Intended
Intended noun - The person to whom one is engaged to be married.
Significant other and intended are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Significant other" instead a noun "Intended".
Significant other
Significant other noun - The person to whom another is married.
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Synonyms for Significant other
Intended and significant other are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intended" instead a noun phrase "Significant other".
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Ironically, this trope may occur out of a misplaced if well-intentioned desire to make a beloved character's intended just as good as they are rather than the significant other being 'helpless'.
Source: All Amazons Want Hercules -
Most readers interpreted the moral of I Kissed Dating Goodbye as "Do volunteer work as a substitute for having a significant other" instead of the intended message of "Do not forget about spirituality (including, but not limited to, serving others) simply because you wish for romantic love".
Source: Alternate Aesop Interpretation
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