Missed Connections: Love at First Fraudulent Charge

Missed Connections are posts on Craigslist where men and women cross paths with a person of interest, instantly triggering a curious attraction. Alas, the meeting was too short, and the pair failed to exchange contact information.

This is a roundup of the best Missed Connections of the week:

Bucktown

Tuesday, Dec. 11
“To the leggy brunette on the Thanksgiving redeye”

It was all going so well for a 24-year-old Bucktown man on the red-eye flight home to Chicago. Too well, actually. The entire in-flight love affair started off like a Matthew McConaughey movie when the latch of the overhead compartment broke, landing luggage on the man’s head. Followed by a clumsy whisper resulting in a nose bleed, this man overlooked the bad luck and was wondering how he scored the woman with the “killer body.”

“To be honest, I didn’t know until this morning, when I got a call from the American Express fraud division, asking me to confirm a $1,500 perfume purchase from some Michigan Avenue boutique,” the man ranted on Craigslist. Apparently the woman stole the card, but the Bucktown man got the last laugh. The charges were dropped and he got to keep the frequent flyer miles for the massive purchase.

Lincoln Park

Tuesday, Dec. 11
“Blonde Starbucks Barista”

A 25-year-old Lincoln Park girl woke up Wednesday morning and couldn’t help but think of what could have been the Sunday prior. While passing the Lincoln Park Starbucks near North and Sheffield avenues, she locked eyes with a blonde barista on a smoke break, and her heart simply melted.

“I was the disheveled girl with a helmet who got caught in the rain,” she wrote on Craigslist. “I don’t have a desired outcome for this post, but I thought about you this morning.” The drenched lover wants the other woman to know she’s great, because “I don’t’ think we hear that enough.”

Lincoln Square

Tuesday, Dec. 11
“The Daily waitress today…”

Forget his delicious, delectable root beer. This 29-year-old Lincoln Square man has only one thing on his mind, and that’s a “cute and sweet” waitress. The big spender even left the girl a pretty hefty tip, but in order to get with Moneybags, the waitress will have to remember one thing.

“Tell me, what appetizer were we raving about at the table?” the man asked on Craigslist. Are you the waitress behind this Cinderella moment?

Lake View

Thursday, Dec. 13
“I have a weird name too”

Foiled again. After meeting a fair maiden at an “uncommon place,” this 28-year-old Lake View man simply couldn’t seal the deal with the South Loop designer of his dreams. Before he could muster the courage to act upon his feelings, another gentleman entered the scene.

“I’m very timid when it comes to approaching attractive young ladies like yourself, but I had my name and number written down on a piece of paper for you,” he wrote on Craigslist. Seconds later, the woman joined by a man who seemed more than a friend. However, this guy is hoping your single and that you’ll understand this oddly cryptic message.

“PS - I am buying a comforter this weekend, I hope I'm not allergic.”

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