Across
- 3. Person admired secretly
- 4. Person who leads a ceremony
- 7. Emotional closeness
- 11. Decade when factory-made Valentine cards first became widely available
- 15. Idea that two people are meant to meet
- 16. Win someone over using charm
- 17. Poetic tribute to admiration
- 21. Figure honored on Feb. 14
- 26. Magical setting for many romance tales
- 27. Deep desire for someone’s presence
- 29. Act of asking for marriage
- 33. Romantic companion
- 34. Early-stage emotional obsession
- 35. Shakespeare’s famous tragic heroine
- 37. Ancient city tied to early legends
- 38. Secret romantic meeting
- 41. Person who completes another
- 44. Exchange of written messages
- 45. Historically it was believed the heart was the center of emotions and the
- 46. Old word for a courting man
- 50. Roman goddess tied to beauty and attraction
- 51. One of the most popular occasions for popping the question
- 53. Greek god linked to desire
- 54. Person sharing your life
- 55. Classic 14-line poem form
- 56. Emperor linked to marriage-ban stories
- 58. Projectile tied to mythical matchmaking
- 59. Wooden Welsh carvings traditionally given as symbols of affection and care
Down
- 1. Term for women celebrating friendship on February 13
- 2. Pain after emotional loss
- 3. Sweets that began as throat lozenges before becoming a holiday staple
- 5. Month when the holiday occurs
- 6. Confections made primarily from chocolate ganache
- 8. Winged archer associated with falling in love
- 9. Feeling of togetherness
- 10. Trip taken after a wedding
- 12. Feeling at the beginning of attraction
- 13. Symbol of unity worn on a finger
- 14. Feeling of nervous excitement
- 18. Shape linked with affection in art and decoration
- 19. Film genre focused on relationships
- 20. Feeling of closeness with another
- 22. Someone held in deep esteem
- 23. Intense emotional energy
- 24. Loyal dedication in a relationship
- 25. Emotional openness
- 28. WWII racy acronym meaning knickers off ready when I come home
- 30. Emotional state inspired by closeness
- 31. Private meeting place
- 32. Loving look held a little too long
- 36. Musical expression of affection
- 39. Dramatic romantic story style
- 40. Idea of lasting commitment
- 42. Love that lasts forever
- 43. Deep emotional admiration
- 47. Strong longing for someone
- 48. Early symbol resembling a fig leaf that represented fertility and eternal life
- 49. Fancy word for engagement
- 52. Invisible pull between people
- 57. Strong loyalty and care
