Lover or lovers may refer to a person having a sexual or

romantic relationship Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions. The ''Wiley Blackwell En ...

with someone outside marriage. In this context see: *

Sexual partner Sexual partners are people who engage in sexual activity together. The sexual partners may be in a committed relationship, either on an exclusive basis or not, or engage in the sexual activity on a casual basis. They may be on intimate terms ( ...

Mistress Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (''master'' + ''-ess'') and may refer to: Romance and relationships * Mistress (lover), a female lover of a married man ** Royal mistress * Maîtresse-en-titre, official mistress of a ...

Premarital sex Premarital sex is sex before marriage. It is an act of sex between two people who are not married to each other. Premarital sex is considered a sin by a number of religions and also considered a moral issue which is taboo in many cultures. S ...

Extramarital sex Extramarital sex occurs when a married person engages in sexual activity with someone other than their spouse. The term may be applied to the situation of a single person having sex with a married person. It is distinguished from premarital sex ...

Lover or Lovers may also refer to:

Geography

* Lover, Wiltshire, England * Lover, Pennsylvania, US * Lover, frazione of the comune of Campodenno, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy * ''Lővér'', the Hungarian name for Luieriu village, Suseni Commune, Mureș County, Romania

People

Ed Lover Ed Lover (born: James Roberts) is an American disc jockey, radio personality, actor, musician, and one of the first MTV VJ hosts of '' Yo! MTV Raps'' with Dr. Dre and Fab 5 Freddy. Lover has been host of many influential radio and television ...

or James Roberts (born 1963), American rapper, actor, musician and radio personality * Eddy Lover or Eduardo Mosquera (born 1985), Panamanian singer-songwriter * Latin Lover (wrestler) or Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz (born 1967), Mexican professional wrestler and actor * Samuel Lover (1797–1868), Anglo-Irish songwriter, novelist and portraitist *

Seth Lover Seth E. Lover (January 1, 1910, in Kalamazoo, Michigan – January 31, 1997, in Garden Grove, California) was a designer of amplifiers and musical instrument electronics and effects. He is most famous for developing the Gibson humbucker or hum ...

(1910–1997), American inventor of the humbucker * Vector Lovers or Martin Wheeler, British musician

Film and television

* ''Lover'' (2024 film), an Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film * ''Lover'' (2018 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * Lover (2022 film), an Indian Punjabi-language film * ''Lovers'' (1927 film), an American silent film * ''Lovers'' (1983 film), an Indian Hindi film by Bharathiraja * ''Lovers'' (1991 film), a Spanish film noir * ''Lovers'' (1999 film), a French film directed by Jean-Marc Barr * ''Lovers'' (2013 film), or ''Another Life'', a French film directed by Emmanuel Mouret *

Lovers (2014 film) ''Lovers'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Harinath and starring Sumanth Ashwin and Nanditha. The film was a box office success. Plot Siddhu, portrayed by Sumanth Ashwin, is a college student seeking romantic ...

, an Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film * ''Lovers'' (2020 film), a French film directed by Nicole Garcia * ''Lovers'' (South Korean TV series), a 2006 South Korean TV series *

Lovers (Iranian TV series) Lovers () is a 2018 Iranian drama, romance TV series directed by Manouchehr Hadi. About the series Initially, it was supposed to be broadcast on IRIB Tehran after production, But after a while, this decision changed and IRIB TV3 took over broad ...

, a 2018 Iranian romance drama TV series * "Lovers", a 1994 episode of the British sitcom ''

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang ( Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey ( Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart ( Neil Morrissey; series ...

Literature

* ''Lover'' (novel), by Bertha Harris, 1976 * ''Lovers'' (play), by Brian Friel, 1967

Music

Artists

Lovers (band) Lovers was an indie musical group founded in Athens, Georgia and later based in Portland, Oregon. Originally a singer-songwriter project, Lovers later became an electropop trio consisting of Carolyn "Cubby" Berk, Kerby Ferris, and Emily Kingan ...

