love goggles
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love goggles noun: blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.
Noun
love goggles pl (plural only)
- Blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.
- 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.2009, Paul T. Backlund, As Long as We Both Shall Give, page 58
- 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, Andrea Syrtash, Cheat On Your Husband (with Your Husband): How to Date Your Spouse, page 11
Questions about love goggles
- What does love goggles mean?
- Love goggles means blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.
- What part of speech is love goggles?
- Love goggles is a noun.
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