romantic attachment
Feeling for someone
Romantic attachment is an emotional bond characterized by desire, affection, and often exclusivity toward another person.
The term appears in contexts ranging from psychology to period fiction, where it sounds more formal than simply saying someone is in love: She had formed a romantic attachment to a man her parents disapproved of.
The phrase often implies something developing or uncertain rather than an established relationship.
- loveIntense fond attachment
- true loveAuthentic romantic connection
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
- crushCompress with force
head over heels · devotion · passion · love affair · longing · desire · affection · intimacy · tenderness · heartache · yearning · star-crossed lovers · smitten · besotted · chemistry · butterflies · heart flutter · love at first sight
- attachmentsecure base, safe haven, separation anxiety, clinging, cling
- love conceptstrue love, soulmates, eternal love, unrequited love, forbidden love
- loveadoration, affection, amour, attraction, beloved
romantic attachmentplatonic love
Emotional bond sans desire
friendship · familial bond · brotherly love · sisterly love · companionship
romantic attachmentemotional detachment
Withdrawal from feelings
indifference · apathy · estrangement · detachment · coldness
romantic attachmentone-night stand
Casual sexual encounter
no-strings-attached · hookup · passing fancy · friends with benefits
romantic, attachment, romance, romanced, romancing, romances, romantically, romanticize, romanticized