This Week’s Missed Connections is a look at Temple University’s sweetest and most romantic attempts at finding love— if you’re delusional and believe in fairies. It’s actually really creepy. But every last one of us wants be written about in one. Well, I do, as long as it’s not my best friend messing with my head.
This week has got some doozies. Yeah, I said that. Doozies.
slender girl with dyed red hair – m4w
You are a thin, striking asian girl with red hair, two different shades of red. I see you on the temple campus sometimes… I dig your style, it’s original.
I saw you on the subway last week carrying a bunch of records… and almost spoke up then but lost my nerve. Maybe some other day..
Yeah uhm, we’ve all seen High Fidelity. Get it John, get it.
Jay, up for a draw? – w4m – 20
Hey Jay,
I met you last night in the city when I was dancing the night away, and you mentioned that you buy/sell art, and also draw people. You said you would like to draw me, and I’m very interested. Hopefully you’ll see this…
Guys, take notes. If you can’t dance, learn how to draw.
brunch at the sac – w4m – 19
I see you mostly monday wednesday friday morning at the sac. I get breakfast and I always see you coming in as I am leaving for my class at 11:40. I think you are so cute and you are always with a short guy who wears thick brown glasses. I actually think you know a friend of a friend because I’ve seen you guys talking a couple of times at the bell tower. I have short light brown hair and I would love to get to know you. You seem friendly and sweet. 🙂
Tell your friends, to get with my friends
And we can be friends
Shit, we can do this every weekend
gold pants NEVER looked soo good… – m4w – 23
we both were waiting for our train at the Temple station…
liiiiiike 5 mins ago…
u got on ur train and then i realized i missed mine,
LAME… but then i might never have seen u ?
i couldnt tell if u were “noticing” me,
im sure u saw me “noticing” you…
so maaaaybe sometime we could like…notice each other…?
hmmmm…
yes i have never seen u around campus,
maybe i will in the near future…
or u could just reply to this message
and we could get a coffee or something, sometime … ?
eh ? ehhh ???
ur style = simply awesome
u = ridiculously cute
u = REPLY !
At least it won’t be hard to spot the girl with gold pants again.
Temple stud who followed me and kept looking my direction – m4m – 25
This was yesterday (Monday) afternoon around 1:45 pm. First we got off from the Orange Subway Line at City Hall. I think you’re a Temple student. Then we waited for the El Line. You were waiting on the far side of the platform. We exchanged a lot of glances. Suddenly you were gradually walking back to where I was standing until finally you were on the other side of the pole from me. When the train arrived we stood in the same side of the car and you were standing across from me. I wanted to keep looking at you but was too shy. I tried looking at your direction instead. I thought you were also doing the same and please correct me if I’m wrong because there’s really nothing to look at in my direction. When I got off at 5th St. I thought you also got off and was walking behind me but just didn’t look back because I thought I did enough mess for the day. You were really, really cute and had a short br/bl hair/ tall. You were wearing a khaki curduroy jacket and was bringing what looked like an art class material. Hope you read this and get back to me.
My oh my, that wasn’t confusing.
RE: YOU ARE PATHETIC
Hey, hey, now. Doing coke and riding a bike are not this kid’s biggest problems. Being a hipster is the real problem. There should be a treatment program for it.
Re: YOU ARE PATHETIC (from original poster)
my vices? i have many, yes, but at least i don’t let them turn into addictions. i don’t let them get to the point of lying to everyone. also, i don’t beg for money from my poor parents who don’t realize that i’m just spending it on coke.
gah, pathetic!
re: YOU ARE PATHETIC
Wow… although I’m pretty sure I have idea who wrote this, it was too good not to say something. JOIN THE CLUB. Temple, our fantastic little north philly school is full of exactly these people: coke-addicted, bike-riding, hipsters who are basically horrible. Not all of them, but a whole freakin lot. We all feel your pain. Especially me and my roommate. Who lost all of our friends to their habit. (I guess you could say at least they aren’t going to Penn, that could be worse)
Everyone has their vices, sure. When a whole bunch of your friends can’t hold down a job, have to move back to their parents, and then start trying to deal in order to pay rent…. thats when their particular vice becomes a problem. Yay cocaine!
and to my ex-friends: your cardigans and suspenders look goddamned stupid, ok?
