Americans tend to say the earliest a person should say this to their partner is when theyve been dating for one to three months (19%), or perhaps even longer, four to six months (18%). Fewer think the earliest appropriate time to say it is seven to nine months in (6%) or 10 to 12 months into the relationship (7%).

How many dates before things are serious?

Follow the 10 date rule. If you are wondering how many dates you need to go on with someone to classify the relationship as such, its about ten dates. This isnt just arbitrary number though.