A single word describing a person who is desperate for love/approval, who "comes running" if someone gives the smallest hint of being interested

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I really hope someone here can help me! I´m looking for an expression, preferably a single word, that describes a person who is desperate for approval/affirmation/love, and who therefore feels compelled to respond positively to every indication of (romantic) interest from other people regardless of whether she/he is really interested herself or not. I´ve been trying to google it but it´s hard knowing what to search for...

rawrjoodie · Answer

servile comes to mind, or someone who is a sycophant, or lastly obsequious

Skooba · Answer

To keep it simple I would call the person

Needy

(of a person) needing emotional support; insecure.

Example sentence: Greg is so needy that he asks every girl who smiles at him on a date.

Vidoushi Dewnundon · Answer

Desperate = Despo! Like a person who tried his or her best to pleased someone, to get accepted, they do weird thing multiple times but they always get rejected, they are always impatient..... this word despo is usually used from Indian people in movies or serial.... " God! Why she/ he is acting like a Despo

Answered by Vidoushi Dewnundon on August 6, 2021

Reuben Schooley · Answer

Perhaps not the best answer but I heard it used in a similar fashion.
disparate
2: containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

A single word describing a person who is desperate for love/approval, who "comes running" if someone gives the smallest hint of being interested

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