What It Means When They Want To Be Exclusive But Not Official. When someone youre dating offers exclusivity without the actual relationship part of your relationship, its easy to feel like its some kind of soft rejection — like breadcrumbing, but with actual, in-person interaction.

What does it mean when someone says they wanna be exclusive?

If a guy asks you to be exclusive, that means he is ready to take your relationship to the next level. By suggesting this, he is stepping forward and asking you to be his girlfriend or a serious partner.

How long after being exclusive Should you become official?

On average, single people thought they should wait over two months before becoming official. Specifically, single women believed it was appropriate to wait for 2.6 months before entering an exclusive relationship, and single Gen Xers thought they should wait for 2.4 months.