Bella is Edward's girlfriend in private, but she dislikes acknowledging this in public. Why? She is not a vampire and Edward is...having this become public knowledge is damaging to their relationship to the point that they would be forced to remain apart. The vampire society is a secret one, and cannot be illuminated. Bella considers them to be "good" vampires since they have pledged to survive on animal blood and not the blood of humans; however, it is important to recognize that Edward, in spite of this, considers the vampires doomed as a result of their dark lifestyle.
Edward's vampire friends knows about the relationship, but Edward encourages Bella to keep their status secret from the human community. His motto? Better to meet and love in secret for as long as possible...forever, perhaps...than to be forced apart by two communities who don't understand their passion. "Fiancee" puts a target on her back, so they choose not to use it or any other term of endearment when they don't consider themselves safe to freely express themselves. Sounds a little like Romeo and Juliet, doesn't it?
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