“Simply put, dating exclusively means both people are only focused on one another. Theyre not juggling other people,” Concepcion says. Your goal is to be committed to each other in a monogamous relationship, but you still have to test drive things out a bit longer.

Does being exclusive lead to a relationship?

Being exclusive means that you are not seeing anyone else or proactively pursuing another person. Exclusive means you arent in a committed relationship just yet, but that doesnt mean that it couldnt eventually turn into one, Sullivan says.