hidden romance
Clandestine love affair
A hidden romance is a romantic relationship kept secret from others—whether from family, coworkers, the public, or a spouse.
The secrecy might stem from social disapproval, professional consequences, or infidelity: Their hidden romance lasted three years before anyone found out.
The phrase also describes a genre of fiction centered on such secret relationships.
- secretConcealed information
- secret admirerUnknown person with feelings
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- forbiddenNot allowed
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
clandestine · tryst · behind closed doors · whispers · hushed tones · stolen · stolen glances · glances · longing · passion · burning desire · love letters · letters · midnight · late night · rendezvous · lovers · star-crossed lovers
- forbidden loveforbidden love, illicit love, secret love, forbidden fruit, secret affair
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
hidden romanceopen relationship
Consensual romantic nonexclusivity
out in the open · public display of affection · Facebook official · going steady
hidden romancemarriage
Formal union between partners
arranged marriage · betrothal · wedding · church wedding · civil union
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