wandering eye
Looking at others
A wandering eye is a tendency to look with romantic or sexual interest at people other than one's partner.
Someone with a wandering eye notices attractive strangers even when committed: She worried about his wandering eye at parties.
The phrase suggests looking rather than acting, though it often implies the potential for infidelity.
- roving eyeFlirtatious tendency to notice others
- rovingMoving from place to place
- strayingDeparting from course
- gazeFixed, intent look
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
infidelity · glance · ogling · checking out · eye candy · distracted · unfaithful · leering · double take · cheating · strabismus · lazy eye · crossed · squint · temptation · lust · desire · scanning
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
- eyesblue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, hazel eyes, amber eyes
- Passing Observationsglance, peek, glimpse, quick look, fleeting thought
- passive watchingwatching, viewing, observing, spectating, lurking
wandering eyefaithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
fidelity · devotion · loyalty · monogamy · commitment
wandering eyefixed gaze
focused attention · tunnel vision · laser focus · undivided attention · rapt attention
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