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How to ... tell him you want to get more serious: the idea is to take the relationship up a notch, not freak him out. These pointers will make it painless--for both of you.(Couples)(Brief Article)
Timing Is Everything
Trust your instincts. If he's had a bad day at work, that's no time to discuss shacking up together. "The most opportune time to talk is when he's relaxed and in a good mood," says William July, author of Confessions of an Ex Bachelor. Your best bet for throwing the big issue on the table: at the beginning of a quiet dinner on a Friday evening, so he has all weekend to think about it, or at the very end of a vacation that the two of you are taking.
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