There is no more trying test for your relationship than going out on Valentine’s Day.



The restaurants are all booked or have a long wait, the movie theaters are all full, the NDA’s and sex slave contracts have to go through SO MANY lawyers. God help you if you get the wrong chocolates; is she allergic to peanuts or petunias, you wander with dread in the seasonal all purpose aisle? And with all that time spent waiting for a seat, what do you talk about? Where this relationship is going and if you have compatible skills in the coming nuclear war launched by a Trump Twitter Typo(™)?



So, staying in tune with our ‘Different Kind Of Love’ series, I recommend the following black hearted rom-com shorts for this Valentine’s season. Stay in, order up some Chinese, fire up the the Chromecast and just disconnect from the world for a night.



Trust me. We all need a night off these days.



It’s Not You It’s Me stars Gillian Jacobs as a woman who’s a little bit bored with her partner, and it’s exaggerating all his bad habits. But when it comes to a head, the results get a little … messy. It’s Not You It’s Me was directed by Matt Spicer, who had a minor Sundance hit this year with Ingrid Goes West, about a young woman who travels to L.A. to meet an Instagram star. His earlier work gives you an idea of his off kilter approach to life.