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We know this because Cassio is dining with Bianca before he is wounded in the final scene. In Act V, Bianca’s genuine love for Cassio is seen when she discovers her lover has been stabbed: ‘Alas, he faints! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!’ (V.1.84). Her constancy in love links Bianca to Desdemona.
Cassio and Bianca's relationship in Othello is superficial and imbalanced. Cassio views Bianca as a casual lover and does not reciprocate her genuine affection.
Bianca, Cassio's girlfriend, a prostitute. Bianca is a prostitute looking for love, which she foolishly thinks that Cassio can give her. She first appears at the end of the third act, when Cassio is waiting in hopes that Desdemona might be able to bring Othello back with a decision about his job.
It is hard not to judge Cassio harshly when he tells Bianca to be gone because he does not want to be found ‘womaned’ (III.4.194). Cassio can be accused of using women in the same way that Iago does. Rather than facing up to Othello he enlists the help of Emilia, then Desdemona to plead his case.
Although the other characters dismiss Bianca as a promiscuous woman, she shows real affection for Cassio. Iago, however, uses misogynistic stereotypes to implicate the (innocent) Bianca, and further put himself in the clear.
Bianca can be compared with both Desdemona and Emilia and shares some of their qualities. Her relationship with Cassio is less idealistic than the Othello-Desdemona match, but she is an affectionate and genuine partner. She too is accused falsely of treacherous behaviour (by Iago).
Cassio displays a disrespectful, misogynistic attitude towards Bianca behind her back, using an animal metaphor to compare her to a monkey. He makes clear that while Bianca loves him, that love is not reciprocated and Cassio seems to be just using her.
