affair of the heart

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Questioned by Tunisian police at the airport, he said his trip to Turkey had been to follow a Turkish woman – an affair of the heart that had led nowhere.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2014

As she careered into her Golden Girls years, she mocked the Grim Reaper by saying that “age-appropriate” clothing “would be a shroud” and that, “At my age, an affair of the heart is a bypass.”

From Time • Sep. 4, 2014

Firstly, he is passionate in defence of the single currency which he described as an "affair of the heart".

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2014

Beethoven began composing his vivacious Eighth Symphony in the summer of 1812, when he was enduring a painful affair of the heart with the woman he called “Immortal Beloved.”

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2011

Love is an affair of the heart, but the head should be its privy counselor.

From How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies by Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts)