Avoiding the Disaster Date is Michael Pollick’s wickedly insightful tour through the minefield known as modern romance. In this collection of sharp, funny, and occasionally too‑real essays, Pollick dissects the walking red flags, conversational catastrophes, emotional acrobats, and well‑meaning weirdos who turn dating into a full‑contact sport. With warmth, wit, and a talent for naming the chaos exactly as it is, he offers a survival guide for anyone who’s ever sat across a table and thought, “Oh no… this is going in a book.”