Why is "kokuhaku" (告白) needed to get a Japanese girlfriend? What are dating standards in Japan? How do Japanese people express affection in Japanese?

Listen to our Japanese Dating & Relationships Mini-course for FREE at gogenlanguages.com. Are you doomed if you don't kokuhaku (告白)? We discuss some of the drastic differences between Western culture and Japanese dating and relationship culture. We discuss 好き (suki) vs. I love you; the Japanese dating process: 初デート (hatsu dēto), 二回目 (nikaime), 三回目 (sankaime) vs. お出掛け (odekake) vs. American dating process and when things get serious. When is it OK to hook up? What is a 3-on-3 Japanese date (合コン / gōkon)?

0:00 'I love you' used like 好き (suki)

4:25 How often should you use 好き (suki) and 大好き (daisuki)?

12:15 Hooking up, talking about 1st, 2nd, 3rd dates in Japanese

23:31 Is 告白 (kokuhaku) on the 3rd date required?

29:54 Man with a sugar momma (ひも / himo)

32:34 Making a move when dating in Japan vs. other cultures

36:06 Hook up culture in college

38:22 The 3-on-3 date in Japan, the 合コン (gōkon)

41:59 Moving quickly (手が早い / te-ga-hayai)

43:17 official couple vs. friend with benefits