I am less desirable than those men. Now I may or may not be in her eyes, she could tell me she just wants a strong connection, a relationship with me, I'm the best guy for her, but all of that is just cheap talk and none of that talk aligns with her actions past and present.

    I wouldn't believe her, I wouldn't trust her and I wouldn't take her seriously! I don't expect a woman to drop her knickers in the dating stage, I am fully prepared to establish a connection but not with a woman that has a past where she has dropped her knickers early on. She can flip the script, it's her life, but I am not going to be thankful that I am being made to wait for something that another guy or many guys have not had to wait for.

    It smacks of "you're not alpha enough, you don't make me moist, but you are safe, boring and secure, you'll do as I want to settle down". Hell no! I ain't putting up with that shit.

    • I completely understand where you're coming from and I can definitely see how that may seem unfair. The fact is though--unfortunately--you don't know this woman well enough to know if she's being truthful or not. She may have slept with a bunch of guys simply because they were hotter than you or she may have realized that sleeping with guys early wasn't a good idea. Or maybe she's tired of playing the field. I get it. I would suggest that for your sake, you end it. And move on. I understand your completely and putting myself in your shoes, I wouldn't like it. Even though some women are truthful in this situation, there is no way to know for sure. So simply leave. I just wanted to state that there are women who have slept around and do want to change.

    • I appreciate that people can and do change. We all change as we go through life, what we used to ten years is not what we do now and what we do now may not be something we'll do ten years from now. I will happily wait for sex if I know the woman has more or less always been interested in relationships and hasn't slept around. The reason is I am more likely to trust her because her words align with her actions. Maybe it's down to my male pride, my ego, I don't know but I do stay firmly guarded and any signs of inconsistency is a massive red flag to me and if I spot a red flag then I'll bolt. I have been lied to, manipulated, deceived and hurt too many times to stick around and receive another dose of that rancid medicine.

    • I'm sorry about that and I do understand your caution.

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  • I'm a realist.
    For 3 months, I'd assume a highly desirable guy would have 'pinch hitters' lined up. Especially a younger guy. Highly religious types excepted.

    My hubby slayed it the night we met, and we're still going strong after 13 years of marriage. <3 <3 <3
    Of course we were living in different cities at the time, and it was going to be a few months before we could possibly see each other again. But I remember calling my mom the next day and telling her I had met the guy I was going to marry.

    • And that's you, but not every woman has the same experience nor is every man who states that he wants a relationship is going to have women on the side.

    • Yah. And of course that's going to be affected by the types we go for. I took a different strategy, which was to make things so that sex with any other woman would seem borrrrring, even bad. Worked!

    • LOL. Good plan.

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  • "Three" months?

    I was watching this show recently, "Married at First Sight," where complete strangers meet for the first time as they're about to get married... to each other.

    So, one of the psychologists on the show is discussing the "wedding night," and the unique issues that face "these" couples as opposed to other couples. "She" went on to say, "Traditionally, couples have already had sex before they get married."

    Really? "Traditional" couples have already had sex before getting married? I guess the word "traditional" means something else in 2015. My mind was blown when I heard this. "Traditional" meant "not" having sex before marriage (back in my day, which was not that long ago).

    Where was I going with that?

    Oh yeah. "Three" months? I think the ONLY girl I waited to "THREE MONTHS" to have sex with was my first girlfriend. Before my first girlfriend, I only had "ONE" non-LTR sexual partner (and only so I wouldn't feel like a virgin anymore).

    I have low testosterone. I have like no strong interest in sex. And yet, "THREE MONTHS" would be a total deal breaker. I don't feel "manipulated" if ONE MONTH goes by and I and the person I'm dating haven't had sex yet. I feel "INSULTED."

    "Actions," (not "inaction") speak louder than words. It's one thing for a girl to "say" that she finds a guy attractive, or that she "likes" him, etc. That has a certain degree of confirmatory value. It's quite different, however, for a girl to take it up the @ss for the first time with "YOU," or to put out just 12 hours after meeting you (because it's "technically" the "second" day, and you're just so hot that she can't wait).

    When you've actually had girls put out within a week of them first meeting you, and not because "THEY" are "easy/cheap/etc.," but because "YOU" are "hot/attractive/sexy in a masculine way, etc.," you sort of have a good idea and baseline of what it feels like what a girl is "genuinely" attracted to you sexually. So, when that behavior is "NOT THERE," and 2-3 weeks have gone by, you start to wonder. When "ONE MONTH" goes by, you start to feel like this girl isn't attracted to you. Which is okay, but that doesn't mean you have to be in a LONG TERM (or LIFE-LONG) RELATIONSHIP with someone that's not that strongly physically and sexually attracted to you.

