I have no idea how it happened, but I answered the wrong craigslist ad and ended up going down a very strange road.
Yesterday there was a Strictly Platonic ad in craigslist that said, “C'mon guys no takers? See March 27th post.” There were only two posts on March 27th, one older guy looking for a woman friend, and one post from a 23 year old female looking for hiking partners. So I replied to the ad figuring it was the female, and was psyched when I got emailed back. They even had an androgynous name to make the joke even more cruel: Alex.
Then after three or four emails back and forth of 'getting to know' they mention, “I used to be a Boy Scout,” and I was like… wait, WHAT? What the fuck happened? I went back and looked at the 27th ads but there were no clues there, I had not misread the ads. WTF? So I emailed back and said, sorry for the mix up, dude, but I’ve got enough guy friends already. He understood, but I still don’t get how the whole thing happened. Had it been a joke played by him? Had he forgotten that he had removed his March 27th post? Was it flagged and he didn’t know? Did he get his dates mixed up? All I know is that no March 27th post added up to this guy's story.
Whatever the reasoning, I learned my lesson: 99% of craiglist personal ads are SPAM, so if you’re going to be a fool enough to answer one, be sure to answer the ad itself and not an ad that mentions another ad. Dumb ass.
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