Three Date Rule?!

I have to say I am just shocked at todays world. Blown away by how much has changed in a decade, or maybe I was always just a tad old fashioned? By no means am I out there dating or whatnot. All I am doing is making friends male and female. But along the way I am learning that nothing is like it used to be. Back in my day, a guy asked you out. You accepted and you guys tried a few dates, if you liked one another, then he asked you out as in boyfriend/girlfriend. A couple months later, you reevaluated your relationship, were you both ready to take it to the next level? Yes, no? And then you went from there.

Today, well today I am told a guy takes you out three times and according to this Three Date Rule, the third date means sex. WHAT?!You have got to be kidding me? How can anyone hope to establish a meaningful comitted relationship with someone this way? How could you ever respect someone who puts out immediatly? Whats to say they havent done the exact same thing with God knows how many people? Im not a prude. But I do believe a woman should not be sleeping around. You should only engage in sexual acts with someone who you feel you could spend the rest of your life with, does it always work out? No. But sleeping with over a handful of guys, just seems distastefull for me- but thats me, in regards to myself. I just cant wrap my mind around allowing myself to do that. I will never hold a # against anyone else, just against myself. I dont have the right to judge others, but it comes easily to me to do so. Im trying, Im learning and I am failing and succeeding.

The things I have been learning have made it so I just dont even want to think about trying in the future once Im ready. I may just have to become a happy crazy cat lady, who lives on her own, in the middle of nowhere, enjoying life as a hermit.