Love: Today, I tried the 'Casual Encounter' page on Craigslist. Three...

By StickyPickles - 17/09/2015 02:51 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I tried the 'Casual Encounter' page on Craigslist. Three hours, a bunch of spam, and a 30-minute call to some company, speaking to some lady I could barely understand to recover the $40 somehow charged to my card. I think I might want to try other ways to meet people. FML

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By shea234 - 20/02/2012 16:19 - United States

Today, I tried to find myself a friend on Craigslist. FML

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By StillFriendless - 25/11/2016 15:20

Today, I was so desperate for a friend that I posted a Craigslist ad to find one. Now my phone's filled with spam and I still don't have any friends. FML

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By Farva - 24/01/2009 23:52 - United States

Today, I made a Craigslist ad looking for hot and horny women that wanted some. I only got one reply, from another guy asking me if this kind of thing actually works. FML

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First dates suck

By Anonymous - 03/09/2019 16:00

Today, I went on two dates from a dating app. The first one said halfway through that we couldn't date because it would break his contract. The second one catfished me. This is why I have multiple dates in one day. They never end well. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/07/2009 13:09 - Canada

Today, my friend posted my picture on Craigslist under the "men seeking men" section. I got 16 replies with 2 hours. He then decided to post another picture of me under "men seeking women" to compare results. The only reply I got was from a man. FML

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Another Tinder Swindler

By stormblade27 - 28/01/2019 02:00

Today, my friend told me to try dating apps, saying, “What's the worst that could happen?” I just finished paying some girl $100 to not send a dick pic to all my Facebook friends. FML

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Is this catfishing?

By Anonymous - 01/04/2023 06:00

Today, I went on a date with someone I've been talking to online for weeks. Unfortunately, it turns out they'd used old photos and misrepresented themselves, and I didn't find them attractive at all. Even I'm not that desperate. We ended up having an awkward dinner and I couldn't wait for it to be over. FML

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By Ellen - 26/02/2010 19:58 - Norway

Today, I was browsing a website where you can talk to strangers anonymously, when I met a guy I really hit it off with. After talking for two hours, we decided to keep in touch, just in time for me to hit the "Next Person" button by mistake. There's no way to undo it. FML

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The price of love

By that kind of girl - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - Canada - Mississauga

Today, a man asked me on a date. It's been so long, I accepted immediately. He began quoting what seemed like random numbers to me, and it took me a few minutes to work out what he meant. Not only was I mistaken for a prostitute, I'm also worth, at most, $60. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/12/2015 08:19 - Sri Lanka - Colombo

Today, a colleague told me he was pretending to be me on a dating site, and that he has four pending dates. Last time I tried being myself, my first and only date pushed me down some stairs. FML

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Tacogamer20 14

Thursday 17 September 2015 12:46

I feel like, if you went out and asked out, I dunno, a coworker or something, you would have better luck. Or cats, cats help.

christopherwilli 14

Thursday 17 September 2015 13:09

That's what you get for using craigslist

Comments

k_bushey 15

Friday 18 September 2015 1:44

Just go on tinder. You have less of a chance at getting murdered on there. possibly...

earlytermination 34

Friday 18 September 2015 2:31

Sorry, OP but you deserve it. You should know better. The casual encounter section is for straight married men who want to trade blow jobs with other married straight men.

lor2093 1

Friday 18 September 2015 3:23

Yah that's what you get for going on Craig's list. I'm sorry bro.

Madrias 36

Friday 18 September 2015 4:27

Of all the options available to you, you picked the worst one... There's all sorts of legit sites for that purpose, not to mention the old standby of the local bar. Not to mention asking friends if they know anyone. Had to vote YDI because everyone (at least, I thought everyone knew this...) knows not to give out credit card information online to shady sources.

clair_brodie 35

Friday 18 September 2015 7:48

What the heck on craigslist required your credit card number? Seriously?

radiocaf 29

Friday 18 September 2015 7:48

Why did you give your card details out when trying to meet someone? Craigslist is free right? I've never used it to know...

cynthianicole95 9

Friday 18 September 2015 8:04

You completely deserve it for using criagslist for that kind of thing. There are way better sites out there.

mattrd_fml 31

Friday 18 September 2015 15:44

Why would your card be charged?

graceinsheepwear 33

Saturday 19 September 2015 4:33

I've met several people from Craigslist and have never been asked for or given out financial information. That said, Craigslist is the shady alley of meeting people. If you're going there, you best be looking over your shoulder at all times. YDI, big time.