, electropop trio from Portland, Oregon

Albums

* ''Lover'' (album) or its title song (see below) by Taylor Swift, 2019 * ''Lover'' or the title song, by George Maple, 2017 * ''Lover'', by

Morris Albert Maurício Alberto Kaisermann (born 7 September 1951), better known by his stage name Morris Albert, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 single "Feelings". Biography Albert was born into an Austrian immigrant family. At ...

, 1999 * ''Lover'', by

Noah Gundersen Noah Gundersen (born May 31, 1989) is an American indie folk singer-songwriter from Seattle. Early life Born in Olympia, Washington, Gundersen is the oldest of five biological and three adopted siblings, in a family that moved to Centralia, Was ...

, 2019 * ''Lovers'' (Babyface album) or the title song, 1986 * ''Lovers'' (Cannonball Adderley album) or the title song, 1975 * ''Lovers'' (David Murray album) or the title song, 1988 * ''Lovers'' (Dufresne album), 2008 * ''Lovers'' (Hanna Pakarinen album) or the title song, 2007 * ''Lovers'' (Mickey Newbury album) or the title song, 1975 * ''Lovers'' (Nels Cline album), 2016 * ''Lovers'' (The Sleepy Jackson album), 2003 * ''Lovers'' or the title song, by

Anna of the North Anna of the North (born 8 June 1989) is the solo project of Anna Lotterud, an Oslo-based Norwegian singer-songwriter from Gjøvik. Originally formed as a duo with producer Brady Daniell-Smith in 2014, their debut studio album '' Lovers'' was re ...

, 2017 * ''Lovers'', by The Royalty, 2012

Songs

* "Lover" (Rodgers and Hart song), 1932 * "Lover" (Taylor Swift song), 2019 * "Lover", by AAA from '' AAA 10th Anniversary Best'', 2015 * "Lover", by Alter Bridge from ''

Fortress A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from L ...

'', 2013 * "Lover", by Digital Remedy, an Australian number-one club track of 2019 * "Lover", by G Flip from '' About Us'', 2019 * "Lover", by Pnau from ''

Pnau Pnau, stylised as PNAU, is an Australian Electronic dance music, dance music trio originating from Sydney, Australia, Sydney. The trio, a duo before 2016, consists of the musicians Nick Littlemore (vocals, production), Peter Mayes (guitar, produ ...

'', 2007 * "Lover", by

Rachel McFarlane Rachel McFarlane is a British singer. She began singing at the age of twelve as a gospel singer. In 1992, her career began as a featured member of the dancehall/rave act The Family Foundation, which recorded the single "Express Yourself". Aft ...

, 1998 * "Lover", by Sophie Ellis-Bextor from '' Read My Lips'', 2001 * "Lovers" (song), by the Tears, 2005 * "

Lovers (Live a Little Longer) "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)" is a song by ABBA, released on their 1979 album ''Voulez-Vous''. Production The song premiered in the TV show ''ABBA in Switzerland'' in February 1979. Synopsis The song argues that a recent scientific study has ...

", by Abba, 1979 * "Lovers", by Deftones, the B-side of "

Hexagram , can be seen as a compound polygon, compound composed of an upwards (blue here) and downwards (pink) facing equilateral triangle, with their intersection as a regular hexagon (in green). A hexagram (Greek language, Greek) or sexagram (Latin l ...

", 2003 * "Lovers", by Natalie Cole from '' Thankful'', 1977 * "Lovers", from the film ''

House of Flying Daggers ''House of Flying Daggers'' () is a 2004 ''wuxia'' martial arts film from China, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Zhang Ziyi. It opened in limited release within the United States on 3 December 2004, in New ...

'', 2004 * "Lover", by the Michael Stanley Band from '' Heartland'', 1980

Other uses

* Lover (clothing), a fashion label * Lovers (stock characters) or Innamorati, in the commedia dell'arte theatre of 16th-century Italy *

Lovers rock Lovers rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a name in London in the mid-1970s.Larkin, Col ...

, a style of reggae music