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Valentine's Day is right around the corner and you know what that means—couples everywhere will be framing pointless expectations for each other based the hype of a highly commercialized holiday. Some will set themselves up for failure, while others will humbly remind themselves that performing romance on a single day doesn't make your relationship as a whole any more or less enriching. Since Valentine's Day is so rife with clichés, we thought it might be fun to highlight one trending Twitter meme that pokes fun at hetero couples. We love this meme because there's a lot of room to get clever with it. Some play with familiar stereotypes, like the 'homophobic BF and "oh my god babe, don't say that!" GF.' And others invent couple archetypes that are funny in their absurdity. We've collected some of our favorite 'BF/GF' Twitter memes to celebrate yet another Valentine's Day. 

It's a dark day for single people as the whole of coupled internet celebrates #NationalBoyfriendDay. But we've gotta come out and say that we're happy for those of you who have found love. These memes, which range from naughty, to sappy, to self-deprecating - are for you.

Relationships can rule for many reasons. If it's not a toxic mistake, you probably have a personal cheerleader, source of affection, and partner in crime who makes the bad stuff tolerable. If you're really lucky, your significant other is also a constant source of amusement. These couples are definitely fall into that laugh-happy category. Humor is such a clutch way to keep things fresh.

As the marriage rate declines, and about 50% of marriages end in divorce, things aren't looking that great for the marrieds. But they're out there, and they're especially out there on Twitter. From household nitpicking to special jokes that partners share with one another, these marriage tweets do a pretty solid job at helping us laugh at our committed relationships. It's always important to keep a sense of humor with these things - even if you've been married for what feels like an eternity. 

Or hey, even if you're 40 years old and single AF, we hope you can still enjoy these memes. They might even make you glad that you don't have to deal with all of the bullsh*t of planning a wedding. And if you are getting married, congrats to you but also screw you for finding true love or whatever.

As you get older your single friends start coupling up, leaving you feeling like a perpetual third wheel or the resident babysitter. Of course there are perks to singlehood - not spending money on divorce, lack of fights, and, of course, eating whatever the hell you want, whenever you want. These tweets celebrate the ups and downs of the single life. It's important to remember the good stuff.

Every year, Valentine's Day seems to bring out both the bitter singles and the adorably sappy couples who we're secretly kinda jealous of. There's a time and place for both types of people, but these memes are definitely for the latter. (Although we still hate you for being happy, dammit.) Here are more relationship memes for you to send your special someone, and some cutesy relationship memes to end this list on a high note.

Warning: single people will probably despise these cute illustrations!  Yehuda Devir is an Israeli illustrator who creates relatable comics about married life with his wife Maya.

If you want to see more of Yehuda's work, check out his Instagram page!

We're in the home-stretch of wedding season, which means it's time for us to bring out the memes for the wedding enthusiasts and the frustrated souls!

Being in a long-term relationship isn't always rainbows and sparkles, as most know. These ecards will wonderfully sum up what it's really like to date someone for the long haul.