A third date is a clear signal that a girl likes you.

It is unusual for a woman to go out on a third date with a guy, without seeing him as a good relationship prospect.

You were getting this notion about her too.

It’s not that often that you make it to a third date with a woman.

You have with her.

To this end, you believed it prudent to go for a kiss on the third date.

After all, all the dates were pleasant enough.

There was great conversation and laughter.

Each date ended with a warm hug, and a text soon after, wishing each other a good night.

On the eve of the third date, you were contemplating whether you should go for a kiss.

Given how successfully the last two dates with her went, you were confident that the third date would fare well too.

It did.

There was great conversation and laughter, just as there was on the previous two dates.

As the third date wound down, you were getting a little nervous about the prospect of kissing her.

You lost yourself a few times, as your mind became overwhelmed with the thought of the impending kiss.

You did everything in your power to hide this uneasiness, but it was brewing inside of you, like the lava of a volcano on the edge of erupting.

Finally, the end of the date arrived and you walked her to her car.

This was your moment.

This was the moment that had created a pit in your stomach for hours.

It was finally here, and you went for it.

She dodged the kiss.

The aftermath was awkward.

A weird hug.

Nervous goodbyes.

You were off to your car, your mind a chaotic mess of questions.

As nervous as you were leading up to the kiss, you weren’t anticipating that she would dodge it.

After how splendidly each of the dates had gone, you wanted to believe that the kiss would be welcomed, like the scene out of a romance movie.

It didn’t.

She dodged the kiss and you are now wondering whether you should bring it up or let it go.

Let it go.

She wasn’t ready for a kiss.

Even though you were.

She wasn’t.

Not every girl is ready for a kiss by the third date.

Girls that are more on the conservative or traditional side are less prone to kissing on a third date.

She has been on three dates with you for a reason.

She likes you.

As long as you keep wooing her as you have been doing, a kiss is inevitable.

The emotional discomfort that you are feeling has more to with all the mental buildup.

A mental buildup of your own making.

Before the third date, you envisioned kissing her over and over and over again.

With this much of a mental buildup in your mind, the disappointment that followed the failed attempt at kissing her was inescapable.

Don’t let this disappointment negatively influence how you woo her moving forward.

If you act strangely moving forward, you risk turning her off.

By turning her off, she is less inclined to keep going out on dates with you, and she ends the courtship in short order.

This isn’t the outcome you want.

Exercise patience.

Move along at a natural pace without forcing anything.

As long as you don’t deviate from what you have been doing thus far, a kiss is imminent.