Eliminate the 3-Day Rule

When you meet someone that you like, especially when you are out and about, there is always this notion that you have to wait 3 days, excluding the day you met her or him, in order to contact them.  This comes from somewhere on earth, most likely left field, which pegs you as desperate, needy or more desirable if you make contact to soon. 

It is true that if you appear or are needy, they will see that for the most part as a bad sign.  However, there isn’t an issue, or should there be with you reaching out to your new “friend” that night or the following day, usually via text message and in some cases via phone. 

It’s actually looked upon as a good sign that you responded in a “fair” amount of time.  What is a “fair” amount of time you might ask? Well within 1-2 days.  It’s understandable that we all get busy working, running or owning a business.  Even go on vacation, but if they are on your mind, and you are on theirs, no matter if they initiated the contact or you did, you can reach out them just so they know you are thinking of them.  So next time you are thinking about waiting to say hi to that new “friend”, don’t wait to long, for it can cost you a lot more than time.