Missed Connections
Hi, my name is Sabre and I’m addicted to craigslist. Well, only part of craigslist really. The Missed Connections section.
I read it almost religiously, scanning through other people’s anonymous tales of having seen someone that caught their eye, or missing someone they lost a connection with. Sometimes it is entertaining, someone sees someone else, thinks maybe there was eye contact, and instructs the reader to write back telling him or her what they were wearing, to prove, of course, that it’s the same person. Vague descriptions that could be anyone, simply reaching out to try and meet a person they think they might like.
Other times it’s heartbreaking. The girl who hasn’t slept in weeks and won’t change her sheets because they still smell like him. The guy who is wondering where the perfect girl he fell for went and why she won’t return his calls. The stories are sometimes sad and pitiful, and other times filled with a dry humor I recognize and empathize with.
Over six billion people on this planet, and still so many missed connections. Lost dreams and broken hearts. A thousand ways to reach out and meet people in our technology driven world. Free services, message boards, pay services, match maker services, speed dating. It’s all out there. And still, so many lonely broken hearted romantics. Looking to technology to solve their problems and heal their spirits.
Although, I’m pretty sure it is the overwhelming presence of technology in our daily lives that killed romance in the first place.
And I mourn its passing.