Valentine's Day. The most strings-attached, expectation-inducing, gift-requiring holiday of pretty much any holiday of the year. Especially for those of us who aren't single. But is it really wrong to want those things?

I remember being single. I say that with the fondness of knowing the single life on this special day for 18 years in a row, so believe me, I know. I always wished for things on Valentine's Day, but I didn't expect to get them. I mean sure, every girl has her fantasy about the greatest boy in the planet waltzing up on Valentine's with a bouquet of roses and whisking her off on horseback into the sunset. Come on.

I found, however, that being in a relationship during Valentine's Day completely changed my expectations of how it should go. I didn't wish for flowers anymore, part of me actually expected them. I didn't just want a card, I expected there to be one in my college mailbox.

Is that wrong?

The funny thing for me was that even though I am in a relationship, it was still like being single today. Wishing for things that you know aren't coming. So, in a way, my world didn't really change. I have some pretty amazing friends though - and those are the best people to spend Valentine's with anyways.

Thoughts?