Mattress Online surveyed 1,000 British individuals to figure out when people are ready for all sorts of relationship milestones, from the first time they choose Netflix over sex to the first time they say I love you.

BUT, I do have a small piece of science-backed wisdom to offer you in terms of to drop the L-bomb.

For most men it starts off as a suspicion ("Holy f*ck. ") then it grows to certainty, then to anxiety about how and when to say it, and whether the woman might feel the same way.

Even if your guy has a hunch that you love him too, it's nerve-wracking to be the first one to say "I love you."Plus there's the pressure of getting it "right." He wants to be sitting in a park after the best date ever, have a sweet speech ready, and as soon as you say it back the previously inactive fountain comes to life and shoots beautiful streams of water into the air as you kiss.

After a few of those big dates don't be surprised if he just blurts it out some time while looking at old photos on his couch.

Here are six signs that he's gearing up to finally tell you that he loves you.

Yeah, he's on the verge of telling you that he loves you.

In fact, if you've had a few of those sorts of dates lately he likely tried to get up the nerve to say it then failed.right time to say it, but felt it hasn't been natural to do so yet.

Well, I'd have to say that the most petrifying part of it all is the unknown factor. I don't know if your partner loves you, too, and I definitely don't know how it's going to go for the two of you after you say it.

And then, there's the biggest question of them all: how do you even know when to say I love you?! Well, unfortunately, I can't answer a lot of those questions for you.