8 Relationship Milestones That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago

sarcasmSure, we’ll always have run-of-the-mill first dates, first kisses, and first I-Love-Yous to signal the progression of relationships. But dating milestones are hardly what they used to be. You know things are starting to veer into LTR territory when you and your guy cross any of these modern relationship markers:

1. You Share Your HBO Go Password
Hey, you no longer need to use your premium access to lure him to cozy date nights in – he may as well indulge his secret Girls pleasure when you’re not around.

2. You Let Him Follow You on Spotify
There was a time when the idea of him seeing your host of guilty pleasure playlists mortified you, but now you realize that he’ll stick around whether you’re jamming out to Jay-Z or TSwift.

3. You Purge Your Phone of Dating Apps
Tinder, Hinge, OKCupid, Bristlr—whatever your poison, you get to a point where you realize you haven’t touched them in weeks and you have a feeling you won’t need them anymore. Delete.

4. You Take Your First Adorable Instagram Selfie Together
Wait…when did you become willing to break your carefully cultivated aesthetic of food ‘grams and gym selfies? Must be love.

5. His Friends Add You On Facebook
It’s not that they’re stingy with their friend requests or anything—they just know they don’t have to worry about awkwardly unfriending you in a few weeks because you and their bro have officially left casual territory. You might even be part of the group now.

6. You Drop Text Etiquette
You can’t even remember what it was like to wait an hour to text him back in your super cool, flippant tone. Now he gets all of your emoji overloads and super fast replies—and they haven’t scared him away so far.

7. You Don’t Freak Out When He Uses Your Computer
He knows all of your embarrassing habits and interests by now. He’s not going to ghost just because he gets a glimpse of your browser history.

8. You Two Are Snapchat Best Friends
And he gets all the ugly, joke selfies—not just the ones with impeccable lighting.