For a single guy like me, Valentine’s Day can be either a living nightmare or a free-for-all with all of the single ladies.

In any case, single guys are faced with a decision on Valentine’s Day and are usually given a choice of two routes; mope around and act like Valentine’s Day is the worst thing since in-grown toenails or man up and actually ask a girl out on a date.

The first option is, without dispute, the saddest and most depressing choice.

Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a happy day.

Don’t be the guy who makes it depressing.

Remember, nobody likes a Debbie Downer, especially on a holiday.

The other option, and my personal favorite, is asking a girl out and actually having a date on Valentine’s Day.

As single guys, it is our responsibility to make sure that all the single ladies out there don’t have to spend the big day alone.

We all have that one girl that we’ve been crushing on.

It’s time to nut up or shut up, and just ask her to go get some dinner.

It’s as simple as that.

Now I know that just walking up to your crush and asking her out may sound like an impossible task, but hear me out.

Asking said crush out doesn’t have to be a big debacle if you don’t make it one.  Sometimes a simple question like, “Hey, are you busy for Valentine’s Day? Do you want to go get some dinner?” works just as well as a flash mob or writing her name in the sky.

If all else fails, girls nowadays go crazy for the cheesy ‘80s throwback gestures.

Write her name in fire on her lawn, stand outside of her window with a boom box blaring “In Your Eyes” or ride off with her on your riding lawn mower.

To add extra oomph to experience, have a friend play “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” and thrust your fist into the air in victory after asking her out.

If you don’t have that one person you’re crushing on, or she’s technically “dating” someone else, try this out: put on your nicest suit, buy a bunch of roses and hand them out to girls in the quad until one agrees to go on a date with you.

It may seem awkward at first, but trust me, like I said earlier, girls love that cheesy kind of stuff.

As far as the actual date goes, keep it simple.

Bring her some flowers and take her out to a nice restaurant.  Not too nice, but nice enough where she feels kind of fancy.

Then after the date take her to a nice downtown area or a brightly lit park area.

Bust out a playlist filled with old Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin tracks and dance the night away, because there’s nothing a girl loves better than dancing on Valentine’s Day.

At the end of the day, it’s up to you how you spend Valentine’s Day.

You can mope around and feel sorry for yourself or muster up some courage to ask a girl out.

Maybe you’ve been like me in the past and moped around all day.

If so, make this Valentine’s Day one to remember and do what needs to be done.