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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awkward love" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a romantic relationship that is characterized by discomfort, clumsiness, or social awkwardness.
Example: "Their relationship was filled with awkward love, as they often struggled to express their feelings for each other."
Alternatives: "clumsy affection" or "uncomfortable romance".
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Presidents and intellectuals are always an awkward love affair, especially so when one side seems desperate and the other indifferent.
"Something Borrowed," perhaps out of a desire to be fair and nice to everyone, makes all of the characters pretty much equally dull, with the notable exception of Kate Hudson's Darcy, who is Rachel's lifelong best friend, Dex's fiancée, and thus the hypotenuse of an awkward love triangle.
When Saga looks over at Henrik, there's no cold case it doesn't seem possible to solve, no maniacal serial killer it doesn't seem plausible that they could catch; such is the power of the touchingly awkward love (is it OK to use the L-word?) blossoming between these two.
His very first story, in 2003, about an especially awkward love triangle, became his one-man show, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, which enjoyed a successful run at the Soho Theatre in London; a later story, about a bizarre sleep disorder that at one point caused him to jump out of a motel window, was recently turned into a film, Sleepwalk With Me, in which he starred and directed.
Another oxymoron, in which Russia may be similar to many Middle Eastern countries, is the awkward love / hate relationship with the United States.
Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy: When it comes to Kelly and Val, it's hard to concentrate on anything other than their awkward love confessions.
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She also dwells on her awkward first love, for a doctor named Richard, and in a delicately bittersweet section invites him back into her life, 50 years later, to find their relationship both deeper and simpler.
Below, some of the best takes on being awkward in love from Time Trabble.
Some were sexy, some awkward, in love, in lust... exactly like straight people.
The good news is that if you've had an awkward "I love you" moment, you're not alone.
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