Movies to watch on Valentine’s Day, for any relationship status

Not everyone is going to celebrate Valentine’s Day surrounded by roses at a Michelin-rated restaurant.

Many of us, whether we’re in a relationship or not, are going to spend it on the couch — more than likely in our favorite pair of sweatpants.

There’s nothing wrong with that, no matter what society or your mother may tell you.

So, for those of you who still don’t have any plans, here’s a list of movies to help you get through Valentine’s Day, regardless of your romantic situation.

YOU’RE IN A RELATIONSHIP …

That’s new and you want to gauge your partner’s sense of humor: “Deadpool”

And can’t get a babysitter: “Lady and the Tramp”

You’re young and want to know what adulting is like: “This Is 40”

That isn’t great, but you still want to feel good about it: “The War of the Roses”

With a much older woman: “Harold and Maude”

With a much older man: Pretty much every movie in the past 40 years

With a guy you have to trick into seeing romantic movies: “Bull Durham”

With a married man and want to ensure he never tries to break things off: “Fatal Attraction”

Have been together for decades and insist movies haven’t been the same since they started letting actors talk: “City Lights”

But are so busy you barely have time to see each other and just want a reminder of a time when life was simpler: “Can’t Buy Me Love”

Want to spice things up and are old enough to remember VCRs: “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”

And need a good laugh: “Fifty Shades Darker”

YOU’RE SINGLE …

Just swiped someone on Tinder and want to get to know them a little bit first: “Before Sunrise”

Because you just got dumped: “Bridget Jones’s Diary” — but not the sequels

Because you just found out your partner was cheating on you: “My Bloody Valentine”

Female and desperately want to believe everything will be OK: “The Edge of Seventeen”

Male and desperately want to believe everything will be OK: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

Because you’ve put work first for too long but can’t afford a trip to Jamaica: “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”

And need to know how to be single: “How to Be Single”

And never outgrew your flannels, soul patch or Mudhoney: “Singles”

And looking for a way to weasel your way into a relationship — any relationship — at any cost: “While You Were Sleeping”

Only slightly bitter about it and are a sucker for Burt Bacharach songs: “My Best Friend’s Wedding”

Love rain storms, small Southern towns and death — so much needless death: Pretty much any Nicholas Sparks movie

Want to stay that way and need a reminder of the horrors that await in the dating pool: “Fifty Shades Darker”

Contact Christopher Lawrence at clawrence@reviewjournal.com. Follow @life_onthecouch on Twitter.

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