comment section romance
/ˈkɒmɛnt ˈsɛkʃən roʊˈmæns/
CommonA romantic connection or flirtatious dynamic that plays out visibly in the comments of someone's social media posts.
Has an audience quality to it. Some of it is genuine and private DMs follow. Some of it is performative. The public visibility is part of what makes it recognizable as its own thing.
Real-world examples3 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | their comment section romance is more entertaining than any show on netflix right now | Watching two people flirt through comments is genuinely compelling. | x, 2024 |
| 02 | we went from comment section romance to texting every day in like two weeks | A public flirtation in comments moved quickly into real private communication. | |
| 03 | you two have a full comment section romance and neither of you will admit it | Two people are clearly flirting publicly but both are pretending it is just banter. | instagram, 2023 |
Use it when
- Two people are visibly flirting in the comments of a public post.
- Describing a pattern of flirtatious comment exchanges between two people.
- Noticing that viewers can tell two people are into each other from comments alone.
Do not use it when
- The flirting moved to DMs.Use “dm-slide” instead.
- Only one person is leaving comments.Use “thirst-comment” instead.
Origin and context
Emerged as a recognizable social media behavior pattern once comment sections became interactive enough for back-and-forth exchanges. The term captures the public, observable quality of online flirting that predates DMs.
- First seen
- early-2020s
- Confidence
- low
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https://slang.fyi/comment-section-romanceUpdated: 2026-08-28License: CC BY 4.0