love goggles
English
WOTD – 10 February 2012
Pronunciation
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Noun
love goggles pl (plural only)
- (idiomatic, informal, plural only) blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with.
- 2009, Paul T. Backlund, As Long as We Both Shall Give, page 58
- I've heard it put this way; they "wear love goggles". This means that this person you are falling in love with must be Mr. or Miss. Right.
- 2011, Andrea Syrtash, Cheat On Your Husband (with Your Husband): How to Date Your Spouse, page 11
- When you're several years into your relationship, the love goggles may come off, but they're replaced by new lenses that reveal another, fuller picture of your relationship.
- 2011, Jennifer Thomas, Moving Forward: A True Inspirational Story of a Teen Mom, page 103
- I had had love goggles on for many years, thinking that I wanted to marry Dennis and be a part of his family.
- 2009, Paul T. Backlund, As Long as We Both Shall Give, page 58
Related terms
- beer goggles
- love is blind
Translations
blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with
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