"Oh..." He nodded. "I see. We have no such terms, I don't think. If anything, we would refer to it as a betrothal, if the courtship proved to be successful, and took the next step. Or I would simply call you... my beloved."

It sounded a little silly to him, in true, that word she used. But knowing what it meant, he could not help but like that she thought to call him that, and rather a lot too. Smiling, he continued in a softer tone. "So, if I am your boyfriend, are you my... girlfriend?"