The phrase "a potential boyfriend for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone who may become a romantic partner in the future.
Example: "She is looking for a potential boyfriend for her best friend, who has been single for a while."
Alternatives: "a possible boyfriend for" or "a prospective boyfriend for".
Sometimes they deserve a name as well, such as Yeboah, a handsome young male gorilla brought over from France as a potential boyfriend for Effie, Zaire and Mjukuu.
Here, Ms. Breckenridge plays Brigitte, the class valedictorian, who flirts with suicide, while Mr. Hartman portrays a priest, and Mr. Miles a potential boyfriend for the brainy but confused Brigitte.
The main plot involves Grigg's unrequited passion for Jocelyn, who invites him into the group as a potential boyfriend for Sylvia and keeps trying to throw them together, never realizing that she herself is the one he wants.
After Rae became pregnant All About Soap said: "Crikey, at this rate Mr Hay will soon be giving Walford's Jack Branning a run for his money for the Most fertile Man in Soapland award!" When Theresa "had her eye on Ste" for a potential boyfriend, Jaci Stephen writing for the Daily Mail quipped "Given his history of violence towards women, that might be realised more literally than she would like".
Ok, so it's nothing like some of the other French dating startups that let you shop for a potential boyfriend online or chose a man like pair of shoes.
Longin-Marie Katsuyoshi Baba: I put up an ad on the personals page of a gay magazine, calling for a potential boyfriend.
Look for a potential boyfriend at places you like.
Draw a clear line between things you used to do for her in the friendzone, and things you're willing to do for her as a potential boyfriend.
And she admits that renovation "definitely disrupts your life a little," preventing her, for example, from bringing home a potential boyfriend.
Remember suffering for one's art? "It's a good test of a potential boyfriend when you drop the Facebook bomb," said Mr. Hayhoe, a Toronto native who plays both Andrei Verikose and Vanya Verikosa, male and female roles.
