BONUS SERIES
“Where The Cynical Romantic gets cinematic, seasonal, and occasionally unhinged.”
Welcome to the LL&S Bonus Series collection — home to every multi-week love and romance expedition we’ve ever taken. Here, you’ll find the stories that don’t fit in a single blog post…because love rarely behaves that way.
Every series explores one question from all angles- scientific, emotional, comedic, and yes, occasionally catastrophic. Think of this page as your binge-read headquarters. Pour a drink. Silence your notifications. Prepare for feelings.
Current Series
The Valentine Bonus Series Love, Cynicism & Still Hoping
Valentine’s Day tends to speak in absolutes.
Forever. Soulmates. Certainty.
This series doesn’t.
The Valentine Bonus Series is an 8 -part exploration of love told from the uncomfortable middle—where experience has made us cautious, humor has become armor, and hope keeps showing up uninvited.
Written by The Cynical Romantic, each post examines a different truth about relationships: why safety matters more than sparks, why quiet love gets overlooked, why compatibility feels boring but saves us, and why boundaries often arrive late—usually after a few regrettable choices.
The series unfolds weekly, building toward a self-aware reckoning on Friday the 13th, where bad dating decisions finally get their moment. And then—against better judgment—Valentine’s Day arrives anyway, bringing a reluctant reminder that belief isn’t dead. It’s just careful now.
This isn’t advice.
It’s recognition.
And somehow… we’re still paying attention.
