There is no need to follow the steps established for a relationship, but you must evolve so that the relationship does not stay stuck in the same place. If you are wondering how to know if you should take another step in the relationship, we have the signs that show that it is time. Although the next step, you have to decide it yourself.
It can be about living together, about marriage, about forming a family, about going to another country, in short, about committing yourself to your partner. The steps you must take in your relationship should not be marked by anyone, but we can help you know if it is the best time or not.
1 You can be yourself. The clearest signal that your relationship has a future and that there are possibilities to form a happy couple is that you can be yourself, that you do not have to transform your personality, that your partner does not want to change that and that you can be authentic
2 He is also your friend. If in addition to boyfriends you are friends, the relationship cannot have better future prospects. As the goal is to find a life partner, friendship becomes a fundamental requirement to go one step further.
3 You can talk about anything. That friendship is part of your relationship makes things a lot easier for communication. You can talk about anything with him, joke and seriously, your doubts, your fears and your triumphs.
4 Understand the relationship in the same way. We insist that each person understands the relationship in one way and all are valid, you do not have to limit yourself to the best known or established. But if you want to go to step further in your relationship, you will have to make sure that your partner understands love and the couple in a way very similar to yours.
5 You feel respected. Do not take another step if there is no respect. Respect in the couple is fundamental so that each one feels comfortable in their own skin and can develop that plot of individuality and independence that all people need.
6 You feel beloved. Logically, a couple moves for love, a couple works with love. If you feel loved, if you feel love in their kisses and in their caresses, go ahead.
7 You make plans for the future. In the short, medium and long term. From planning the next vacation together to imagining your ideal little house, including inviting you to your cousin’s wedding.
8 Your ways meet. A couple is made up of two different people, with different tastes and with different interests. It is not necessary that you are Siamese and do not take off, but that your paths meet at some points.
9 Lover supports you in your dreams. The clearest signal that it is time to take another step in the relationship and do it safely is when you discover that your partner supports you in your dreams. Your partner cannot share all of them, but it is always encouraging to fight for them.
10 Families. You know his family, and he knows yours. If you want to have children, if you do not want that all the topics about the family are balanced is a good sign for your future as a couple.