love triangle

 

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love triangle (plural love triangles)

1. A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.
   • 1961 December 12, The Times, p.5 col. F:

     La Battaglia di Legnano is a patriotic melodrama with a love triangle theme included.

   • 1997 January 5, Jack Miles, “On a Mission From God”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     By placing Max and Onno in a love triangle with Ada, Mr. Mulisch achieves an emotional depth that recalls Francois Truffaut's classic film “Jules and Jim.”

• love polygon

• eternal triangle
• ménage à trois