9 signs that He is ready to settle down with you.

 1.He lists you as his emergency contact. Hey, emergencies are no joke. So when you’re filling out forms for something really important—like the skeeball league at your local bar—and he lists you as an emergency contact, he’s banking on the fact that you’re not going to leave him stranded in the hospital when he fractures his femur in a tragic bar-game accident.

2. He forms an independent relationship with your parents. Wait—how does he know your mom’s trying a new casserole recipe for Thanksgiving? And who told him which kind of beer your dad wants him to pick up on the way over? You’ve been cut out of the conversation! But fear not—that’s a good thing. He’s starting to view your family like his own

3. He wants a pet. Think he wants to be stuck holding the leash on his own? He does not. Pet parenting is just a one step away from real parenting. Okay, it’s one really big step, but still.

4. He talks about buying a house together. Maybe he just made a comment in passing about how your house would have to have a second garage, but chances are this means he’s thought about it before. Again—this is not a decision that can be quickly undone. This dude’s definitely thinking long-term.

5. He shares sensitive information with you. How much money does he have in his savings account? What’s the login PIN he uses for his iPhone? What’s his Netflix password? They’re not particularly sexy details, but if he seems generally unworried about sharing his administrative data with you, then you definitely have his trust.

6. His friends are all tying the knot. The truth is, a man’s impulse to marry is often timed to something outside your control: his phase in life. That’s tricky if you’re ready to settle down and he’s not. If you’re not sure, look at his friends. Are they getting married? Because often they’re in the same general phase of life that he is

7. He just wants to stay in. Because sometimes the only person he wants to see is already sitting right there next to him. Awww! (Cue theDawson’s Creek theme song.)

8. He’s making plans six months ahead of time. Whether he’s talking about a big vacation or begging you to accompany him to a friend’s wedding, if it’s far out on the calendar, he’s definitely thinking about your relationship in the future tense.

9. He wants your parents to meet his. This is generally an incredibly awkward encounter for both of you. And no sane man would subject himself to the embarrassing childhood stories and unrelenting relationship questions if it weren’t building toward some greater good. (Re: your relationship.)