It's that time of the year where your love life hits a bump in the road. It's nearing the 14th of February and that dreaded holiday is rearing its ugly head around the corner. You're unattached and depressed...no...in anguish over the thought of crying into the bouquet of roses YOU bought yourself on your dateless Valentine's Day. Before you make the mistake of calling an old ex or just hooking up with whoever so you're not alone on V-day, remind yourself, "love is a battlefield"...filled with many unpleasant casualties. I asked a few friends of mine to share some of their dating disasters to remind us all that dating can be anything but a box of chocolates.

Have a dating disaster of your own? Log on to JustinBoltz.ChicagoPride.com, Boystown's #1 blog, and let me hear from you.