As she was in love with FUJIWARA no Atsutada before she was appointed as Saigu, many passionate waka poems which they exchanged are compiled in "Atsutada shu" (collection of waka poems of Atsutada).
斎宮卜定前に藤原敦忠と恋仲であったと言われ、『敦忠集』に二人の情熱的な贈答歌が多く残されている。