The three-day rule was considered "money" in hit 1996 film Swingers - but not anymore. Picture: Courtesy of Miramax Source: news.com.au
VINCE Vaughn won't be happy. His dating advice has been tossed out of the convertible and replaced by a text message.
The three-day rule, a theory made popular in hit film Swingers (1996) that called for people to wait three days to contact a date, is a thing of the past.
A new survey has found people wait on average around half that time - 1.52 days.
And if you haven't heard from your Saturday night companion by 11.48am on Monday, you'd best line up a new prospect for the weekend.
Modern communications mean sticking to the three-day rule is likely to leave you on the shelf, the LoveGeist survey found.
How the three-day rule was born - quotes from Swingers
Trent: You know I used to wait two days to call anybody, but now it's like everyone in town waits two days. So I think three days is kind of money. What do you think?
Sue: Yeah, but two's enough not to look anxious.
Trent: Yeah, two's enough not to look anxious. But I think three days is kind of money. You know because you...
Mike: Yeah, but you know what, maybe I'll wait 3 weeks. How's that? And tell her I was cleaning out my wallet and I just happened to run into her number.
Kate Taylor, Match.com's relationship expert, said: "The three-day rule might have worked when all we had were landlines, but technology has revolutionised how we date.
"When everybody takes their mobile phone everywhere, waiting three days to get in touch just makes you look snooty or, worse, like you have run out of credit."
And when it comes to who does the asking, traditional gender roles in dating still hold true, with 22 per cent of women waiting to be contacted first compared with just 5 per cent of men.
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