Besotted
In love
In love adjective - Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness.
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Eponine in the 1862 novel Les Misérables provided a relatively mild example of this: in love with Marius, the quite literal boy next door, and aware that he was besotted with Cosette, Eponine disguised herself as a boy and lured Marius to the barricade, intending for them to die together.
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