Get the history of Valentine's day here at Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day
Here is a great website with ideas for romance. Hopefully you haven't waited until today to decide what romantic gesture you are going to committ.
http://www.getromantic.com/holidays/valentines-day/eight_vday_ideas.html
Remember if you are alone. Valentine's Day is the day of love. One can remember one's parents, caregiver's, children, other relatives, their pets, or themself. Nothing wrong with treating yourself to a romantic evening on the town!
To have romance in one's life one only needs to be the romance. Light the candles, pull out the good china, play your favorite music....don't wait for romance be romantic, just because you deserve it!