    Even though I'm not big on sex, it's important for me to feel like my woman finds me sexually attractive. I don't think I could be with a girl that didn't make me feel that way.

    • 1) I think they were using "traditionally" as in "in our current society". 2) To assume that a woman is not sexually attracted to you just because she hasn't made a move like other women have in your experience is a bit silly There are many reasons for it. I am mostly sure that the behavior will be there, and a simple conversation will clear up any misleading thoughts you may have,

    • Yeah, don't believe her actions, bro, believe her words! Lmao

    • I agree with @RationalLioness here. If I were dating you and found your irresistibly attractive, I would still not sleep with you within a month of dating. It's different with different women. The main reason I wouldn't sleep with you so early is because I suffer from vaginismus (recovering.) I can't have sex with a person I don't completely trust, no matter how attracted to them I am. My body just won't allow it... It can be forced, but it would hurt like crazy, and probably set me back in my recovery. Also because of my condition, I can't use condoms. So I would need to be on the pill, and have sex without protection. That means both of us would need to be tested. Also six months should have gone by after both of us have last had unprotected sex (so HIV can be detected if present.) It's just complicated with me. This is my main reason, but other women might have others...

  • Not for me. I've never even heard of this rule and, no offense intended, it's ridiculous! How can you pre-plan a timescale for this? When you meet a guy you play it by ear. If you don't trust him not to be a player then don't sleep with him. It's that simple. If you feel you can trust him and there's a connection then why make him wait beyond when you're both ready for the sake of some obscure pact you made with yourself first?

    I've never pre-set a time limit. On a 1st date I don't know if I'll sleep with him or not. Once I do know I want to sleep with him why should I make us both wait? I've also never discussed it is on a first date, or at any point that I can think of. Once it feels right we do it, and that's never been as long as 3 months- even the first time.

    It's not that I don't respect myself or any of that crap. If I was prepared to waste 3 months on a guy I was 100% sure of, THAT would be disrespectful.

    • Do people not read? 3 months is to ensure that the guy is not a player and isn't playing you. If you are sure that the guy isn't scum, you're encouraged NOT to wait. That makes ZERO sense and goes against what the basis of the rule is for. It is a time set for the woman to sufficiently know if she feels that she can trusy this guy and if she feels so, she can do it sooner.

    • Yes I read. There is no need to be insulting. I disagree with your viewpoint. Newsflash: other people have other views. I think your rule is extreme, unnecessary and not something women in general should or would practice. That is my opinion, which free speech entitles me to. If it took me 3 months to decide whether or not I trusted a guy I wouldn't still be in the relationship. If I needed 3 months to make a decision like that I'd have no business dating in the first place.

    • That's ignorant. Some people take longer than others to decide for themselves. That doesn't mean that they don't have any business dating. It's not extreme considering that many women do this on a daily basis and yet don't realize it, it's just not necessarily 3 months. You can have other views: no one's disputing that. But if it's stupid, irrational, nonsensical or more, I'll say something about it.

  • okay

    1. If she's delaying it longer than she has with other men i will take it like manipulation, which makes me walk away.
    The rule ONLY works it if is practiced RELIGIOUSLY. You can't make exceptions, or else it will jeopardice your integrity worse than what you would by always sleeping quickly. Yes, it applies to one night stands too. Either everyone has to wait at least 3 months, or nobody.
    Remember that. Because if you don't, the good guys will judge it as having a double standard, and instead see it as a reason to stay the hell away.

    2. I think it is a good rule. Asuming what mentioned above is not the case, i'll happily wait 3 months, and spend the time getting to know her. because if she is a genuine girl, she will be worth it. Also because i'm borderline demisexual, and need to know a person before desiring them in that way.

    3. I also think it is a bad rule. Sex isn't about time, it's about desire and want. Some may find the tone and want it earlier, others want it later. I feel the 3 months rule creates a sort of expectation that she will sleep with him after 3 months.

    That's just my humble opinion on it all. Girls, feel free to use it to weed out the douchebags. Just be contious about it, and keep in mind that it can backfire unless you always make the guy wait

    • 1) I disagree. A woman can choose to utilize it whenever she wishes as long as she's honest. There are women who have made mistakes in dating and this has yielded the best success. I can understand why guys feel manipulated or would think it is, but for many women, that is not the case. But there's no way to tell if the woman is lying or not, huh? 2) The rule is simply a time-frame in which the woman will be able to sufficiently gauge if a man is interested in being with her or simply being IN her. She does not have to wait 3 months if she chooses not to or she can wait longer, but that is what the rule is meant to do. I understand your comment though.

