When Valentine’s Day expectations collide with loneliness and pressure. Valentine’s Day is marketed as the most romantic day of the year—filled with candlelit dinners, thoughtful gifts, and passionate sex. But for many couples, the reality looks very different. Instead of connection, Valentine’s Day often brings disappointment, pressure, resentment, or even conflict. As a sex and relationship therapist, I see the aftermath of Valentine’s Day every year in my therapy office. C