London - Planning a holiday, driving each others’ cars and having a key to your partner’s place are all signs that a relationship has got serious, a new survey reveals.
Researchers quizzed 2 000 people to reveal the top 50 things which indicated a couple were past the “seeing each other” phase.
Posting a “loved-up” photo on Facebook, changing your status to “in a relationship” and being introduced to wider friendship circles also show couples are the “real deal”.
Meeting potential in-laws, staying overnight and divulging salary details also show trust and growing love for a partner.
Couples are usually together for just over five months before they deem the relationship to be “serious”.
The study also highlights that couples deem a relationship more serious when they get more comfortable with each other – which means seeing each other without make-up, showering together, lounging around the house in pyjamas and even discussing intimate health issues.
Other signs that one is committed to the other half include sharing private details such as PIN numbers and passwords.
Other relationship milestones include meeting the parents, becoming the “plus one” on all invitations, seeing each other through an illness and comfortably phoning each other at work.
Eight out of 10 people firmly believe that when it comes to keeping a partner happy, actions speak far louder than words.
Which is why many prefer their partner to make smaller gestures such as watching TV shows they like or listening to the same music. - Daily Mail
The top 50 signs it’s serious
1. Meeting the parents.
2. Exchanging house keys.
3. Planning a holiday together.
4. Discussing plans for the future.
5. Being invited to family gatherings.
6. Saying ‘I love you’.
7. Staying overnight at each other’s houses.
8. Signing Christmas/birthday cards together.
9. Seeing each other at least every other night.
10. Leaving a toothbrush at each other’s house.
11. You tell each other absolutely everything.
12. Letting them take care of you when sick.
13. Being introduced to wider friendship circles.
14. Discussing how many children you might want in the future.
15. Buying a dog or cat together.
16. Driving each other’s cars.
17. Inviting them to a wedding as a date.
18. Divulging salary details.
19. Letting them know your PIN number.
20. Discussing holidays.
21. Having a drawer at each other’s house.
22. When you hypothetically talk about living together.
23. Inviting people round as a couple.
24. Having clothes and other belongings at each other’s houses.
25. First-name terms with their mom and dad.
26. Talking about intimate health issues.
27. Farting in front of each other.
28. Inviting them out with your friends/family.
29. Receiving cards or gifts addressed to both of you.
30. When you know what each other’s plans are for every single day.
31. Showering together.
32. Changing Facebook status to ‘in a relationship’.
33. You know each other’s passwords.
34. Wearing pyjamas when you get home from work.
35. You share secrets about friends with each other.
36. Always being the ‘plus one’ on invitations.
37. Getting food in your big shop just for them.
38. You start watching TV shows they like.
39. Phoning each other at work.
40. Stop putting make-up on to look gloriously fresh before they wake up.
41. When they start asking for your opinion on stuff.
42. Going out with friends or family without the partner being there.
43. Signing off ‘love’ in a card.
44. You start listening to music they like.
45. You stop seeing people you know they don’t like.
46. Putting a photo of the two of you on Facebook.
47. Sending good morning/goodnight texts.
48. Having a pet name for each other.
49. Telling each other how many sexual partners you’ve had.
50. When all their friends add you on Facebook.