Missed Connection
About once a week a week I take a few minutes to read Missed Connections in the Craigslist personals. Unlike the much sleazier Misc Romance, Missed Connections is fairly innocent, and some are so sweet and wistful that I find myself checking on old posts hoping these ships passing in the night were able to signal one another. Some are gross, to be certain, due in large part to the fact that men are allowed to participate, but most are just a public record of a fleeting spark. The idea that people are possessed by enough romantic whimsy to take a chance on what amounts to a message in a bottle, all because for a moment they find someone so bewitching that they are compelled to act, well, I really love that. So here’s to you, Chicken Parm girl, the best post of last week, god speed…
