It’s official: we are finally in the month of love. While Valentine’s Day may have been conceived as being solely about romantic relationships, I feel it deserves a bit of an update in this day and age. It’s still important to do something nice for your partner or crush, but what will make that even better is some extra romanticization of the world at large. 

Life experience can discourage us from trying to see the good in things. However, when we give in to our inner cynic it can be very difficult to wrestle back our optimism. On this run-up to Valentine’s, try to extend your love to the unexpected. Wholesome memes are here to help with that process. Tackling topics great and small, they remind us that romance isn’t all fancy gifts and butterflies in our stomachs. Sometimes, it’s just about the stuff that makes us all feel nice.