love goggles

English

WOTD – 10 February 2012

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Noun

love goggles pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic, informal, plural only) Blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.
   • 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.

Related terms

• beer goggles
• love is blind

Translations

blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with

• German: rosarote Brille f
• Spanish: (verb) enyegüecido, enyegüezco m