romance

• Make eyes at

  To look at someone in a way that suggests romantic or sexual interest, often playfully or flirtatiously.

• A summer fling

  A brief and often casual romantic or sexual relationship that occurs during the summer months, typically understood to be temporary.

• Hanky panky

  Hanky panky refers to mischievous, illicit, or secretive activity, often implying romantic or sexual escapades, or minor trickery.

• Give someone the eye

  To look at someone in a way that expresses romantic or sexual interest.

• love at first sight

  The immediate experience of feeling a strong romantic attraction to someone the very moment you first see them.

• Brief encounter

  A short, often unexpected and significant, meeting between two people, frequently with romantic undertones.

• Serious relationship

  A committed romantic partnership characterized by mutual devotion, long-term intent, and exclusivity.

• The love of one's life

  The most significant romantic partner a person will ever have in their lifetime.