(from chicagotribune.com)
Whether you’re single or taken, going out on Valentine’s Day can be a struggle. Reservations are hard to come by, everything is marked up and the pressure to be in love—the kind that’s perfectly Instagrammable—is overwhelming. If you’d rather skip the pressure, we say stay in on the couch. Netflix can make for a perfectly suitable Valentine’s Day date, so long as you plan ahead to avoid the dreaded hour-long scroll.
A ROMANTIC (AND FREE) NIGHT AT HOME
1. Adventureland: This weird and lovely indie is more of a coming-of-age tale than a love story, but Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg supply a surprisingly romantic feel.
2. Sing Street: Despite it being nominated for a Golden Globe, not a lot of people are talking about this sweet and optimistically romantic movie, but it’s great.
3. Blue is the Warmest Color: You have to commit to this one: It’s three hours and in French. But the story of two young women who fall in love in Paris is one of the most captivating and devastating romantic films out there.
4. The Office: If you’re not feeling a movie, watch the best Pam and Jim episodes from Seasons 2 and 3 to get that true love vibe you’re going for.
5. Step Up: Hear us out. It may have spawned a million sequels, but you can watch the true original, where Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan actually first fell in love. (MORE HERE)
I also find How It’s Made, Curious and Unusual Deaths and The IT Crowd to be very romantic as well.
