What does playing cupid mean?

Question

what exactly does it mean?

Answer 1

Cupid is the Roman god of love. He is usually drawn as a baby boy with wings and a bow and arrow. People, especially journalists,refer to Cupid when talking about people starting a romantic relationship.

ex...He is the aristocrat who played Cupid to the Duke and Duchess of York.

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Answer 2

it means matchmaking... if you are playing cupid it means that you are trying to put two people together... cupid is the greek god of love and it is said that when his arrow hits any person he falls in love... its found everywhere in folklore and in Calssics such as romeo juliet.

Answer 3

Playing the role of Cupid for an amorous match between

a man and a woman.

http://www.webmd.com/s*x-relationships/f...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment...

http://www.zimbio.com/Michael+Phelps/art...

Answer 4

it means matchmaking for lack of better words.  

Answer 5

I suppose it means trying to interfere with a relationship between two people, for better or for worse.  

Answer 6

matchmaking