Article continues below advertisementFor all its commercial trappings, Valentine's Day endures not because of grand gestures, but because small ones still matter.Valentine's Day once followed a familiar formula: a dozen roses delivered to your desk, a prix fixe menu at a restaurant you can't pronounce, a jewelry box passed across a candlelit table. Today, the pressure has eased. The little things carry more weight: a heartfelt text, a cozy night in, or chocolate that feels like a love letter wrapped in gold foil.