have a crush (on someone)
- to have strong feelings of love for someone (often for a short time and with no results)
The girl has a crush on a boy in her class.
have a thing for (someone)
- to be attracted and care about someone
The girl has a thing for the new boy in her class.
head over heels in love with (someone)
- to be very much in love with someone, to be completely in love
My friend is head over heels in love with someone in his company.
hit it off (with someone)
- to get along well with someone (from the first time that you meet that person)
I hit it off with a woman in my photography class and we have been dating for several months now.
hung up on (someone)
- to be obsessed with another person, to be interested in another person
The young woman is hung up on a member of her tennis club.
interested in (someone)
- to have a romantic interest in someone and possibly want to date that person
My sister is interested in someone from her university biology class.
kiss and makeup
- to become friends again after a fight or argument
After they have a fight the couple is quick to kiss and make up.
leave (someone) at the altar
- to decide not to marry someone at the last minute
The man became very nervous and decided to leave his girlfriend at the altar.
leave (someone) for (someone else)
- to end a relationship with your partner and start a relationship with someone else
The man left his wife for his secretary but soon discovered that his life was worse than before.
love at first sight
- to fall in love with someone or something the first time that one sees him or her or it
When I saw the woman at the party it was love at first sight and I knew that I wanted to meet her.
The woman loved the house. It was love at first sight.
made for each other
- to get along extremely well with another person
The man and woman get along very well together and seem to be made for each other.
make eyes at (someone)
- to look at someone in a way that makes it clear that you like that person and find him or her attractive
The man became angry when he saw that his girlfriend was making eyes at someone else at the party.
make up
- to forgive each other after an argument, to begin to see each other again after ending a relationship
The couple had a big fight at the restaurant but they made up and things quickly got back to normal.
The boy and girl separated but recently they made up and began seeing each other again.
a match made in heaven
- a couple who get along perfectly
When the two people finally got together it was a match made in heaven and everybody thought that they would stay together forever.
meet the right girl/guy
- to meet the right partner, to meet the person that you want to marry
The woman always joked that she would never return home if she met the right guy.
on the rocks
- to be in a state of difficulty, to be having problems (usually used for a relationship)
The couple are experiencing many problems at the moment and their relationship appears to be on the rocks.
the one (for someone)
- the right partner, the right person to marry
When I introduced my girlfriend to my mother she said that she was the one for me.
one and only
- the only person that one loves
The man's wife was his one and only since they met in high school.
patch up a relationship
- to repair a broken relationship
The couple wanted to separate but they managed to patch up their relationship and are now very happy together.
perfect couple
- two people who appear to get along perfectly
Our neighors seem to be the perfect couple.
pop the question
- to ask someone to marry you
The man thought about things carefully before he actually decided to pop the question.
puppy love
- infatuation (strong feelings of love) between school-age children or teenagers
The two teenagers thought that their love was the greatest in the world. Other people thought that it was only puppy love.
say I do
- to get married (during a wedding ceremony it is common to say "I do" when you agree to marry your partner)
The man was very happy to say "I do" at the wedding ceremony.
seeing (someone)
- to be dating someone on a regular basis
The woman was not seeing anyone when she met a man who she liked at the party.
set a date
- to decide on a date for a wedding
After thinking about marriage for a long time the couple decided to set a date.
settle down
- to establish a regular routine after getting married
After dating many women the young man finally decided to settle down.
split up
- to end a relationship
The girl and her boyfriend decided to split up after being together for seven years.
steal (someone's) heart
- to cause someone to fall in love with you
The woman stole the heart of the man who was working beside her at her office.
take one's vows
- to get married and take your wedding vows or promises
The couple took their vows at the courthouse in the small town.
those three little words
- the words "I love you"
After several months of dating the young man finally said those three little words to his girlfriend.
tie the knot
- to get married
After dating for several years the young couple decided to tie the knot.
true love
- a genuine feeling of romantic love
It seemed like true love until the couple began to fight all of the time.
unrequited love
- love that is not returned, one-way love
The woman was in love with the president of her company but it was unrequited love. He did not love her.
walk down the aisle together
- to get married (in this case in a church and where the bride walks down the aisle to the altar)
The couple have decided to walk down the aisle together and begin their new life.
walk out on (someone)
- to abandon your partner and end a relationship
The man walked out on his wife and nobody knew the reason why.
whisper sweet nothings in (someone's) ear
- to say romantic or intimate things to someone
The actor was whispering sweet nothings in the ear of the actress in the romantic movie