    • 1. from eperience, a woman selectively using it (ie, using it on people she's wanting to date, but fucks around freely) is being manipulative. That is the big problem. And that is not okay at all. As for girls changing their ways, i'd see it before i believe it. But if i see it, i'd believe it. 2. that is very true. But again, setting a time can easily turn into an expectation on that you'll get sex after that time. But yeah, those things may not necesarily be a problem. But they can be, and are in my opinion the most obvious "flaws" of the rule. Then again, no rule is perfect. So you just have to make sure to avoid the flaws you can, and keep the ones you can't avoid in mind. Just wanted to point them out, because the 3month rule is something i often recomends. And these are some of the more common "mistakes" people tend to make.

    • "I disagree" bwahahaha lul

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  • My boyfriend and I waited 7 months. :) Granted, it was both of our first times, but still. I don't regret waiting.

    If I were to get into another relationship, I would give it up no sooner than 10 dates in.

    • Lol. There you go. You know what you want. As long as you're comfortable.

    • Yeah I enjoy sex, but I don't give it up easily lol. Ideally, I want to be with one guy my entire life. But if it doesn't work out with him, I still only want to sleep with guys who I'm in love with. Sharing my body is a big deal for me. The 10 date rule was something I found in a random dating book, haha. It seemed like a decent time frame. But still, in reality I'll only do it when I feel ready.

  • 500 men? Where did you get this number?

    • It was a hypothetical.

  • This is another one of those good in theory but bad in practice.
    The plan is to weed out the players from the "good" ones.

    What it in reality does is that the players will see you as an even greater prize and will do the whole 3 month waiting dance. During those 3 months he will have lots of girls on the side and be playing and getting just as much sex as before. He might even have several of those "3 month prizes" lines up simultaneously. Picking them off one by one. It's no problem waiting for sex if he already is having sex several times a week with other girls.

    The more likely result is that you will lose many good men because they will start to think that you are not interested, have sexual issues, or are not serious enough to take it to the next level. Every man doesn't have the time to wait 3 months just to take a relationship further. It already takes several years to find a potential life partner for most guys. Not everyone have time to wait 3 months just to realize that there is no sexual compatibility whatsoever just to repeat the same 3 month dance again with someone else.

  • That is A LOT of self control for two people to have! If it meant finding the right man I would bite the bullet and do it though.

    • LOL. I know it is for some. But of course, the rule isn't for anyone.

    • That's true.

  • Well dang. I liked this Take and agreed fully. Hats off to you.

  • Typical ramblings of a young inexperienced woman. It is sad when I come across people like you. Men will think a lot less of a woman that has sex by a calendar then one that has sex when the time is right. If you end up with that fucktard that only wanted sex, what happens? you hopefully ended up with some decent sex that satisfied you. I know that happens less often with women since you need a manual to get some women off. There is nothing wrong with just making each other feel good. Yes, sex in a relationship and when it is an extension of loving feelings or actual love it much much better, it isn't the only kind out there.

  • I lost my virginity... to a guy that waited 3 months and dashed as soon as he got what he wanted. I got ignored by a guy that waited 3 months and dashed as soon as he got what he wanted... and, get this, he contacted me later as if he didn't just completely ignore me.

    This rule is a nice concept, but it doesn't always work. Life's too short to be playing games. If I don't trust a man's intentions, I'm not going to make him wait 3 months... I just won't deal with him.

  • Before this site I never knew it was a thing. I'd never wait a certain timeframe to have sex with someone. If I was dating a guy and we had sex then he's never calls again I'm not that insecure to be phased by it. Most of my long term relationships I've had sex the second date. Because I like sex and if I like them then they should know that. Why fight something you both want. I don't believe in games what you see is what you get with me.

  • Thank goodness this wretched egg user is gone.

  • Don't care what these meninazis say. yes I invented that term. I'll fuck who I want, make him wait if I want, and if he wants me he'll stay or get out.

    • You go girl! Lol!

    • Love it!

    • Precisely!

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  • Reasons for a man to not follow this rule:
    1) To weed out all the gold diggers who will use this "rule" to take your money and not have sex with you.

    2) To weed out hypocrites who say they have standards but only that applies to you, a few months earlier she was in a club's bathroom sucking dick.

    Perhaps following this rule works for women, but NOT following this rule works for men.

    We all know that bad men will use sex to hurt a woman, while bad women will withhold sex to hurt a man, so I wouldn't recommend a guy to be with a woman who follows this rule.

    • 1) Gold diggers are plenty obvious if you know the signs. And just because you find one who happens to put out, what then? She's going to be expecting you to buy her things BECAUSE she put out. You're not going to weed out gold diggers this way. 2) Everyone has been hypocritical at some point in their life. Just because a woman did it LAST month does not mean that she is incapable of change or reform.

    • If you want to get laid as a guy, the no not follow these rules. There is a guy named Tom Leykis and he goes so far as to three dates. If the chick doesn't put out by the 3rd date then he is out lol.

