The state of being so head over heels with romantic desire for someone that your cringe inhibitors completely deactivate and you catch yourself doing shit you never pictured yourself doing for anyone.
Aka. C.I.R.P.; When an individual will only date someone, regardless of whether or not they are willing to refrain from having sex until they get married
Demetri wants to date Phoebe, regardless of whether she wants to have sex before marriage or wait until they get married. He has a chastity irrelevant romantic preference.
The partner in a relationship that knows they are in the relationship. Enjoys long walks on the beach with people who didn't realize they were being followed. Leaves flowers for people who posted warning signs all over their doors. Writes poetry about dreams that may come but may never come true in real life.
Zeke is a hopeless romantic, he's never going to give up on Barbaraeven though she's put a restraining order on him.
A person that places his or her search for love as the number one priority. They place it above family, friends, career, health and home because they crave the love of another so desperately. The problem this creates is that they are not attractive because they ignore the other aspects of their lives and this decreases their chances of every finding love. Thus, the hopelessness. Typically, they will only encounter other desperate lovers or people that want to exploit their desperateness. The cure for the hopeless romantic is to put the priority on other aspects of their life and experience joy and happiness with work, home, friends and family. When a person focuses their love on those things, love will follow them everywhere and a partner to share those things with will come.
Signs you might be a hopeless romantic:
Poor performance at work.
Less time spent with friends and family.
Letting the home become a place to hide and not a launching pad for life.
Abusing your body with food, drugs, or alcohol in an attempt to replace the high felt from love.