A phrase that has been consistently confused for “HELPLESS romantic”, but people continue to use because people who know better are so afraid to correct erroneous or nonsensical words these days. The original phrase “HELPLESS lover” means someone who CAN’T HELP falling in love, e.g. they fall in love very easily. “Hopeless romantic” may have become a joke that’s a play on the originally phrase, implying that someone loves romance but it ends up badly for them. Unfortunately millennials and younger generations took “hopeless romantic” as the synonymous with HELPLESS romantic and ran with it without anyone ever correcting it.
by TiredOfYallDamnit December 31, 2023
Get the Hopeless romanticmug. When a girl likes a boy and he tells her he does not like her in a romantical way. Then the girl gets her heart hurt because she longs for him in every way not just someways. She does not want to dive in but likes the idea of the possibility. Being told there is no chance by someone predicting the future without the time for evolution. Romantical sucks.
by Istillbelieveinlove May 23, 2017
Get the Romanticalmug. 
Get the Hopeless Romanticmug. A nice guy that loves to watch anime or anything exciting thrilling. Might look mad but hes just a really sweet chill guy if u get to know him, Might be quiet some times but thats him being calm loves to draw and might be a little to harsh here and there but no need to insult him just give him time to heal from his problems :D
by MostLuhy November 20, 2023
Get the Romanticmug. A major social problem that arises when an individual sets their romantic expectations and standards too high for decent people, who the individual likes, to be able to achieve. Normally it is fine to have some standards, but when descent people are unable to fulfill those expectations because of the large number of them and or because the expectations require extremely large amounts money and resources, require the individual to be in perfect physical shape that most people are not able to achieve, and or require the individual to be skilled at doing things that most people don’t know how to do that well, then the individual's expectations may be set too high. This is highly unethical to do, because extremely high standards tend to be very unreasonable and can prevent decent people from being able to get into a romantic relationship due to factors far beyond control.
Annabeth: Why is Emma so upset?
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
by Vanguard 1998 March 3, 2021
Get the High Romantic Standards Dilemmamug. A sarcastic phrase used to describe when someone’s hate or obsession with you crosses into weirdly affectionate territory. Comes from Taylor Swift’s 2025 song “Actually Romantic” on The Life of a Showgirl, where she mocks a rival’s fixation on her by calling it “sweet” and “romantic.”
Basically means: You’re so obsessed it’s kind of flattering.
Basically means: You’re so obsessed it’s kind of flattering.
by tslover1989 October 17, 2025
Get the actually romanticmug. Someone who is in love with the idea of meeting someone on an online video game and then falling in love with each other.
by Celtric May 4, 2022
Get the Hopeless Gamer Romanticmug.