How can I make this official? Or should I? I have been dating this guy for almost 4 months now. We met online and we have always had fun on dates and whenever we hang out in a chill environment, like if it is at one our places just watching tv and eating take out.

So basically as the title says, I’ve been dating this guy for 7 months, known him for a little over a year. He always tells me I’m his girl and he has future plans for.

It’s so easy to get swept up in the rush of lovey-dovey feelings you get from dating someone new. But according to experts, it’s pretty important to stay grounded during the first three months of dating . Because as amazing as those new love feels are, those first 90 days can determine whether or not your new relationship is the real thing or has an expiration date. Although every relationship differs, three months is considered to be the average length of the first stage of a relationship.

According to psychotherapist and relationship coach, Toni Coleman, LCSW , you should be ideally making that transition from “casually dating ” to “exclusive” around that time. But again, this varies depending on how much time you actually spend together and how much distance is between you two. According to Coleman, many believe that ” losing interest ” is the reason behind why some couples can’t seem to make it past three months.

But that’s not entirely the case. So will your new relationship make it past those crucial first 90 days?