Sunday marks yet another passing, recognition and celebration of Valentine’s Day.

Many are asking: Are you prepared?

Some advertisers seem determined to play off of our desires to please, hoping to snag your interests on last minute offers.

Others seem to recognize the poverty in which most of us find ourselves, offering reasonable deals to entice our precious pennies.

Either way, they throw their voices into the ring: “Are you prepared?”

How many times have you been asked, this week alone, about your plans for this weekend?

These inquiries seem to suggest to us that the memorable events of the weekend’s romps won’t take place until Sunday, and, by Cupid’s rosy cheeks, you’d better be prepared.

Well, we’ve got a question of our own: Just what does “prepared” look like?

For some — few, we’d argue — it means candlelit dinner at a fancy restaurant of choice, completed by a bouquet of flowers beforehand and a heart-shaped dessert afterward.

For some, it’ll start with someone opening a door for another and end with a kiss on a cheek, regardless of what falls in between.

These are the traditional and chivalrous routines. We all know this.

But for others, Valentine’s Day might involve a bit of seduction, with the hope of taking someone home — much like any other weekend.

It might start in a bar or club, where being single on Valentine’s Day in public might be acceptable.

For others, it might produce a night at home, alone, enjoying your favorite I’m-(not)-an-introvert activity.

However you celebrate (or choose to ignore) Feb. 14, do it because you want to — not out of spite or bitterness.

We think the original Valentine would be rolling in his grave at the thought that — in his memory — people would spend days in misery by choice.

Legend has it the original Valentine married young couples illegally, when Roman Emperor Claudius II had outlawed the practice over the idea that single soldiers made for better soldiers.

When Claudius found out, Valentine was arrested, imprisoned and executed.

Thing is, Valentine was a single guy himself, just trying to help lovers out in a time that wasn’t particularly lovers-friendly.

We’re not suggesting you take the selfless route of Valentine and spend the day chauffeuring your roommate and his or her special someone around town (but hey, if you’re feeling generous, it sure would be nice of you).

The day’s about celebrating love. See it as Valentine saw his work: an opportunity.

Find a way to do something that holds meaning to you — whatever that may be.

Because this is your chance. Not to spend pocketfuls of cash to meet social expectations, but to show that you acknowledge love is worth recognizing.