He/She’s A Keeper! Fifty Signs You’re in a Serious Relationship

Planning a holiday, driving each other’s cars and having a key to your partner's flat are all signs a relationship has gotten serious, a new survey has shown. The findings emerged in a study of 2,000 people, revealing the top 50 things which indicate a couple are past the ‘seeing each other’ phase of a relationship. Posting a 'loved-up' photo on Facebook, changing your status to ‘in a relationship’ and being introduced to wider friendships circles also show couples are the ‘real deal.’ While meeting potential in-laws, staying overnight and divulging salary details also show trust and growing love for a partner. And couples are usually together for just over five months before they deem the relationship to be ‘serious’. 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 friendships 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 IF you lived 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 mum 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 invites 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