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more about #therules more comments → msAnthrope: wow, these are interesting answers. unless i'm living with somebody, they're not getting the key to my place. it's a privacy thing. more » funnyface: I got a key because he kept locking his keys in his car, and after he had to shove me through a tiny window (seriously, so tiny that i had to take off... more » The Queen of No: The sweetest thing a guy can do, for me, and when I know he's really feelin' me is when he calls for no reason. The last guy called me before band pra... more » anibundel: Whatevs. I got keys on day two. Cause that's when I moved in. But we were best friends for years before we hooked up. So maybe it doesn't count. more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Ditto on all of you who've mentioned a few of the real indicators of intimacy. Keys, yes. Whether or not either party made a huge deal about it, or an... more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Sadie, Two words. Thank. You. WTF NYT. Grey Lady doth thee compare thee to a winter's day? No. STFU, NYT. more » emilyanne: Oh I missed the timeline notice, clearly. My meeting with my husband went as follows be friends for several years, loose contact, meet up and have se... more » gertymac: Whatever. Several of my friends (male and female) have keys because I am too damn lazy to get off the couch and unlock the door when they knock. But I... more » marshmallory: The only significant thing like this I can remember from my relationship is when he bought me my own toothbrush, face wash and deodorant to keep at hi... more » morninggloria: I slept with Boyfriend on the first night, during which he gave me a massive hickey (we were drunk) which I later disguised from my then-boyfriend by ... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Oh, so there's a timeline now? So for all the Cosmo readers out there who have fought long and hard and become someone else in order to land a man, no... more » Residentdrunkgirl: I think the most significant step in my last relationship was him giving my his credit card number, expiration date, password (they have credit card p... more » Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Today I learned the heartwarming story of how an acquaintance of mine and her boyfriend got together: she creeped on him in Facebook and he liked it s... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Thank you! This article annoyed me so much this morning. more » JudgeFudge: On any first date, somewhere in the first half hour of the evening, I give my date my keys, while farting, then I show her the scar on my arm from tha... more » -
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For The Last Time: Can We Stop Talking About Relationship Timelines?
The New York Times ran an irritating piece today about the OMG milestone of exchanging keys with your boyfriend. Can we forget about these arbitrary, Rules-style timelines, already? More »
