Editing Torch (section)

==Associations==
===Love===
The association of a torch with love may date to the Greek and Roman tradition of a wedding torch,<ref>[http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/1200.html Re: To "hold a candle" for someone] – [http://www.phrases.org.uk/ The Phrase Finder]</ref>
lit in the bride's [[hearth]] on her wedding night, then used to light the hearth in her new home. Such a torch is associated with the Greek god of marriage [[Hymen (god)|Hymen]].

The idiom '''''to carry a torch''''' (for someone) means to [[love]] or to be [[romance (love)|romantically]] [[Limerence|infatuate]]d with someone, especially when such feelings are not [[reciprocity (social psychology)|reciprocate]]d. It is often used to characterize a situation in which a romantic relationship has ended, but where one partner still loves the other. It is considered by some to be dated,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1361005| title = WordReference Forums – carry a torch for someone| date = 17 April 2009}}</ref> but still in wide usage. A [[torch song]] is typically a sentimental love song in which a singer laments an unrequited love.