(Credits: Netflix)

There are love stories that sweep you off your feet. And then there are the quiet ones. The ones that nudge you gently, stay a little longer, and make you feel like someone understands the very particular ache of being alive and in love. Luckily, Netflix has no shortage of stories like these.

Romantic comedies are often dismissed as fluff, but the best ones are anything but. They carry a pulse. They speak in sideways glances and almost kisses. They give you characters who fumble through emotion, who laugh in the middle of heartbreak, and who remind you that love is rarely neat but always worth it.

This list is not about what’s trending. These shows are not trying to go viral. They just get it. They get that love is strange and ordinary and breathtaking in the same breath.

Here are five perfect rom-com series on Netflix to fall into and maybe fall in love with.

Five perfect rom-com series to watch on Netflix:

The Hook Up Plan (Multiple directors, 2018-2022)

Elsa is stuck. Her job is dull, her heart is bruised, and her self-worth is buried somewhere under layers of awkwardness and fear. Enter her well-meaning friends with a wild solution: hire a charming stranger to sweep her off her feet. What could go wrong?

Set in the soft, golden glow of Paris, The Hook Up Plan starts as a cheeky setup and becomes something far more tender. It is about letting go of shame, learning to trust again, and finding that love sometimes arrives dressed as a mistake. And sometimes, it stays.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Aline Brosh McKenna & Rachel Bloom, 2015-2024)

Rebecca Bunch is not your typical heroine. She is impulsive, brilliant, self-sabotaging, and heartbreakingly sincere. One afternoon, she drops her career, her city, and her whole life to chase a boy she once loved. What follows is a musical fever dream that is somehow sharper, funnier, and more honest than anything else on TV.

From the creators of 500 Days of Summer and The Devil Wears Prada, this Netflix show tears apart the rom-com formula while still celebrating everything beautiful about it. It is hilarious, but it stings. Romantic, but raw. And in the end, it is not just about finding love. It is about figuring out how to love yourself first.

Uncoupled (Andrew Fleming, Zoe R. Cassavetes & Peter Lauer, 2022)

Michael thought he was in a forever kind of relationship. Then one day, it forever ended just like that. Uncoupled is what happens next. It is one man’s reluctant crash course in grief, dating apps, awkward flirtation, and rebuilding a life he never thought he would have to.

There is a deep kindness to this show. It is witty, sharply written, and full of modern gay dating chaos, but beneath the jokes is a soft heart. It says love does not expire at 40. It says heartbreak is survivable. And it says joy can come back, even when you do not recognise yourself yet.

Little Things (Multiple directors, 2016-2021)

No grand declarations. No dramatic exits. Just Kavya and Dhruv, sharing breakfast in bed, arguing about chores, walking home in silence, and choosing each other anyway. Little Things is a love story told in whispers. It captures what happens after the credits usually roll.

This show is patient. It takes the smallest of moments and turns them into something sacred. It is not about falling in love… It is about staying there, even when it gets boring, even when you grow at different speeds. It is soft, sincere, and endlessly comforting.

You Me Her (Multiple directors, 2016-2020)

A bored married couple. A grad student with spark. And one decision that changes everything. You Me Her begins with a lie and unravels into a love story that refuses to fit the usual mould. It is romantic, yes, but also clumsy, confusing, and surprisingly real.

What makes this show special is how honestly it treats complexity. Love here is not about picking a side. It is about leaning in, even when it’s difficult. It explores jealousy, tenderness, fear, and longing with warmth and curiosity. And somehow, in all that chaos, it finds something that feels like truth.