rival suitors
Competing love interests
Rival suitors are two or more people competing for the same romantic interest.
The phrase evokes courtship narratives where multiple admirers vie for someone's affection: She found herself torn between rival suitors.
The term sounds somewhat old-fashioned, fitting period dramas and romantic comedies better than casual conversation about modern dating.
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- love triangleThree-person romantic entanglement
star-crossed lovers · admirers · pursuit · romance · love letter · heartbreak · broken heart · rejection · jilted lover · flowers · duel · dueling pistols · passion · seduction · proposal · marriage proposal · hand in marriage · affection
- otome gamesfemale protagonist, heroine, visual novel, dating sim, good ending
rival suitorswingmen
Supportive companions in pursuit
matchmakers · cupids · best man · confidants
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