Love Songs for People Who Hate Them (2024)

Sometimes, romance sparked by friendship is the purest kind. Enter: REO Speedwagon's get-out-of-the-friendzone anthem.

If the honeymoon phase had a song, this record would likely be the answer.

Is this played during the cheesy scene in every rom-com? Yes. Do we still love it? Absolutely.

A song that originated on the soundtrack of a movie about an incoming asteroid targeting earth, this track escaped the film's poorly-received orbit to became the ultimate rock ballad.

Sure, Bohemian Rhapsody is pretty great, but let’s not forget about this gem. What’s better than a 2-in-1 best friend and life partner?

All relationships have their rough patches, but Faithfully is all about pushing through. (Bonus: this song has the greatest guitar solo.)

This 90s hit is about one thing: love. Whatever that may look like to you. One is the ideal song to sing to yourself in the mirror when you’re deep in your feelings.

Everyone loves a little spontaneity at times, but nothing beats being able to rely on the person you love.

Overtaken by love and incredibly optimistic, The Cure brings you a song you can dance to in your room after a successful first Tinder date. (Who said online dating has to be a disaster?)

New relationships are tricky, even for world-renowned musical artists. Heart-Shaped Box is said to be about Kurt Cobain’s young relationship with Courtney Love. (R.I.P. Kurt.)

With a beautiful piano accompaniment and dramatic changes, this is a story of lost love that you’ll shed a few tears to.

The Arctic Monkeys make gushy, lovey-dovey songs cool. Here's one track, and perhaps their best, to set the mood.

Sending this song to your crush may be a bold move, but hey, we’re not gonna stop you.

Ever wished you could go back to the way things used to be? Well, Freddie has a song for you.

The perfect soft rock song, You & Me gives us a glimpse into true love, where anything is possible (and 2020 is a distant memory).

Upbeat and uplifting, Lady is still a classic nearly 50 years after its release.

The best kind of love sticks around forever, and this early 90s song is here to remind you just that.

Not every relationship has a happy ending. But even once the dust settles, does true love ever really fade away? That's what Van Halen asks, and we'd like to think it's a resounding yes, for our own sanity.

Everyone has a song that makes it impossible to think of anything other than that special someone. The lead singer of Boston is no exception.

A classic for a reason. See also: covers by Tina Turner, N’Sync, and Backstreet Boys.