Call me a hopeless romantic, but I get a warm fuzzy feeling every time I read the “Missed Connections” section of Craigslist.com. Part-personal ad and part-confessional, “Missed Connections” is an anonymous message board where anyone can leave a declaration of love/lust for a person who they might have only seen walking down the street or exchanged a few kind words with at a video store.
As entertaining as it is to scour each message for a hint of yourself ("brown hair, blue jacket!?"), “Missed Connections’” value lies more in its insistance that love at first sight does still exist. Once the territory of aging divorcees and widowers, personal ads are increasingly being brought into the mainstream and to a larger audience. Through word-of-mouth and catchy advertizing, popular sites like Lavalife are providing a medium for eligible young singles to choose potential partners based on various levels of compatibility. Don’t want to date a smoker? Allergic to cats? No problem, you don’t even have to consider those who don’t meet your official standards.
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