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The Ultimate Valentine's Day Guide

Valentine's day is approaching, but we've got you covered. We have ideas and recommendations for our love bugs and those in our lonely hearts club. Get ready for those warm feelings, crying to 'Driver's License' (when you can't even drive) and guilty pleasure comfort movies with us.


 

Things To Do


Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be a lonely night of crying in bed! Grab some friends, your significant other or take yourself out on a date with these lovey-dovey ideas!


With Your S/O

Write a love letter to each other

Paint/Draw each other

Go on a thrifting date

Have a fancy dinner


By Yourself


Play episode choose your own story

Put on your fanciest clothes and do your hair and makeup

Do some self care - skin routine, bubble bath, journaling, etc

Blast our Valentine’s Day playlists and have a dance party

Get in some retail therapy and buy yourself something nice


With Your Friends


Have a Valentine's Picnic

Bake a heart-shaped cake

Have a pyjama, pizza and movie night

Buy each other flowers and have a photoshoot


 

Songs


Whether you’re all loved up this Valentine’s Day or chilling by yourself, we’ve got a song for you!


Love Songs About S/Os


Marry You, Bruno Mars

we fell in love in october, girl in red

Invisible String, Taylor Swift

HEAD OVER HEELS, LoveLeo

The Only Exception, Paramore

Absolutely Smitten, Dodie

Strawberries & Cigarettes, Troye Sivan

Lucky Strike, Troye Sivan

Sweet Tooth, Cavetown

Love Is In The Air, John Paul Young

Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran

Arms Tonite, Mother Mother

She, Harry Styles

Sunflower, Harry Styles

Steal my Girl, One Direction

Olivia, One Direction


Love Songs About Crushes


Can’t Help Falling In Love, Elvis Presley

Can’t Take My Eyes off You, Frankie Valli

Little Things, One Direction

Would You Be So Kind, Dodie

i wanna be your girlfriend, girl in red

a letter to my crush, Marina Lin

Kindergarten Crush, Chloe Moriondo

Crush, Tessa Violet

Hello?, Claire, Rejjie Snow

If You Want To, Beabadoobee

I Want To Be With You, Chloe Moriondo

Ain’t Together, King Princess

I Wanna Be Yours, Arctic Monkeys

Love Story, Taylor Swift

Teenage Dirtbag, Wheatus

Dream Boy, Beach Bunny

Sofia, Clairo

Bubble Gum, Clairo

Falling for U, mxmton

Strawberry Blonde, Mitski

Kiss You, One Direction

Crash my Car, COIN

Everybody Talks, Neon Trees

What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction

Golden, Harry Styles



Break Up Songs


Shout Out To My Ex, Little Mix

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift

Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson

no tears left to cry, Ariana Grande

Toxic, Britney Spears

Obsessed, Mariah Carey

High Horse, Kacey Musgraves

I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift

Bad Blood, Taylor Swift

Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood

Someone Like You, Adele

Someone New, Hozier

Jar of Hearts, Christina Perri

Set Fire To The Rain, Adele

drivers license, Olivia Rodrigo

Strawberry Wine, Lemondrop

Maniac, Conan Gray

Wish You Were Sober, Conan Gray


Songs for Single People


Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Beyoncé

Haven’t Met You Yet, Michael Bublé

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Whitney Houston

Crush Culture, Conan Gray

Heather, Conan Gray

Prom Dress, mxmtoon

To be So Lonely, Harry Styles

Ain’t Together, King Princess

Still Into You, Paramore

betty, Taylor Swift

Lookalike, Conan Gray

Falling, Harry Styles


 

Movies


Need some comfort this Valentine’s, or want to live out your dreams through a cheesy romance movie? Check out this list of favourites this Feb 14!


Notting Hill

Pretty Woman

The Notebook

What A Girl Wants

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

How to lose a guy in ten days

La La Land

10 Things I Hate About You

Love, Simon

Little Women

The Sound Of Music

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Sleepless In Seattle

You’ve Got Mail

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Me Before You

The Half of It

Five Feet Apart

Eat Pray Love

The Princess Diaries

A Cinderella Story

 

TV Shows


Whether you’re Team Dean, Jess or Logan, we’ve got a show for you! Grab some popcorn and open up Netflix. We're here to get emotionally invested in fictional characters.

The Bachelor / Bachelorette

Atypical

Dash and Lilly

Emily In Paris

Gossip girl

Gilmore Girls

Friends

New Girl

The Vampire Diaries

Glee

 

Books


Read a book like you're the love interest in a John Green book. But while you're at it here are some recommendations that aren't all John Green.


I’ll Give You The Sun, Jandy Nelson

Dante & Aristotle Discover The Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Matched, Allie Condie

Geek Girl, Holly Smale

Girl Online, Zoe Sugg

The Selection, Kiera Cass

The Sun Is Also A Star, Nicola Yoon

The Fault In Our Stars, John Green

Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda, Becky Albertalli

Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon


They Both Die At The End, Adam Silvera

Every Day, David Levithan

The Long Distance Playlist, Tara Englington

The Twilight Series, Stephanie Meyer

Dork Diaries, Rachel Renée Russell

Persuasion, Jane Austen

Midsummer Night’s dream, Shakespeare

Disruption, Jessica Shirvington

What If It’s Us, Becky Albertali and Adam Silvera

The Duke and I, Julia Quinn

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë




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