So, you meet a guy or girl you really fancy on a dating app and after your date you two end up quite close to your home. One thing leads to another and one of you initiates sex. It was good, but you planned to go slow, and now you are fretting thinking if you've messed it all up.
Also read Women use dating apps to confirm attractiveness, men for casual sex, finds study. If you have been told β thanks to the countless TV shows, films, magazine articles and self-help books β that sex on a first date is not just shameful but self-destructive and that by giving into the urge, you have also given up any chance at love, here's what you need to know about first date hook-ups. Getting intimate on the first date may seem quick for some; however, for others, it feels completely fine.
In , sexual wellness brand Lovehoney surveyed over 2, adults to find out how many have had sex on the first date. According to their findings, over 70 percent of men are open to sex on the first date, but 61 percent of women are not. Nearly half of the respondents said that they have had sex on the first date. Men are particularly prone to hooking up on the first date, with just under 60 percent of male respondents admitting to having done it.
On the other hand, women are slightly less inclined to jump into bed right away, with only 43 percent having had sex on date no. Engaging in sex too early linked to expectations Granted, a first date is the first official meeting between you and a potential new partner, which means impressions are of the utmost importance.
But is having sex on your first date really so bad? Some say sex is a bargaining tool, something precious, so if you give it away too quickly, your date will not only think of you as 'easy', but might have no reason to come back. We asked Nupur Dhakephalkar, founder and chief clinical psychologist, Center for Mental Health if this were true. She told HT Lifestyle, "It is often observed that the timing of sexual intimacy can significantly impact relationship dynamics.
