I noticed something strange and kinda cool while looking at the Craigslist "Missed Connections" section one day. This section is a forum for people to write the things they were unable to say to complete strangers who crossed their path. Most of the posts are amorous comments and wistful requests for people who have "missed that connection" with another person at the drive-through window, the park, the library, grocery store or even in traffic.
There's an odd sort of whimsical poetry to these posts. Although some are creepy or reek of desperation and loneliness, most are the flutterings of attraction that accompany our interactions with random people every day.
I think I enjoy reading them because it validates my romantic nature. The bashful proclamation of love (or lust), the wistful hope that someone will return your affection, the rueful lamentation of a missed opportunity ... these are all elements that combine these "Missed Connections" posts to read as a short, poignant tribute to romance and its delicate gilding of fate.
2 comments:
just a quick question bro, why were you looking in that section to begin with??
If you MUST know, I was looking at car ads and wandered over to the "Missed Connections" because I like reading it. I also think the articles in Playboy magazine are thought-provoking.
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