Dating & Relationships word list

A person who feels attraction, affection, or appreciation for someone.

“Someone confidently said admirer in the dating round and immediately got challenged on the spelling.”

Involving sexual or romantic unfaithfulness to a spouse.

“The word adulterous sparked the longest debate of the dating round.”

Voluntary sexual activity between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.

“As soon as adultery appeared in the dating round, everyone started silently counting letters.”

A feeling of warmth, fondness, or caring toward someone.

“Affection turned the dating round into an unexpectedly competitive spelling moment.”

Having mixed or conflicting feelings about someone or a relationship.

“Someone confidently said ambivalence in the dating round and immediately got challenged on the spelling.”

The yearly date marking an important relationship event, such as a wedding.

“They celebrated their anniversary at the restaurant where they first met.”

An emotional bond that connects one person strongly to another.

“The host read out attachment during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

A feeling of interest or desire that draws one person toward another.

“The host read out attraction during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

Appealing in appearance, personality, or another way that creates interest or desire.

“The dating round somehow ended with everyone talking about attractive.”

A formal agreement or promise to marry.

“The family announced the betrothal over dinner.”

Engaged to be married.

“He introduced his betrothed and immediately got roasted for sounding medieval.”

A male romantic partner.

“The host repeated boyfriend twice in the dating round before anyone wanted to go first.”

Giving someone occasional romantic attention to keep them interested without offering real commitment.

“The host read out breadcrumbing during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

The end of a relationship.

“The breakup aired in slow motion.”

Pretending to be someone else online, often to deceive a romantic interest.

“The dating round moved on, but people were still whispering the letters in catfishing.”

The final conversation that lets everyone move on.

“She wanted closure; he sent a thumbs up.”

A relationship pattern involving excessive emotional reliance and unhealthy dependence.

“As soon as codependency appeared in the dating round, everyone started silently counting letters.”

So attached you make zero decisions alone.

“They are so codependent they text each other from the same couch.”

Living together in the same home, especially as an unmarried couple.

“The room knew exactly what cohabitation meant during the dating round and still hesitated on the spelling.”

A serious promise or decision to remain devoted to a relationship.

“As soon as commitment appeared in the dating round, everyone started silently counting letters.”

The exchange of thoughts, feelings, needs, and information between people.

“Communication turned the dating round into an unexpectedly competitive spelling moment.”

The ability of two people to get along well because their needs, values, or personalities fit.

“By the end of the dating round, compatibility was still the word people were debating.”

An agreement where each person gives up part of what they want to reach a solution.

“The dating round paused for a second when compromise showed up.”

Two people who are romantically involved with each other.

“The dating round table recognized couple instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

The period or process of pursuing someone romantically with the possibility of a long-term relationship.

“The host read out courtship during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

A strong, often temporary romantic attraction to someone.

“When crush appeared, the dating round got noticeably louder.”

A planned social meeting between people with romantic interest or potential.

“The date somehow turned into a conversation about date.”

Spending time with someone socially to explore or maintain a romantic relationship.

“Someone mentioned dating during the dating round, and the conversation took a turn.”

Very loyal, loving, and committed to someone.

“Devoted sounded easy in the dating round until somebody had to spell it without autocorrect.”

The disappointment that comes from realizing a person or relationship is not as ideal as believed.

“Disillusionment sounded easy in the dating round until somebody had to spell it without autocorrect.”

The legal ending of a marriage.

“Nobody expected divorce to become the most memorable word of the dating round.”

An agreement to marry.

“The engagement lasted nine days.”

A relationship pattern with overly blurred personal boundaries and little emotional separation.

“As soon as enmeshment appeared in the dating round, everyone started silently counting letters.”

A messy romantic involvement.

“She called it an entanglement, not cheating.”

An agreement that romantic partners will not date or pursue other people.

“By the end of the dating round, exclusivity was still the word people were debating.”

The quality of being disloyal or unfaithful in a relationship.

“The host repeated faithlessness twice in the dating round before anyone wanted to go first.”

A person engaged to be married.

“The fiance was not ready.”

Also accepted: fiancé

A woman who is engaged to be married.

“Someone mentioned fiancee during the dating round, and the conversation took a turn.”

Also accepted: fiancée

Behaving playfully or suggestively to show romantic or sexual interest.

“The host repeated flirting twice in the dating round before anyone wanted to go first.”

Suddenly ending communication with someone without explanation.

“The word ghosting sparked the longest debate of the dating round.”

A female romantic partner.

“The group had heard girlfriend before the dating round, but nobody trusted the spelling.”

Deep emotional pain caused by romantic loss or disappointment.

“Everyone in the dating round knew heartbreak, but spelling it aloud was another story.”

A person who causes romantic disappointment or emotional pain.

“The dating round moved on, but people were still whispering the letters in heartbreaker.”

Feeling intense sadness after romantic loss or rejection.

“The dating round moved on, but people were still whispering the letters in heartbroken.”

A vacation traditionally taken by newly married partners after their wedding.

“The dating round paused for a second when honeymoon showed up.”

A lack of fit between people that makes a relationship difficult to sustain.

“The dating round paused for a second when incompatibility showed up.”

An intense but often short-lived romantic attraction or obsession.

