If a Boy and Girl are dating each other, then why do we call them GIRL FRIEND and BOYFRIEND?

Answer 1

A boyfriend is a male partner in a non-marital romantic relationship.
he term is most commonly used to describe any male person, who is in a romantic relationship with any other person of either gender.

Such non-marital relationships are also sometimes described as a significant other or partner, especially if the individuals are cohabitating. The differences between all these terms are subjective and their usage is ultimately be determined by personal preference.

The term is almost never used in the extended sense as found for its female equivalent, girlfriend, a term fairly often used by women referring to their non-romantic female friends. Similarly the term guyfriend is sometimes used by females to refer to non-romantic male friends.

Though nuanced, there is a significant difference between girlfriend and boyfriend, and girl friend and boy friend. In a strictly grammatical sense, a girlfriend or boyfriend is an 'individual of significance' with whom one shares a relationship. A girl friend or boy friend, however, is simply a friend identified on the basis of gender.

Answer 2

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