hopeless romantic
Believes in soulmates
A hopeless romantic is someone who clings to idealized notions of love despite repeated disappointment or evidence that reality rarely matches the fantasy.
The "hopeless" suggests they can't help themselves—they'll keep believing in grand gestures, soulmates, and love at first sight: She's a hopeless romantic who cries at every wedding.
The phrase is often self-applied with rueful affection.
- sentimentalistPerson governed by emotion
- amoristLover of romance
- romanticistDevotee of emotion-driven art
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
- star-crossed loversCouple doomed by destiny
infatuation · head over heels · love at first sight · soulmate · meant to be · tender-hearted · heart on sleeve · serenading · grand gesture · destiny · adoration · wistful · unconditional love · happily-ever-after · wooer · love letters · love poems · idealist
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- Romance Clicheslove at first sight, happily ever after, soulmate, true love, meant to be
- Romantic FiguresRomeo, Juliet, Casanova, Don Juan, Cleopatra
- romantic tropeslove interest, heartthrob, soulmate, Romeo, Juliet
- dating typesbad boy, player, gold digger, nice guy, commitment phobe
- romantic typeslover, flirt, heartbreaker, player, Romeo
hopeless romanticcynic
Doubter of good intentions
jaded · unromantic · antiromantic · bitter · disillusioned
hopeless romanticpragmatist
One favoring practical approaches
cold fish · calculating · rational · level-headed · practical
hopeless romanticcommitment-phobe
One who avoids lasting bonds
emotionally unavailable · avoidant · detached · aloof · closed off
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