Why it's okay to want sex on the first date

If you've had a nice evening with a guy you barely know, then after a cautious kiss, you go home obediently. Right?

Yes, well... It doesn't have to be. You can certainly have sex on the first date, of course. It's just a matter of what you like and how much you feel like a quickie. Certainly, 46 percent of people say they don't mind going to bed after a first date. Whether they actually do it is another question. There are more people who want to than those who don't. For instance, 40 percent definitely says they won't have sex on the first date (the remaining 14 percent doesn't care), but the majority has no problem with it if it happens. Because you know what it is? If you both like each other, then you will like each other anyway. If he turns out to be a loser, then he will still be one after five dates, gradually waiting with sex.

In short: it doesn't matter at all. It's also nonsense that a man then has nothing left to chase. Not at all. You can still play hard to get, the night after you've shown him some stars. Especially then, because now he knows: this is a good catch, she's amazing, she's a princess. In the pub and between the sheets and early in the morning with a hangover. If you then act a bit cool the day after, he will only want you more.

So: that whole delaying until there have been at least three dates, sixteen FaceTime calls and thirty-eight make-out sessions is a bit over. Traditional, but passé. You can definitely jump into bed right away if the evening calls for it. It doesn't change the outcome – whether this becomes relationship material or not. And so you might as well enjoy it if you're in the mood. And if you're not... Then you just kiss for the thirty-ninth time and move on. It's that simple.