Happy Valentine’s Day!
Okay, I’m just like you.  I always have expectations that are too big for the occasion–romance, flowers, adoring attention–a perfect recipe for sullen self-pity on a day designed to celebrate love.  Am I right?  Just to let you know, if you indulge these expectations very often, your beloved may begin doing all the things you want him to do, but it will be out of a sense of duty at best, and at worst, out of fear of your disapproval, either of which really sucks. So, what to