A useful new word!
I wandered into
autographedcat's LJ by way of
folkmew's Friends page.
autographedcat proposes this word:
Evolove (v): undergo the process by which a friendship turns into a romantic relationship over a period of time, often without the direct effort or intention of the parties involved. :)
http://autographedcat.livejournal.com/191586.html?view=1438306#t1438306
Isn't this a useful & obvious word? I think he's hit on a very useful shorthand for something a lot of folks do. I can't believe it hasn't been coined before, actually. IMO, evolove is the only sensible way to sneak up on a relationship that involves great trust & longing. I'm sorry, love at first sight doesn't make any sense to me even tho' I'm a hopeless romantic (partly due to
folkmew :-). (Now lust or infatuation at first sight-that's a different story....! ;-)
As an additional pleasure, evolove is a palindrome. Pretty snifty....