My friend claimed somedays ago that a boy friend/girl friend is different from a fiance.She claimed that a person can have two or more boy friend/girl friend but can only have a fiance.

I argued in contrary to his claim because i believe that a boy friend/girl friend isn't different from a fiance.I beleive it only depends on the level the relationship is.

She didn't agree with me so i decided to come here and ask Nairalanders the question.

there is a big fat difference, though that depends on what you define as boyfriend. some people believe boyfriend is just a friend u go out with and will eventually quit, while some believe boyfriend is just a mere friend like your girlfriend and some believe boyfriend has to do with serious relationship.

so u see, if u think u can cheat with or boyfriend then u can also cheat with your fiance cos they have not been legally married to you and can easily break away at anytime

Am motivated somehow to give an answer to this question or inquiry. @Op, I believe that your friend may be more matured than you as he gave you not only the right answer but also the correct one as well. There is a different b/t Boyfriend and fiancé. The different is what both want to achieve in the relationship. In fiancé, two people have come together to agree that the have interest in each other and wish to marry but that they want to study each other for sometime and see if they can reliable to each other when they marry. What this means is that if you meet a girl or boy and wish to spend the rest of your life with him or her, you need to learn from each other in order to be able to live together forever. Also been in the relationship requires that such studying of the character between them should not exceed 2-3 years and then marriage is followed or it should be called off. So basically, when you call someone your fiance, it should not be more than 2-3 years and he or she marries you. When it comes to boyfriend, it does not since there is no achievement attached to it, you will hear of boyfriend for 10, 15, 20 years and still nothing happens. No wonder, in boyfriend relationship, the girl(90%) will be aiming to eat the boy's money to satisfy her own personal needs while the boy will be hoping to sex her for his own desires as well. In fiance, the girl will have high aims for the guy since she knew that she will benefit if he becomes high. Am only talking about the real fiance relationship and not what this small boys think of when they see a fine girl.