Another way to say “romance”

Charisma, charm, or the ability to attract a romantic partner through smooth talk and confident energy. Used as a noun ("he has rizz") or verb ("rizzing her up").

A warning sign in dating or friendships — a behavior that suggests incompatibility or trouble. Compare with "green flag" (good sign) and "beige flag" (odd but neutral). "He doesn't tip waiters" has ended more relationships than any app algorithm.

Someone who goes overboard showing affection or support for a person (usually a romantic interest) in the hope of attention. Often self-deprecating — "I'm a simp for her."

A positive trait or behavior indicating someone is emotionally healthy, thoughtful, or a good match. "He asked about my day before telling me about his" is the archetypal green flag — small but diagnostic. Compare with red flag (dealbreaker) and beige flag (oddly specific).

A quirky, mildly weird trait in a partner that's neither a red flag (dealbreaker) nor green flag (ideal) — just oddly specific. "He alphabetizes his spice rack" energy. The term named a category that already existed and gave it dignity; now half the relationship discourse runs on beige flags.

The cold months (roughly October to February) when singles scramble to couple up for companionship, warmth, and holiday dates. Ends abruptly in spring.

Overwhelming someone with affection, gifts, and attention early on to fast-track emotional dependence — often a manipulative pattern that comes before withdrawal.

How someone prefers to give and receive affection — words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time, or physical touch. Used colloquially for any preference. "Sending me cat memes at 2am is her love language." Taken half-seriously; always diagnostic.

A romantic arrangement that's more than friendship, less than a relationship — deliberately vague about commitment so both sides can avoid "the talk." The defining modern dating limbo: all the emotional labor and scheduling entanglement, none of the reassurance.

Ending a relationship by suddenly disappearing — no call, no text, no explanation. A specific 2010s+ dating-app crime. By the 2020s it had gone professional too: job candidates ghost offers, recruiters ghost finalists. The verb is now universal.

A sudden, irrational feeling of disgust toward a romantic partner, triggered by something small they did. Once you catch the ick, it's almost impossible to shake. Gained mainstream traction via the 2017 UK show "Love Island." Specific examples are notoriously specific: "the way his backpack bounced when he ran for the bus."

The butterfly emoji. Soft-aesthetic shorthand for rebirth, transformation, or a "butterflies in the stomach" feeling. Shows up in bios of people in their villain era, their glow-up era, and every other era that involves change.

A date built around a long walk — low pressure, low cost, high conversation. Often the first-date choice for thoughtful people. Works because you're side-by-side, not across a table, and there's always a reasonable exit.

Actively cataloging a partner's good signs rather than watching for bad ones — a deliberate reframe from red-flag vigilance. The thought exercise became its own TikTok subgenre: "GFS: he put my comfort first." Healthier; still obsessively documented.

envolver com os braços

To marry; to match (a person).

To be suitor to; to be the lover of.

(slang) A more experienced member of a 12 step recovery program who targets newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.

Amancebarse

Mimar demasiado.

Petite amie ; jeune femme.

apaixonado, enamorado

pessoa muito jovem (geralmente usado para descrever alguém que namora uma pessoa muito mais velha)

interesse em alguém, atração física por outra pessoa, possível ou platônica

diz-se de marido que foi, ou que se diz atraiçoado pela esposa

Persona con la que se mantiene una relación en donde el noviazgo aún no ha sido declarado pero es inminente.

Relación de dos personas que hacen vida conyugal sin estar casados.

. Amor, cariño, cielo, etc.

Caricia, abrazo, palmadita de cariño o consuelo.

Acercarse uno mismo mucho a otra cosa o persona.

permanecer num lugar

diz-se do marido de adúltera