love rival
Suitor in competition
A love rival is someone competing for the same person's romantic affection.
The term appears in relationship dramas where two people vie for a third: She discovered her best friend had become her love rival.
Common in fiction and gossip, less so in everyday speech, where "the other woman" or "the other guy" often substitutes.
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- green-eyed monsterPersonified covetousness
- competitorOne striving against others
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- other womanIllicit romantic rival
envy · suitor · heartbreak · broken heart · betrayal · secret affair · obsession · bitter · vengeful · unrequited · pursuit · possessive · contender · scorned · admirer · stolen glances · romantic · tension
- rom-comrom-com, romantic comedy, meet cute, meet-cute, fake dating
- romanceamor, boyfriend, courting, girlfriend, besos
- loversbeloved, sweethearts, sweetheart, lovebirds, paramour
- rivalsopponent, adversary, competitor, foe, enemy
- stock charactersvillain, sidekick, hero, damsel in distress, fool
- Harlequin traitsdiamond pattern, mask, colorful costume, black mask, trickster
love rivalwingman
Supportive second in formation
matchmaker · best friend · confidant · supporter · go-between
love rivalally
Supportive partner
partner · teammate · collaborator · helper · advocate
love rivalpartner
One who shares activity
spouse · beloved · significant other · lover · sweetheart
love, rival, loves, loved, loving, lover, lovers, lovable, lovely