As previously mentioned, Valentine’s Day is usually enjoyed by couples who have spent weeks/months/years together, so if you let her think that your decision to ask her out on this day was anything other than you being cool and spontaneous, she’ll likely think that you’re planning to buy her one too many drinks and take her to a drive-thru wedding chapel.

DO: Go somewhere casual.

Bars are your friends on Valentine’s Day, because the only people inhabiting them are going to be fellow singletons who actually don’t have dates, therefore making you 110% better than them.

DON’T: Go to a restaurant.

All restaurants on Valentine’s Day are going to be packed to the rafters with men and women swooning over one another, so taking a first date out for a meal will likely lead to you looking like a deer caught in headlights, unsure of how to conversate with her when you’re surrounded by people who will definitely be having sex later on.

DO: Get her a gift.

Just because you don’t really know each other doesn’t mean that you should completely ignore the fact that it’s Valentine’s Day. Don’t go overboard with the gift-giving – a huge bouquet of flowers will not look good whilst awkwardly positioned on the bar – but a box of chocolates or something equally cliché will do the trick.