So I'm watching The Big Bang Theory and there's a cultural assumption that the third date means sex.

[HerBeatitude]

So does it? Is that the standard convention?

Just interested really.

Those of you who have "never dated", how did you get your DHs? (curious)

I was only 15, not so much dating as snogging near the shops

"get" your DH's ?

you make it sound like a smash'n'grab, UQD

I read that as Realityisdoing dogging !

I didn't "get" my DH, he chased me, we used to catch the bus home together after going to the local "alternative" night club.
We were at college (1982 ) , actually I swapped colleges and he was the 1st person I ran into that I vaguely knew ( from school).
He finished with his girlfriend because he liked me, he was even a gentleman at 17.

We just sort of saw each other. There was no picking up to go on a date as such. The only "date" I ever think of wasn't a date as we were technically just friends at the time.

I dated my ex.

I was working for Barclays and volunteered to go to work in their Stockbrokers Office in Glasgow. About 30 of us went (inc DH).

Met him on the first day, had a few drinks, he stayed in my hotel room, had breakfast together, went for lunch together and he held my hand.

Lived together ever since.

This reminds me of many years ago when I was out one night with a newish bf in the West End when we saw a couple looking perplexed - they had got back to their car and it was blocked in by another. Newish bf said to me 'Oh, bad luck, look - he looks fed up, bet its their third date' and explained that as it was their third date, that would be both expecting to have sex. As (by total co-incidence ) it was out third date (tho' we knew each otehr bfore thru' friends) I kinda asssumed it as him joking to hint that's what we would do. I wanted to anyway, so happy to concur. Occasionally since, when we have seen instances of people being similarly inconvenienced I have joked to DH (different man!) - oh no, bet it's their third date too! and so the myth gets virally spread... DH pleased it too him fewert ahn other men
As it happens, like Mermaid girl, DH & I slept together before our first date - met on a biz trip, so the dates came later...)
If/when I find myself dating again, will proabally fid myselg drawn to the 3D protocol as its a kinda useful filtering mechanism.

the third date rule definitely exists; a friend of mine first drew my attention to it about ten years ago, and i generally followed it (tho not strictly always!); i did follow it with my husband though, and everything worked out there...

Hmmm.

I agree that Sheldon is very wierdly hot. Would definitely do him.

wtf is an Indigo child?

God I never had "dating", nor did (- or does -) anyone I know. Just the good old British way! I hope it's not gone all American out there - I wouldn't know what to do if I found myself single again. It all sounds so rules-y.

We 'went out' rather than dating! And waited longer than 3!

Not sure how long i'd be able to wait for Leonard though!!