After a fantastic first date, you end up texting each other 27/7, meet mutual friends, spend weekends together, and even start talking about the future.
According to a viral theory on TikTok called the "three month rule," this is when many relationships tend to end in breakups. The messages are not so frequent anymore, the meetings stop and suddenly you realize that your new love will not last.
According to creator @annexmp, whose viral videos have over 21 million views on TikTok, there's something about the three-month rule that needs to be considered. If you can survive that time limit, she says there's a good chance you'll go on to have a happy, long-term relationship.
TikTok is filled with various dating theories and dating tips, but this one is so prevalent that it really makes you wonder what's going on.
Why three months?
Experts say that true behaviors between two partners appear after three months. This phase also happens to those people who begin to struggle to hide their true selves. Many of them will show their true colors and reveal that they have a bad personality, or they will run out of energy to keep bombarding you with love feelings. That's why many experts suggest dating someone for at least three to six months before making things official.
Three months is a great time frame to allow you to see a rough outline of who the person you're starting to have feelings for is as you figure out who these people are, if they're playing with you, have red flags in behavior or character, or they really want you in a long-term relationship.
How to survive the three month rule
It may seem counterintuitive that one's feelings could suddenly change after 12 long weeks, but it may help to think of the three-month rule as a moment of clarity. If you are he/she loses interest in three months, the best thing you can do is to be honest about it. Talk to the other person so they are not surprised.
Beyond that, as long as you're still having fun, you should feel free to continue dating past the three-month mark, even if things seem sketchy and you're sure of mutual feelings. All these are arguments that your relationship is destined to last.
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