When you meet someone you are attracted to and get their contact information, there seems to be this “rule” that you have to wait three days, excluding the day you met them, to contact them again. This “rule,” coming from “somewhere,” says that you are desperate, needy, or less desirable if you make contact soon.

It is true that if you seem needy, some people can see this as less desirable. Realistically, reaching out to your new friend the following day shouldn’t be an issue. It’s a good sign that you responded in a fair amount of time. What is a reasonable amount of time? Well, within 1-2 days. Understandably, we all get busy working or running errands. If they are on your mind, and I am sure you are on theirs, no matter if they initiated the contact or you did, you can reach out to them so that they know you are thinking of them. Send something via text that’s simple and short. So next time you are thinking about waiting to say hi to that new friend, don’t worry and wait too long.