playing Cupid
Setting people up
Playing Cupid is attempting to bring two people together romantically—arranging introductions, engineering situations where they'll meet, or actively advocating for a match.
The phrase references the Roman god of love, whose arrows cause people to fall in love.
Her sister was always playing Cupid, setting her up on blind dates.
The effort may be welcome or meddlesome.
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- relationshipConnection between entities
- wingmanSupportive second in formation
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
heart · go-between · love match · perfect pair · blind date · first date · double date · partner · love · Eros · Psyche · romance · proposal · cherub · feelings · date · emotions · single
playing Cupidletting nature take its course
Permitting events to unfold naturally
staying neutral · non-interference · staying in one's lane · standing back · stepping back
play, plays, played, player, players, playful, playfully, playfulness, playing