Valentine’s Day is coming up in 2 weeks. Let’s be honest, Valentine’s Day isn’t a big deal to the vast majority of men. Whether you’re in a relationship or enjoying the life of a bachelor, Valentine’s Day is about making women feel special. Men don’t really get much out of it. We’d rather take out women on days when the set menu doesn’t mandate that we spend $50 on a chicken platter.

Rather, men don’t get much emotionally out of it. However, Valentine’s Day gives you an excuse to ask out that cute girl you jog by every day in Forest Park or that voluptuous woman who shops at Schnuck’s the same day that you do every week. Those women might not otherwise give you the time of day, but on Valentine’s Day, they want a date. They crave that special Valentine’s Day experience. They want to be the girl who tells her other female friends that she can’t join them for their annual February 14 Sex in the City marathon.

How can you tell if your date wants to make this a particularly special Valentine’s Day?

The problem is, just because they say yes to you asking them out doesn’t mean they want anything else-they just don’t want to be lonely on Valentine’s Day. Don’t take advantage of their vulnerability-treat them well, show them a good time, and pay the bill.

How can you tell if your date wants to make this a particularly special Valentine’s Day? There are so many signals and signs to decipher that I’ve compiled a Seduction Intent Rubric to help out all the guys in the world (Nancy helped, so it has the female seal of approval). It’s a lot of material to memorize, so I’d recommend cutting it out and strapping it to your wrist like a quarterback’s playbook. She won’t notice.

Seduction Intent Rubric

Let’s Get a Room: 16-20 points

Let’s Just Flirt: 10-15 points

Let’s Keep This Professional: 0-9 points