If there are major details about your partner you wouldn’t want your parents to know, you’ll need to address that first.

Ask your partner on a proper date. I know, I know—he’s already your man. But everybody likes to be wined and dined. Leave a little note on his desk, formally inviting him to have dinner with you at a certain time and place. Let him know what the wardrobe will be and when to be ready

We were both martyrs about what movie we went to in theaters or what we watched on Netflix—it was all, “Whatever makes you happy!” Today, for the record, I will not spend the $16 on a movie ticket for anything I am not less than very excited to see. And as for Netflix, we spend more time arguing about what we watch than we do watching something.

You meet a couple who has been together for two years or less and it strikes you; they’re different from you. They are in a different category of relationship than you, but you thought you were in the same one. Nope—they’re a fresh couple.

Want to know if you’re being needy or just sweet in your relationship?

What have you or did you learn about men in your twenties?

Sometimes, it’s not so easy to see when you’re not on the same page as someone. Here are signs that your man is ahead of you in the game.