I've been there as well. It may feel awkward or silly to just come out and ask but it's so much better than assuming and finding out later you're not on the same page.

Communication
Honesty
Clarification (reality checks, haha)
Acknowledgement of being committed to each other from both of you
And of course a sure sign you're in a relationship is if he hands you an engagement ring... but that comes much later.

a really good book on the subject is GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT by Harville

Hendrix. get the 20th anniversary edition.....

Yes, and especially I feel your nr 4, the acknowledgement part.

I figure relationship have three phases.

Phase 1 is introduction. That is where you meet online. Learn as much as you can about the person and then schedule to meet. After the first few dates you decide whether to continue seeing the person or move on. On the online part, I do what the Chinese men do. I will ask them about where they went to school, what their occupation is, what kind of relationship they are looking for if they have kids, and if they have any allergies.
Phase 2 is the relationship phase. In this phase, we have both decided to become exclusive. I like to sit down with her and create a relationship agreement. That way we can both define things such as what things we cannot tolerate from our partner, how we plan to manage finances, and what our relationship plans are.
Phase 3 is the engagement phase. By this time we should be engaged and be planning to have a wedding the following year. we should be living together and should have few disagreements.
Final Phase is the wedding phase. at this point we should be married and acting like a married couple.

Usually a greeting or a question.
Heavily influenced by attraction.


You're never "in one."
You know when you're "in one" if it's a room. You look at the walls, ceiling, and floor.

Every relationship starts as soon as you identify someone separate from the background group. The two of you are the walls, ceiling, and floor.
How you interact is like echolocation, in a sense, defining them.


That's a game women and control freaks play.
There is no "shifting."
If you have to have some kind of "the talk," it means communication in the relationship sucks and is based primarily on one person rather than a two way street.

You are the same people whether you're strangers or soul mates.
You are you from the first day to the last (barring any sudden severe brain trauma).
Your "relationship" starts from "hello."
What you make of it, how you interact from that first moment/impression is your choice, the boundaries you explore, define, and defend.

The labels "dating," vs. "relationship" are arbitrary outside of what's happening internally, biologically.


It's because people are insecure, unrealistic, incapable of meaningful self reflection (in general), or poor communicators that they need external "signs" to lead them like a child and tell them "what's going on," and, "where they stand."
e.g. "The talk," or, "they met my parents and friends, they must be serious!," or, "it's the third date, you know what that means!," or, "they don't just talk about sex and they ask questions, they must be interested," or, "they gave me a key to their place," or, "they put a ring on my finger! squee!"


IME when people ask this question that's not really what they're asking.

What they're "really" asking is more "how can I guarantee perpetuation, how can I guarantee their thought process, ideals, goals, desires?
How do I guarantee my mental and emotional security and safety?"

IMO/IME it comes down to trusting yourself.
Do you think you're smart and capable enough to trust your own instincts, feelings, and behavior?

So "how do you know?"
You realistically know and trust yourself.
Otherwise you just muddle through oblivious, learning better methods of rationalization and deluding yourself.

01. Loyal
02. Honest
03. Open mind
04. trust
05. understand

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Hi

Hai 🤭

Bon jour

Kia ora

Something just came back to mind about the time I was living in the UK. A friend of mine was dating an Irish guy and she was a bit surprised that he was not ashamed of farting in her presence. To her (Italian) and to me when she told me about it, it was a bit shocking, but this guy told her "if I can't relax when I'm with you, when...?"
So, maybe the answer is:
You know you are in a relationship when both are not ashamed to fart in presence of the other!
May not be that romantic, but in my opinion it holds some truth!

Attraction
Communication
Chemistry
Compatibility
Respect with mutual commitments

Omg...then I have never been in a real relationship.