How important is it to change a Facebook relationship status?

Just recently I had the ‘exclusivity’ talk with my boyfriend, at his request :). It has not been very long at all, and we had been ‘dating’ for about six weeks before getting together.

He is in his 30s, I’m in my 20s. I am a much more active Facebook user, he doesn’t seem to use it for much more than messaging. He literally never posts anything.

Anyway, neither of us have suggested changing our status. I don’t have any relationship status listed, and had not for a long time. He is still listed as single. From being friends prior to dating, I noticed he has never changed this even in a past relationship.

Basically, I do not really mind that it hasn’t changed, but I am wondering if it is important to do so. I would like to change it at some point, as it feels like the normal thing to do. I do not want to bring it up though, at least so soon.

Any thoughts on Facebook statuses? For all the benefits of Facebook, it seems like its created a few annoying features too.