    • @Mysterio421 damn hahaha I think that's too strict. Unless she's knows for sleeping in 3 or less dates (or hookups), then I can see that, cause she's most likely using you if she doesn't put out, but I'm fine with waiting 3 or more dates before sex as long as she applies the rule to every man. A woman that says "I'm waiting at least three months" is probably gonna cut contact after three months cause she just wants your money, that's why she sets a specific date. These delusional girls think it's ok, like we were born yesterday xD

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  • Very well done. I very much agree.

    In your opinion, if a woman follows the 3 month rule, should she be up front and say this?

    • I would so that there are no secrets. If it's brought up in conversation, she should say that she doesn't sleep with a man until after she's known him for a few months.

  • Pretty sure I already told you that all the 3 month rule guarantees you is a man that has no other suitable options of women to choose from lol

    • Well a man with no other suitable options, or the players who just see you as a cool challenge while they continue to have sex with other women on the side of course

  • This Take was a bit verbose and there are lots of comments. I didn't read all of it, but I did a lot of skimming of both, as well as page searches for "pay" and "money," because that's the biggest issue for me.

    Does a woman expect me to keep paying and paying and trying to woo her for three months while she makes up her mind? I was in a relationship like this once and I didn't make it all the way through the three months. It was exhausting.

    Now, if we were simply hanging around in a manner similar to that which I do with friends, each of us paying our own way and not as much pressure on me to "prove myself spongeworthy," the three-month rule would be a fine thing. It would ensure I would only date women I could stand to be around, and not those I was only physically attracted to. But she and I would both have to understand our dating relationship as a three-month trial friendship before this could commence, and that's not the norm, nor is it really discussed in your rather lengthy Take. Or is it?

  • If a woman makes me wait longer for sex than she has for other men, I'd take it as a sign she isn't primally attracted to me and I'd be severely turned off.

    If I'm "such a great guy" , wouldn't she want to have sex with me as a way to intensify our connection?

    • Lol but you know there is no way to know if she is making you 'wait' longer right?

    • Not necessarily. Many women have met great guys and have had their relationships ruined by sex too early. But it depends. And I understand that you'd take it as a sign that she isn't attracted to you, yet that might not be the case.

    • @nymous1234 I won't wait many months for sex... after 4 weeks with no sexual play whatsoever, I seriously start questioning if she is sexually attracted to me or not. I'm not going to stay dating a woman who doesn't have the primal urge to jump my bones. I deserve better.

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  • I agree that it's risky for girls to have sex too soon and can see the merits of this "rule". I also liked how you mentioned that it could turn away some decent guys and that if the guy doesn't want to wait that doesn't nessesarily mean he's a bad person.

    With that being said I disagree with this...
    "That does not mean that the guys in the past were "worth it" more than the man she is talking to now because she opened her legs sooner than what her current man might like."

    I do believe that girls have higher standards on physical attraction and charm when hooking up. Based on actions if a girl desired sex with one guy by the third date while another guy had to wait 3 montHS before she sexually desired him then i do belueve that her level of sexual desire was more intense for the guy she slept with right away.

    The 3 month guy may be more reliable or have a better personality but he is often less attractive and doesn't turn her on as much as the guy who was able to get her to desire sex by the third date.

    Also while it's perfectly fine for a girl who has slept around to implement the three month rule it will be difficult for her to find guys willing to wait 3 months if they know or suspect she used to be the have sex on the first date kinda girl with other guys. So the 3 month rule is more likely to work if the guy believes she's normally hard to get.

    • Some do and some don't. I can't deny that there are many women who will drop her panties for a model looking guy and yet force a less charming charismatic and appealing guy to wait until it suits her. But that's on the individual, not for all women. For instance, Marcus Fenix could say that he wanted me and I personally wouldn't do it. Not matter how amazing he is. Also, I would hope that a guy would not assume something about a woman sleeping around just like I would (try) not to assume about a guy. I've been told that I look the type and that's simply not true (though hilarious). I understand many guys not wanting a woman who has been "compromised" by many others, but I would hope they would take the rational approach and not make assumptions while the wo/men are honest about how many people they have bedded.

  • "Men who are looking for sex aren't more than likely going to stay around for 3 months when they can find women who will give it up sooner."

    That's the thing. This is only going to hurt good men. Players will still be getting sex.

    • What do you mean hurt good men? This ensures a woman gets a good man. All she simply needs to do is determine if the man is there for sex or a relationship. Most who only want sex are not going to be around for long and will leave her soon, so she dodged a bullet. A man who sticks around will be rewarded with sex and her devotion.

    • Players can keep playing around with you and be fucking bitches from tinder behind your back. This plan is fail.

    • It's unlikely that many players will wait. Even a fool would know that players can still squeeze in.

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