One Direction's Niall Horan is allegedly ready to introduce rumored girlfriend Barbara Palvin to his parents in early 2014

Although we've yet to hear any type of confirmation from this rumored couple, it looks like Niall Horan and Barbara Palvin are taking things pretty seriously with their budding relationship. We've spotted the One Direction hunk and his rumored Victoria's Secret model girlfriend on countless outing like movie dates and concerts, but now sources are saying that Niall wants to introduce Barbara to his parents! This is a very important step in any relationship so it looks like Niall really fancies the Hungarian model!

''Babs has already met loads of Niall's friends and is really in with his London/Irish mates," a source revealed to The Daily Mirror this week. "But this will be the first time he has taken a girl back home to meet his whole family. It's really exciting, he can't wait for everyone to meet her.''

This is definitely a big step for Niall and Barbara, especially since the Irish singer's mother previously said that the two were dating back in early December. Talk about award!

"Everyone that he poses for a photograph with or spends any longer than a few minutes with, he's said to be dating," Niall's mother Maura Gallagher said. "You have to ignore the hype because you'd go out of your mind if you believed everything that was written."

How do you think this encounter will turn out? Niall clearly sees something special in Palvin, so hopefully this all goes well and the two live happily ever after!

Or maybe his parents just won't like her.