love polygon
Multi-person romantic entanglement
A love polygon is a romantic entanglement involving multiple people who have romantic or sexual feelings for one another.
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- liaisonConnector between groups
fling · tryst · courtship · flirtation · attraction · desire · passion · secret relationship
Interwoven filament structure
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- complexityState of being complicated
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
- mazePuzzle of passages
intricacy · enmeshment · interconnection · involvement · configuration · arrangement · geometry · vertices
Serialized melodramatic broadcast drama
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- subplotSubordinate narrative strand
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- finaleConcluding part of performance
cliffhanger · arc · revelation · backstory · foreshadowing · plot device · character development · protagonist
Opposition between parties
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
strain · awkwardness · confrontation · secrecy · discovery · exposure · fallout · ultimatum
Resentful longing for another's
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
resentment · bitterness · covetousness · competition · comparison · territorial · exclusivity · favoritism
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- betrayalBreaking of trust
liaison · fling · tryst · courtship · flirtation · attraction · desire · passion · secret relationship · paramour
web
Interwoven filament structure
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- complexityState of being complicated
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
maze · intricacy · enmeshment · interconnection · involvement · configuration · arrangement · geometry · vertices · overlap
soap opera
Serialized melodramatic broadcast drama
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- subplotSubordinate narrative strand
- twistRotating motion or surprise
finale · cliffhanger · arc · revelation · backstory · foreshadowing · plot device · character development · protagonist · antagonist
conflict
Opposition between parties
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
turmoil · strain · awkwardness · confrontation · secrecy · discovery · exposure · fallout · ultimatum · choosing
envy
Resentful longing for another's
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- possessivenessExcessive attachment to ownership
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
suspicion · resentment · bitterness · covetousness · competition · comparison · territorial · exclusivity · favoritism · attention-seeking