A dear soul recently shared how they like to read the "missed connections" on Craigslist.


Feel free to post yours here.



"You were at the salsa club on 12th, Friday night, looking regal under a cloud of hair and in your summer dress. Despite the balmy weather outside, you occasionally sipped from a mug of hot cocoa. I was the third wheel at a nearby table, accompanying my buddy and his wife there. He looks a bit like Christopher from "The Sopranos," and you kept staring at him but didn't seem to see me, despite my attempts to establish eye contact. By the way, his wife didn't appreciate your staring at all. "

THis shit right here.....this is unnerving. a DL missed connection - which means they are straight in public and hump other dudes without their wives or girlfriends knowing....

Wish I'd discovered this site sooner... May be too late, since this happened 3 months ago, but I'm posting anyway in hopes that you will somehow actually read this ad. On the morning of March 3, 2008, I caught a USairways connecting flight from Charlotte, NC to ATL. Standing across from me at the baggage claim carousel in ATL was an attractive, dark-skinned, DL brotha, (20ish-30ish appearing) abt 6 feet tall, slim to med built, wearing a black ball cap, white pullover shirt and dark pants. You winked at me 3 times, but I was just too timid to reciprocate. Before I found the courage to respond, a skycap came to help me with my baggage and whisked me outside the airport. You'd remember me because of my height (I'm very short at 5'4"), small-medium built, dark-skinned with a very prominent goatee & moustache. I'm 35 yo but look and dress more youthfully than my age gives away. On the day we saw each other, I was wearing a white NY Yankees ball cap, navy blue Polo v-neck sweater over a white shirt with jeans & sneakers . I was also sporting a pair of white iPod earbuds.
If this is you, hit me back. I'm shy in public but not so shy in a private setting.

ThreadBare said:

and i just had cocoa for breakfast this morning. Dark chocolate cocoa no less.

here's a sad one:

I'm going with my gut.
And, it's telling me it's time to put a permanent end to this.


and here's a happier one:

who plays the decemberists every other day (rivington st)

and wakes me up?
somewhere on Rivington between Clinton and Attorney

i know it's 130 in the afternoon but that's when i wake up, and I really appreciate it being to the Crane Wife coming up through my alley.

If you're a girl, we're neighbors, let me buy you coffee. I have that record too.

If you're a dude, well, okay, just keep playin that record and keep it real.

i wish i could wake up at one hundred and thirty in the afternoon.

I really like this one, too:

hi. you are the dark haired goddess, with blue streaks and an amazing back tattoo. You were walking down Grove St late this afternoon towards the PATH station. I would have talked to you, and I never just approach women on the street, but I was stuck at the intersection in my car. we made eye contact. it was hard not to stare. you looked incredible n your black dress. So, hi. i'd like to buy you a scratch off lottery ticket and make you tea. so?

aren't you supposed to post your real life missed connection? as though this thread were a part of craigslist? chickens!!

here's mine.

we caught each other's eyes when walking along the footpath in the park. after we passed each other we both turned around to get another look. too bad neither of us actually stopped and introduced ourselves. i can't keep loitering around the park waiting for you to show up again!!

or maybe...

you were cameron in high school. we used to mildly flirt with each other but it was always bad timing or we were both just too shy to act on it. i have no idea where you are or even if you are still single. but if you are i would be interested in catching up.

Ok, here is one that I made up that I think is a perfect example of a "missed connection" on craigslist:

You were a statuesque blonde standing in line at the bodega on the corner of 7th Ave. and 34th St. In your hand you had a pack of condoms and a ginger beer.
I was...intrigued. Wanna chat? Email me and tell me the name of the band on your T-shirt.

I don't really have one of my own. Although there was this one time

I was trying to make the 2pm train to Fez and you were a very polite cab driver with almost perfect English. We chatted about music, France, and good places to eat in Rabat. Once we arrive at the station, you took off your sunglasses to reveal the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen. I was suddenly shy...paid my fare and hurried away before giving you my number. I have not seen you or your cab since. Email me and lets go to a cafe for some mint tea

That was from 7 years ago. I'm sure the guy is married with a kajillion children by now, if he wasn't already married then.

U know Ive heard about Craigslist but I've never bothered to look at it until now....wierd SOme of those missed connections

chillichocaholic said:

right? some of those a very NSFW.

I read one, I don;t think it was actually a missed connection, anyway...I read one where a woman was advocating every woman to go out, buy herself a sharp knife, and cut off men's penises. that was really disturbing.

JasmineFire said:

:0 Oh damn!!!

Wait, I found another...


"You were the honey-colored Venus in the sporty convertible with California plates. I was the chubby-cheeked brother in the silver sports car. We kept pace for about 5 miles, zooming along that winding stretch of the N.J. Turnpike, and, just when I thought it all coincidental, I glanced over at you... only to catch you winking at me.

When the thought occurred to me that you probably were the cutlery-minded woman mentioned in JasmineFire's post, I dropped back down to the speed limit and switched my CD player from ZZ Top to Natalie Merchant..."

ThreadBare said:

lol one i got off craigslist



city walk! hot big bootied white girl!



saw u outa the corner of my eye u seemed to have a big grin n were lookin at me saw that big booty after u passed n i think i fell in love lol WHERE ARE U?!?!? seriously tho i need ur number cuz my jackass friends wanted to go to the comic book store... hope u get this!

i posted one once

Xcalibre said:

what did it say?

Christopher said:

ummm.

i don't remember. it's expired now basically looking for a lovely man i'd met who i could have made magic with. mixed signals, but then nice conversation, but we didn't really have any way of getting ahold of each other before he left the island.

JasmineFire said:

Must have been Lorena Bobbitt who wrote that.

You: 5'4'ish, thin brunette, holding guitar at the PJ Harvey show.

Me: 5'10, short dark hair, facial hair, black t-shirt and jeans.

Our eyes met for a moment and I thought I sensed a deep understanding. I was just off-center in the third row. You were onstage, fronting the band all night.

Call me?

i loved missed connections! havent read 'em in a while tho
maybe thats where i will find my other half....

maybe I should, maybe I shouldn't....er, why not.



You made me feel divine that early morning at the SD Greyhound bus station with your 6ft fit self, unfortunately my mind was focused on the reason for my trip and I didn't respond to you attentions, if I'd been smart I'd have taken your number. We've seen each other in passing a couple of times since then and you always have a smile (such a beautiful smile) and a wave Perhaps I'll visit the Pizza Hut there, around your break time and we could met again this time with my full attention

Well, I made Phil and Toni believe I missed my connection In New York for the London invasion. It was great, I sat back in the airport and watched them all speculate on what to do as I appeared logged off.

Ace said:

I had a very similar experience at a Jonatha Brooke concert, a couple of years ago.