Love Love was an emotion which K9 Mark 2 struggled to understand , receiving no clear answer when asking his human company . ( TV : " Aeolian " ) Peri Brown defined it to Yrcanos , the man who would become her husband , ( TV : " The Ultimate Foe " ) as " when you care for someone or something more than yourself " , " sometimes more than life . " ( TV : " Mindwarp " ) The First Doctor noted love as an example of emotions to the Cyberman leader Krail , along with hate , pride and fear . He questioned , " Have you no emotions , sir ? " ( TV : " The Tenth Planet " , " Twice Upon a Time " ) His twelfth incarnation later declared that love was not an emotion but a promise . ( TV : " Death in Heaven " ) The Doctor . Although River Song once declared her belief that the Doctor was above the capacity for romance , ( TV : " The Husbands of River Song " ) they proved themselves capable , on occasion , of expressing romantic feelings for others . When with the Aztecs , the First Doctor accidentally got engaged to a woman called Cameca , when she poured cocoa beans in front of him , not realising the Aztec symbolism that sharing cocoa was a proposal of marriage . Cameca gave him a brooch during his visit , which he was planning to leave behind before leaving in the TARDIS , but then picked up again , indicating that he did show real affection for Cameca . ( TV : " The Aztecs " ) The Sixth Doctor once confessed that be believed he was falling in love with Bianca , an evil future incarnation of Iris Wildthyme , though these feelings were ultimately a ploy by the Doctor to defeat her , as well as an effect of the psychic worm s in the alcohol Bianca had given the Doctor . ( TV : " The Wormery " ) The Seventh Doctor once stated that he creates an external image of asexuality so as to keep his relationships with other simple . ( TV : " Death and Diplomacy " ) On his regeneration into his eighth incarnation , the Doctor began to explore the realms of romantic connections with others , quickly sharing a kiss with Grace Holloway . ( TV : " Doctor Who " ) Even though he admitted to I . M . Foreman that he felt that he couldn ' t pursue sexual relationships with his companions , Bernice Summerfield stated that she and the Doctor participated in a sexual encounter . ( PROSE : " The Dying Days " , AUDIO : " Benny ' s Story " ) After travelling with the Eighth Doctor for several weeks , Charley Pollard realised that she ' d fallen in love with him . ( AUDIO : " Letting Go " ) She confessed these feelings to the Doctor when she felt she was going to die , ( AUDIO : " Neverland " ) and the Doctor confessed that he loved her as well , but their relationship remained platonic . ( AUDIO : " Scherzo " ) In one instance , a Dalek exploited the Ninth Doctor ' s repressed feelings for Rose Tyler to make him compliant . ( TV : " Dalek " ) The Tenth Doctor had a lot of female admirers , including Queen Elizabeth I , to whom he got married and left behind at the altar . ( TV : " The Day of the Doctor " ) He once fell in love with Madame de Pompadour , who took him away to " dance " . He was particularly saddened by her death before she had the opportunity to travel with him . ( TV : " The Girl in the Fireplace " ) Rose was obviously jealous of the Doctor ' s relationship with Madame de Pompadour and Sarah Jane Smith . ( TV : " School Reunion " ) When saying goodbye to the Doctor , Rose admitted that she loved him , a feeling that the Doctor was unable to reciprocate . ( TV : " Doomsday " , " Journey ' s End " )