young lovers
Smitten inexperienced couple
Young lovers are people in the early stages of a romantic relationship, typically characterized by intense passion, idealism, and emotional absorption in each other.
The phrase often carries connotations of naivety or inexperience, sometimes with an implied fragility: The park bench was occupied by young lovers.
Literature and film frequently treat young lovers as tragic figures—Romeo and Juliet being the archetype.
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
- romanceLove and its excitement
- passionIntense emotional drive
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
starry-eyed · tender · Romeo · Juliet · stolen kisses · secret rendezvous · holding hands · hand in hand · butterflies · walking on air · crush · smitten · moonlight · whispers · blushing · heartbeat · devotion · naive
- loverssweethearts, sweetheart, lovebirds, paramour, paramours
- Greek comedyAristophanes, Old Comedy, The Birds, Greek theatre, Greek drama
- character typesprotagonist, hero, antagonist, villain, heroes
- comedy tropespratfall, parody, sight gag, running gag, satire
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
young loversloveless marriage
Spousal bond lacking affection
young loverssworn enemies
Adversaries committed to opposition
lonely hearts · confirmed bachelors · spinsters · estranged family
young, younger, youngest, youthful, youthfully, youthfulness, youngling, youngster, lover