sentimental fool
Overly emotional person
A sentimental fool is someone who lets tender feelings override practical judgment, often to their own detriment.
The phrase is usually self-deprecating or gently critical rather than harsh: Call me a sentimental fool, but I kept every letter she wrote.
It suggests someone ruled by nostalgia, affection, or romantic notions when clear-eyed thinking would serve them better.
- hopeless romanticPerson seeking idealized love
- naïvetéInexperienced trustfulness
- overtrustingPlacing unwarranted faith in others
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
- empathySharing another's emotions
gullibility · lost cause · nostalgia · wistfulness · pity · self-sacrifice · puppy dog eyes · tenderness · ridicule · vulnerability · yearning · daydreaming · reminiscing · compassion · melancholy · tearjerker movie · kindness · romanticism
sentimental foolcynic
Doubter of good intentions
cold fish · stoic · ice queen · misanthrope · curmudgeon
sentimental foolsharp mind
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