love games
Toying with hearts
Love games are romantic or sexual manipulation tactics—playing hard to get, feigning disinterest, creating jealousy, or otherwise treating courtship as strategic competition rather than genuine connection.
The term often carries disapproval: I'm too old for love games.
It can also refer to flirtatious activities between established partners: They still played love games after twenty years.
- romanceLove and its excitement
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- adorationProfound loving regard
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- secret admirerUnknown person with feelings
mistaken identity · yearning · romantic intrigue · passion · coquetry · disguise · comedy of manners · cat and mouse · push and pull · masquerade · romantic entanglements · power play · cherish · desire · amour · fondness · hearts · devotion
love gamesemotional honesty
Truthful expression of feelings
open communication · straight talk · vulnerability · plain dealing · candor
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