“The dating round paused for a second when infatuation showed up.”

Unfaithfulness to a partner.

“The infidelity rumor got its own episode.”

A healthy pattern in which partners rely on and support each other while remaining independent individuals.

“The host repeated interdependence twice in the dating round before anyone wanted to go first.”

A feeling of deep emotional, physical, or personal closeness.

“The host read out intimacy during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

So different or conflicted that agreement or repair seems impossible.

“At the dating round, irreconcilable came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”

The green feeling when your bestie gets a new friend.

“The jealousy when she got a work bestie was palpable.”

To touch someone with the lips as an expression of affection, romance, or greeting.

“They tried to kiss the situation before it got worse.”

An intense, often obsessive state of romantic infatuation and longing.

“The host read out limerence during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

Overwhelming someone with intense affection or attention, often to gain influence or control.

“Someone mentioned lovebombing during the dating round, and the conversation took a turn.”

Relating to marriage or married partners.

“The dating round paused for a second when marital showed up.”

A legally or socially recognized partnership between spouses.

“The word marriage sparked the longest debate of the dating round.”

A person considered romantically compatible with another person.

“Someone used match correctly during the dating round, then immediately second-guessed the spelling.”

The act of bringing people together in hopes that they will form a romantic relationship.

“Everyone in the dating round knew matchmaking, but spelling it aloud was another story.”

Relating to marriage or the process of getting married.

“Someone used matrimonial correctly during the dating round, then immediately second-guessed the spelling.”

The state or institution of marriage.

“At the dating round, matrimony came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”

A failure to understand one another correctly because information was unclear or interpreted differently.

“The dating round table recognized miscommunication instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

Having or preferring one romantic or sexual partner at a time.

“The dating round somehow ended with everyone talking about monogamous.”

Being romantically committed to one person.

“Monogamy is a loose theme here.”

Continuing to watch or interact lightly with someone's social media after ending direct romantic contact.

“Orbiting was the one word everyone remembered after the dating round.”

A romantic lover, especially one involved in a secret or extramarital relationship.

“Someone confidently said paramour in the dating round and immediately got challenged on the spelling.”

A person with whom someone has a committed romantic relationship.

“Everyone in the dating round knew partner, but spelling it aloud was another story.”

A relationship in which two people share commitment, responsibilities, or goals.

“The dating round table recognized partnership instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

Having repeated casual romantic or sexual relationships, especially while being unfaithful.

“Someone used philandering correctly during the dating round, then immediately second-guessed the spelling.”

Purely friendly with zero romance.

“They share a blanket, a streaming login, and a strictly platonic bond.”

Involving or open to multiple consensual romantic relationships at the same time.

“By the end of the dating round, polyamorous was still the word people were debating.”

The practice of having multiple consensual romantic relationships at the same time.

“They talked openly about polyamory and relationship boundaries.”

A tendency to be overly controlling or jealous about another person's attention or independence.

“Possessiveness was the one word everyone remembered after the dating round.”

An offer of marriage.

“The proposal happened at a volcano.”

The act of returning a feeling, action, or gesture in kind.

“Everyone in the dating round knew reciprocation, but spelling it aloud was another story.”

The official end of a friend feud.

“The reconciliation required snacks and three mediators.”

An angry accusation made in response to another accusation, often during conflict.

“Nobody in the dating round questioned the meaning of recrimination; the letters were the problem.”

The act of refusing romantic interest, affection, or a relationship.

“The dating round group recognized rejection, then started arguing about which letters came next.”

An ongoing emotional, romantic, or interpersonal connection between people.

“The group had heard relationship before the dating round, but nobody trusted the spelling.”

A relationship or feeling centered on love, attraction, and emotional intimacy.

“At the dating round, romance came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”

Relating to love, dating, or affectionate relationships.

“Someone mentioned romantic during the dating round, and the conversation took a turn.”

To make a relationship or situation seem more ideal, beautiful, or romantic than it really is.

“They tried to romanticize the situation before it got worse.”

A period or state in which romantic partners live apart or stop functioning as a couple.

“When separation appeared, the dating round got noticeably louder.”

A fortunate unexpected event, such as meeting someone by chance.

“The host read out serendipity during the dating round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

Not currently in a romantic relationship.

“She was happily single and not looking to change that.”

Suddenly and completely in love.

“He is smitten with whoever spelled that flawlessly.”

A person believed to be an exceptionally deep or ideal romantic match.

“Nobody in the dating round questioned the meaning of soulmate; the letters were the problem.”

A sudden sense of chemistry, excitement, or romantic connection between people.

“The dating round paused for a second when spark showed up.”

A person's husband, wife, or legally married partner.

“The word spouse sparked the longest debate of the dating round.”

A person who is pursuing someone romantically, especially with serious intentions.

“Her newest suitor arrived with flowers and absolutely no plan.”

Something that lures someone to stray.

“Production planted every temptation.”

A final demand.

“She issued an ultimatum on day two.”

Describing love or attraction that is not returned by the other person.

“Everyone in the dating round knew unrequited, but spelling it aloud was another story.”

Open to emotional exposure.

“He got vulnerable after one drink.”

A ceremony in which people get married.

“At the dating round, wedding came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”