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Post by JohnCoolYoungHistory on Oct 4, 2007 17:00:58 GMT -5
Anyone ever post or respond to personals ads on craigslist.com ?
I've read an interesting article about it in GQ a long time ago, and so I'm trying it for the first time.
What was your experience with it?
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Post by Roam'n on Oct 4, 2007 22:02:05 GMT -5
haha I've posted some ads in cities far far away... just to see the reaction is like. It was surprisingly good!
...Then I felt guilty because some of the gals wrote some really good replies-- I could tell they put in a lot of thought in their message, yet I couldn't respond back because I already misrepresented myself.. (Everything about my ad was honest... everything except for my location. I even used my own picture!)
As for the W4M ads listings, I've responded to a few of them but never got any answers.... But I heard the male/female response ratio is hugely skewed; In a big city like L.A., a young lady with a nice photo will get something like 100 emails an hour!. So I wouldn't blame them if they don't respond back.
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Post by JohnCoolYoungHistory on Oct 4, 2007 23:55:45 GMT -5
I used my own pictures.
So far I got a,
"You ain't all that. I've seen better in my day."
and a,
"You're shallow? Then I might be your type" with her picture sent. She was apparently interested in me. She looked pretty good looking in a real scary gross way...
Anyone wanna see her pic? Gotta pm me for that one!
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Post by Ave` on Oct 5, 2007 0:12:30 GMT -5
I prefer something more local and practical to get cheap car, part-time job and books. The personal ads seems harmless. Mostly are from japanese ladies looking for gaijin and horny gaijin looking for one night stand heh. www.fukuoka-now.com/forums/index.php |
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Post by Freecia on Oct 5, 2007 17:09:38 GMT -5
I used it to find a Japanese tutor when we were summoned to move to Japan two years ago. It's a pretty good recourse I think.
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Post by Emily on Oct 6, 2007 12:19:56 GMT -5
Anyone ever been the object of a missed connection and stumbled upon it? Seems interesting, almost like serendipity lol.
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Post by honeyviper on Oct 6, 2007 14:47:59 GMT -5
I posted an ad for my friend (mainly because he didn't want to write it himself), and he got a lot of really decent responses! Not bad.  |
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Post by hapalicious on Oct 7, 2007 11:00:09 GMT -5
HAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!! i had no idea what this was until you made me google it.... so i checked the personals... i think i saw an EA looking guy...he had 3 pics...sorta slanted eyes...not sure. he wrote everything in caps...was that you exhale85? anyways...so i was saying... i was checking the personals just to get an idea of what this really was, and when i saw some of the pics, i thought ....why do these people have to post personals to get dates ? some of them are pretty average, sure, but looks-wise, some are actually quite good looking ! and then i read the line that was supposed to get the "fishing" sex (fish-ee) to click on the personal ad of the fish-ee-d... that s when i realized why some of these people resorted to craigslist : "I used to have an hourglass figure but all my sand sank to the bottom. - 34 (West of Phoenix) pic" !!!!!!!!!!!!! how the hell does she expect to get people to click on her add when that s the 1 liner presentation of herself everyone reads before clicking  |
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Post by JohnCoolYoungHistory on Oct 7, 2007 13:25:29 GMT -5
THE EA PART WITH SLANTED EYES SOUNDS LIKE ME, BUT NOT THE TYPING IN ALL CAPS. IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO FIND MY AD UNLESS YOU KNEW HOW TO FILTER THEM ALL OUT PROPERLY. P.S. I SAW THAT SAME POST ABOUT THE WOMEN WITH ALL OF HER SAND SINKING, LOL. I SUPPOSE YOU WENT ON PHOENIX TO LOOK FOR MY AD, HUH?  HAPA IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SOME NSA OR LTR, CHECK OUT MY AD ENTITLED: "EXCELLENT DANCER WITH DISHONORABLE INTENTIONS," (courtousy of The Notebook) ALSO, 9/10 GOOD LOOKING GIRLS ON CRAIGSLIST ARE REALLY MEN OR WOMEN POSING AS GOOD LOOKING GIRLS TO GET MEN TO JOIN THIRD PARTY DATING WEB SITES. |
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Post by JohnnyUtah on Oct 14, 2007 17:03:50 GMT -5
This is really funny Craig's listPost:
What am I doing wrong? Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful(spectacularlybeautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makesatleast half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mindthat a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don'tthinkI'm overreaching at all. Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives?Couldyou send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around200- 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't getmeto central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was marriedtoan investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty asIam, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do Igetto her level? Here are my questions specifically: - Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars,restaurants, gyms -What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt myfeelings -Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)? - Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper eastside so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who havenothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen dropdeadgorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the storythere? - Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investmentbanker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do theyhang out?Where do the hedge fund guys hang out? - How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking forMARRIAGE ONLY Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honestway.Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up frontaboutit.I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't able tomatchthem - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home andhearth. it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercialinterestsPostingID: 432279810 -------------- THE ANSWERDear Pers-431649184: I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfullyabout your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of yourpredicament. Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits yourbill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how Isee it. Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simpleacrappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., whatyousuggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and Ibringmy money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade andmymoney will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is verylikelythat my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that youwon'tbe getting any more beautiful! So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earningasset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciationaccelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay prettyhot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade beginsinearnest. By 35 stick a fork in you! So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not abuyand hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good businesssenseto "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. Incaseyou think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money wereto go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out.It'sas simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage. Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets.So,I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularlybeautiful"as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard tobelieve that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500Khasn't found you, if not only for a tryout. By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money andthenwe wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation. With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way.Classic "pump and dump."I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort oflease, let me know.
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Post by JohnCoolYoungHistory on Oct 15, 2007 1:55:07 GMT -5
Funny post -
Ironically, people who go into this much detail still turn out to be frauds on Craigslist.
e.g. the girl is a poser and will send out mass replies to guys who e-mail them in order to get them to sing up for some Singles classified web site.
or the guy is still a middle class guy with a nice guy posing to be a millionaire on craigslist.
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HAPA IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SOME NSA OR LTR, CHECK OUT MY AD ENTITLED: "EXCELLENT DANCER WITH DISHONORABLE INTENTIONS," (courtousy of The Notebook)