Definition of "lovee"

What is a lovee without a confidant?

1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 16, in The History of Pendennis. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850

One might even describe a monitored feedback loop that permits one to sense when insufficient loving is returning from the lovee, causing a lessening of the lover's efforts.

1999, James R. Ozinga, Altruism, page 11

It's just that one is the lover, while the other is the lovee. Together, they make love. One has an obligation to nurture, and the other has a duty of care.

2009, Jonar Nader, How to Lose Friends and Infuriate Lovers, page 92