What does being exclusive but not boyfriend/girlfriend mean?

Anonymous

I've been seeing a guy for around 3 months. Last month I asked where we were with seeing each other and he told me he likes where this is going and hasn't been seeing anyone else and wants this to be exclusive. I agreed with him.

We have been seeing each other around 1 - 2 times a week and have slept with each other.

We haven't officially met each others friends and he didn't really invite me to any of his birthday celebrations. We made plans to do something separately which I initiated.

We have each other on social media but he's not much of a texter so he'll drop me a text usually to make plans or around once a day. I asked him and he said he didn't really like texting that much but likes me texting him.

We don't really have nicknames for each other yet either.

I'm not too sure what exclusive without being boyfriend/girlfriend means because my ex asked me to be his girlfriend one month in.

Is this moving at a normal pace or is this more casual than serious dating?

What does being exclusive but not boyfriend/girlfriend mean?
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