fall out of love
Feelings gradually fade
To fall out of love is to gradually lose romantic feelings for someone you once loved.
The phrase implies a passive process—love fades rather than being actively rejected: After fifteen years of marriage, she realized she had fallen out of love.
Unlike a breakup, falling out of love describes an internal shift that may precede or never lead to separation.
- unloveRevoke romantic attachment
- go offErupt or depart
- disenchantmentLoss of cherished belief
- sadEmotionally low
- coldLow temperature state
disillusionment · estrangement · alienation · cooling · detachment · going through the motions · cold shoulder · heartbreak · broken heart · apathy · drift · emotional distance · resentment · neglect · unhappy · depressed · indifference · slip