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I would find it hilarious, creepy, and strangely flattering if some eccentric, boy-crazy stranger thought that we "connected" over a possible 1.5 seconds of eye-contact in a checkout lane and thought that maybe--just maybe--I'd come across her (or apparently even his) written expression of total infatuation on Craigslist and respond in common interest.
I've been a 'missed connection' 3 times since I've moved to Boston. One of the guys I don't remember, but all three had what I was wearing and my tattoos/hair color in the description so I know it was me. The other two were from men FAR older than me and one described my chest in great detail and the other described my legs. It was really weird to me and made me very uncomfortable.
Ostensibly, it should be flattering but in practice it ends up being pretty creepy...especially when one considers that the posts themselves are generally written at 3:00 am in some dimly lit room by a dysfunctional, drooling introvert dreaming of co-dependent Prince Charming...sign me up now!!
I got one about me last week. But it was from an girl I met on cl a couple yrs ago. She just wanted to reconnect. We never really dated, just one date and hung out a little. Timing was bad, because I was moving. The missed connection ad didn't work so she texted and emailed. I went and looked for the ad. It said my name and "with cats". Jeeze..how embarrassing.
I also got one of my post on best of craigslist. But I won't say what one.
I have to say I'm a little offended, that she would think that I am such a loser to be trolling CL missed connections. But I didn't mind that she was looking for me. It's just odd that she did it that way.
Craigslist is a great place to find a chair, an apartment or some vintage records.
When it comes to anything remotely personal though, you'd be better off wandering down a dark alley at night wearing only diamonds.
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Originally Posted by aquamarin
I am not sure if anyone reads those...I think it's not a good place to connect with someone.
I met one of my best friends off a "strictly platonic" CL ad. We've been friends for years, and he's one of the nicest people I know. And I briefly dated someone who put an ad on the "missed connections" for me. It didn't work out, but he wasn't a creep or anything.
I would just occasionally punch in my city name, then about 6 years a woman posted an ad that was definitely for me. We lived in the same neighborhood and she wanted to know who the person she saw walking around was. We hung out a bit, then MySpace and Facebook. And I would see around from time to time and we would talk about whatever.
After that, I would obsessively punch in wherever I was to see if anybody else noticed me. Never happened again.
I am totally addicted to casual encounters. Once I was talking to someone and I could tell she was just playing around and I got the feeling I was talking to the same person as above. Never sent a pic, altered my writing style and also made up some story about being out of town. One of those ridiculously creepy ads I have had some success with about looking for a woman "in need."
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