falling for
Developing romantic feelings
Falling for has two main senses.
To fall for someone is to become romantically attracted to them: I'm falling for her.
To fall for something is to be deceived by it—to believe a lie or be taken in by a trick: Don't fall for that scam.
Both suggest losing one's footing, whether through love or gullibility.
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- crushCompress with force
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
affection · attraction · enamored · romance · love at first sight · gullibility · love-struck · adore · naivety · too good to be true · hook line and sinker · passion · susceptibility · duped · besotted · misjudgment · taken in · loving
deception/credulity
falling forseeing through
Perceiving hidden truth
doubting · questioning · calling out · rejecting · exposing
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