a lot more than I have been looking for a date online. Well, sort of. You see, there's this guy I found on the dating site a little while back who seemed pretty awesome. Problem was that he was not immediately in town, but rather a two-hour drive north. However, he works in town and said he was planning on moving here in a few months. He also said that he spent some time on Yelp. Not wanting to start anything with a guy that far away, but still interested, I messaged him and asked for his Yelp address so I could read his reviews. He sent me it, I read them, and that was that.
Then, about 10 days or so ago, I became, overnight, obsessed with writing reviews on Yelp. After writing about 20, I wrote the guy back—on Yelp—and asked if he'd like to compare notes with me. I didn't hear anything for over a week, so I assumed I never would. But then, low and behold, today I got a message back from him saying that he had been moving in to his new place here in town and had been a bit preoccupied, but that he would like to compare reviews once he was settled.
So we'll see. Perhaps something will come out of this.
In the meantime, I decided to check out Craigslist again. Tonight, being a Sunday, I figured I might have a better chance at finding legitimate postings, rather than the "are you free tonight to come over to shag" kind of posts I'd seen on a Saturday night. Sure enough, I found some, including one particularly good one. I know I wrote that I need to stop second-guessing myself, but, in comparison to the people on my regular dating site, I don't feel that I really know much about this guy (other than that he has an awesome sense of humor). What do you say? Should I message him?
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2 years ago
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Second guessing yourself is never fun times. I would argue against it. Having said that, it is good to know what are the specific issues that are holding you back. Is it that you feel unsafe? Are you worried that you just don't have enough information to screen out a freak (or a guy with a groundhog)? What are the kinds of things you would need to feel more comfortable making contact with this person?
So, my friend Amy has CL down to an art. What you do is post your ad (or find an ad) around 4 PM on a Thursday. This is when single guys get lonely and decide that they want a date this weekend. She has met many a cool guy this way.
I have mixed feelings about Craigslist dating. On the one hand, I meet people I wouldn't have otherwise. On the other hand...that's how I met the guy we now call "Amnesia Boy." As well as the guy who asked me if I use drugs or just sell them (because I wear a rainbow hat).
Yeah...
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