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to chat (somebody) up
to talk to somebody in the hope of starting a romantic
or sexual relationship
to flirt (with somebody)
to behave playfully towards another person who you
are - or pretend to be - attracted to romantically or sexually
a flirt
a person who likes to flirt
a blind date
a meeting (arranged by a third party) with a person
you might be interested in romantically but who you have never
met before
lonely hearts
small ads (in newspapers, magazines or on the internet)
which give a short description of a person you would like
to date. To save space, some of these abbreviations are used:
WLTM - would like to meet
GSOH - good sense of humour
LTR - long-term relationship
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to be smitten with somebody
to be deeply affected by your love for somebody
to fall for somebody
to fall in love with somebody
it was love at first sight
two people fell in love with each other
as soon as they met
to take the plunge
to get engaged/married
I can hear wedding bells
I suspect that they are going to get married soon
terms of endearment
names people in love give each other or call each other:
darling
sweetheart
love
pet
babe/baby
cutey pie
honey bunny
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they are having a domestic (informal)
they are having an argument
they have blazing rows
they have very serious, often noisy arguments
(s)he is playing away from home
(s)he is having an affair
to break up with somebody
to finish a relationship with somebody
to split up
to break up
to dump somebody
to finish a relationship with somebody without much
thought for the other person
break-up lines
(fixed) expressions, often sweet or apologetic, used
to tell a partner, girlfriend or boyfriend that the relationship
is finished or is going to finish:
We need to talk
I just need some space
It's not you, it's me
I hope that we can always be friends
This is hurting me more than it is hurting you
It's not enough that we love each other
It simply wasn't meant to be
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A secret admirer
Someone who fancies someone else but keeps it a secret
CPR
Short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the technical medical
term for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the kiss of life
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