romance zone en · NOUN
Etymology
From romance + zone, by analogy with friend zone.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The situation of being in a romantic relationship with someone.
Dipper: What in the heck happened on that date? Mabel: I don't know. I was in the friend zone, and then before I knew what was happening, he pulled me into romance zone!
2012, The Hand That Rocks the Mabel (Gravity Falls), season 1, episode 4: