When people had a difficult decision to make in the past, they consulted their friends or elders for advice. Today, we simply go onto Google, type in our dilemma and do whatever the magical search algorithm tells us to do.

Mental Floss gathered the most commonly asked questions on Google that begin with ​“Should I.” As in, ​“Should I buy a dog?” They then took that data and put it into a handy dandy map. So here’s the most commonly asked ​“Should I” questions in each state: