Admirer (n.) is like a telescope pointed at you, close up on the details and still very far away.
An Admirer (n.) sends flowers without a card and then waits for you to guess correctly.
An Admirer (n.) is cheaper to keep than a friend, since nothing is asked of either side.
An Admirer (n.) is someone who has decided you are better than you are and would rather not check.
The Beloved (n.) is admired for a version of themselves they have never been shown.
The Beloved (n.) holds a full-time position and was never told the hours.
The Beloved (n.) is described in terms no one else in the room recognizes.
The Beloved (n.) is like a portrait painted by someone standing much too close.
A Boyfriend (n.) is a full-time position whose job description both parties wrote separately.
A Boyfriend (n.) is a title with no ceremony, no paperwork, and a very exact moment it began.
A Boyfriend (n.) is a foot warmer that buys you dinner
Darling (n.) turns from an endearment into a warning depending on how slowly it is said.
Darling (n.) outranks the first name and loses instantly to the middle one.
A Darling (n.) is a position rather than a person, and the term is short.
Darling (n.) is like sugar on a pill, applied by somebody who wants you to know it is a pill.