Ten signs he's ready to pop the question

7. He considers her family his own
He's met her parents and she's met his. He's attended holidays, birthdays, barbecues and even the occasional tragedy together with her family. As he has embraced them as important in his girlfriend's life, so too has he come to care for them more than any other group of people (with the exception of his own kin, of course). When he gets this intertwined with her, there's only one place left to go.

8. He love her quirks
In past relationships, he's always ended up being irreconcilably annoyed by his girlfriends' little habits. Whether it was a constant need for shopping sprees or leaving her hair all over his bathroom, there was always something he could not get over; but not with this one.In fact, he finds himself laughing along with her more often than not. This is a clear indication of how much he's come to appreciate her character.

9. He wants to experience life with her
Now that they've been together for a while, he begins to realise that she's someone very special. Whenever he goes out of town on business, he frequently wishes she could be there with him. Conversely, when she's away, it hits him that he can't wait for her to get back. He wants to go on holiday with her and visit new places together. In other words, he's reached a point where he can't picture her ever leaving his life and he see himself growing old with her. He needs to face the facts that he's headed toward marriage alley and he actually likes the idea.

10. He wants to settle down
Feeling like the pace of single life is too hectic? Does he look at his single friends as if they're all just running around pointlessly from party to party with no greater ambition than finding their next 'lay'? More importantly, has he caught himself contemplating whether there's something more? There is, and his gut tells him the answer lies with his girlfriend. This is a telltale indicator that he's well on his way to accepting the inevitable... marriage. What once was a taboo subject has become a most reasonable idea. The only real dilemma now is how he breaks this revelation to his friends. Yeah, he'll take some good-natured ribbing from his buds, but in the end, he'd trade in that pool cue for his honey any day of the week.

Time for him to go and make her his
If his head and his heart have been giving off any or all of the above signals, he's probably ready to ask his lady to marry him. And she's noticed his change in demeanour. Women are intuitive - any 'out of the ordinary' behaviour would have been duly noted on her boyfriend radar. But rest assured, she's probably happily awaiting his 'surprise.' his journey down life's shared road is only four words away.

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