Exercise

Marilyn Graman, author of There is no Prince and Other Truths Your Mother Never Told You, suggests asking these questions if you want to find out whether your relationship has a future:

• Is your honey willing to plan something two months down the road? If not, he may not be thinking beyond your next date.

• Does he ever talk about getting married or being in a long-term relationship? If he doesn’t discuss it, he’s probably not ready to think about the future.

• Also, don’t ignore the signs just because you want to stay in a relationship. Be willing to ask if he thinks your relationship might end up going anywhere. But be prepared to consider moving on if he doesn’t.

• And the final way to tell if you relationship has a future is to face the facts. Pay attention if he suddenly decides it’s not a good time to meet your family, or he cancels your planned vacation to Bermuda. He may be rethinking your relationship, and you need to deal with it.