love goggles en · NOUN
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(idiomatic, informal, plural, plural-only) Blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.
I had had love goggles on for many years, thinking that I wanted to marry Dennis and be a part of his family.
2011, Jennifer Thomas, Moving Forward: A True Inspirational Story of a Teen Mom, page 103:When you're several years into your relationship, the love goggles may come off, but they're replaced by new lenses that reveal another, fuller picture of your relationship.
2011, Andrea Syrtash, Cheat On Your Husband (with Your Husband): How to Date Your Spouse, page 11:I've heard it put this way; they "wear love goggles". This means that this person you are falling in love with must be Mr. or Miss. Right.
2009, Paul T. Backlund, As Long as We Both Shall Give, page 58:
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de rosarote Brille (blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with) · es enyegüezco (blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with) · es enyegüecido (blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with)