So, When Is A Man Ready To Settle Down?

How do you tell if a guy is ready for a real-deal relationship or still playing the field? Jordan Carlos reveals the secrets of the Man Clock.

- Jordan Carlos

IF YOU SPOT a shelf dedicated to his Xbox games and consoles, he may feel that ‘old habits needn’t die hard...or at all’. If a guy would rather stay in and have game night with the boys than spend it Netflixing and chilling with you, everything you need to know about his LTR-ready status is right there.

As a married guy, I can tell you that I felt ready at the exact moment my now-wife told me that she wouldn’t be dating me for a fifth year. #Romantic! What can I say? I’m a recovered louse who wised up to a good thing. But I often hear about my sister’s—and my wife’s girlfriends’—dating debacles. And based on these tales, I understand that the struggle to find a quality guy who wants something serious is real, scary real.

There is a popular theme that seems to run through many of their stories. The dudes they link up with are either ‘not looking for a relationship right now’ or ‘trying to get my life together’ or ‘just not in that place right now where blah bity blah blah...’ Or whatever handy victim-of-circumstance lines men use to avoid emotional intimacy.