affaire de coeur

You begin talking for hours on the phone, you share your innermost secrets, you start an affaire de coeur.

Though, after all, I was not so sure about the last part, for I did not feel half satisfied concerning my affaire de coeur, and was strolling somewhat listlessly along, when Clara pinched my arm.

At first wary, they find a relationship, perhaps even a sort of affaire de coeur, that flowers delicately with the longed-for arrival of what may be good news.

Even if the press failed to penetrate the security surrounding the most controversial affaire de coeur in Monaco since Grace Kelly forsook Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier 26 years ago, there were other subjects to pursue.

How happily the President of France forsook affairs of state for an affaire de coeur.