Meaning behind a statement

Question

What does this statement mean?

”While I’m still not ready for a relationship yet.”

Answer 1

This is a sentence fragment, so it's unclear. The "while" implies that there is more to it, and that additional info can greatly impact the meaning of the sentence.

Answer 2

The meaning behind this statement, usually, is that the person speaking isn't ready for a relationship, but may be in the future. However, the word "while" at the beginning of the sentence implies that there's some counterpoint/counterargument to be made later in the sentence. For example, the rest of the sentence might say, "While I'm still not ready for a relationship yet, I'm willing to keep seeing you exclusively for now." This shows that while the speaker isn't ready for a committed relationship yet, they're willing to meet the other person halfway by committing to seeing them exclusively. Additionally, the sentence as it stands in your question is a dependent clause, meaning that it doesn't make sense on its own and needs another clause to make it complete (as in my example). Hope this helps!