YOU ARE PATHETIC.
wow. you are such a poor excuse for a human being.
you are a waste of life. i don’t miss you; i feel ashamed that i was involved with you for a year when i could have been spending my time with someone who isn’t addicted to coke and doesn’t spend ridiculous amounts of money on a lame hipster bike. thanks for teaching me what not to do with my life.
i hope you have fun with your coke whore and choke on your own vomit.
by the way, say hi to your mom for me. i’m pretty sure she’ll be ecstatic to hear from me once she finds out what you really have been doing.
I love the drama, but can we please leave our moms out of it?
I saw you at Qdoba and then on Liacouras Walk – m4w – 24
I saw you for the first time at Qdoba, you were with a group of your friends, mostly girls, and I was with another guy. We were next to each other at the drink machine and we smiled at each other. I was the tall guy with the dark hair and a brown jacket on. You look part asian, and probably around 5’2″, maybe smaller. You have long dark hair, and, if i remember correctl, you have a small beauty mark on your cheek. I looked at you and smiled again as I was walking out.
I then saw you a couple days later on Liacouras Walk right before the PNC Bank and 7-11. You were walking alone, and I was walking with a girl. We looked at each other again and I really wanted to talk to you.
I’ve been hoping to see you again but it hasn’t happened. Hopefully you will see this and respond to me.
Are we, as a society, still calling them “beauty marks”? Let’s move forward, people. It’s a mole.
Broad St line 8:15 am Northbound, btwn Elsworth and City Hall – m4m – 24
I wanted to stay on, but couldnt… You took my breath away. You were wearing a blue shirt with a grey vneck and jeans. I was wearing a grey coat and a blue shirt with a grey vneck with grey slacks. You were carrying two large books, looked as if you were headed to temple… We looked into eachothers eyes, I nearly lost balance…. I hope you read this.
“I fell over, hoping you’d catch me, and you didn’t. It makes me infinitely more attracted to you that you didn’t pay me any attention while I flailed around on the ground.”
Asian girl working at the library – 22
I see you working at the library desk very often. I think you are the most beautiful Asian girl I’ve ever met so far, and your accent is way too sexy…ugh, I think I may have a crush on you.
I’m the one who borrows DVDs every Friday and you notice me and say hi to me…I don’t know but I hope you read this posting…
This is just too adorable to diss. Would you two just watch a Romcom already?
Dinner after football game saturday – w4m – 20
You and your guests came in to the restaurant i work at after the Kent State football game. turned out you were also a temple student and we talked about the game and school a little bit. I wanted to talk more, but i had other tables to wait on… hopefully i’ll see you around campus sometime and we can talk more. your family was sweet and you four guys made my night better 🙂
Anyone who can turn a Kent State conversation into a mack session has got mad game. Too soon. Too soon.
sociology grad student – m4w – 23
you’re at Temple, and gorgeous. I’m still interested in coffee, and learning each other’s first names.
Isn’t learning names, like, the first lesson of sociology?
All the girls in the TECH center – m4w – 22
Heyyyyyy ladies. What’s happenin’ my girlfriends!? Busy studying? I can tell you like that shit. Oh no baby, don’t close that Excel document, keep them graphs lined and them sheets spread.
I’m the guy that’s checking you out right now… in the TECH center. So pop your collars girls, ‘cuz you is totally flossed out.
-Bill
I don’t even know what to say sometimes.
redhead in the back of J&H – m4w – 21
We weren’t making fun of your boobs Thursday night. For real. We felt bad because it seemed like you thought we were making fun of you. But you have nice boobs. If you want, call us out next time. Let’s hang out.
This guy is a total winner. Total winner.
Temple ..mon, wed, friday mornings – m4w
I see you in Ritter hall monday wednessday and friday mornings. you have the prettiest, bluest eyes i’ve ever seen. I always want to talk to you before class, but I wouldn’t know what to say. Whats your name maybe? and Do you have a lucky boy in your life? but it would probably come out as lame as this is
i wonder if you’ll read this
Losing… momentum. Craigslist… too… lame.
TEMPLE HOSPITAL COFFEE SHOP – m4w
you were buying a coffee and I mentioned how the guy behind the counter has a great job making people happy! you are very beautiful…an incredible smile…
Making people happy? Starbucks only makes it possible to feel what life is at 8am.
In line at Bagel Hut – m4w
You were in front of me waiting in line at the bagel hut this morning around 8:30. You’re cute and I should have said something, but hopefully I didn’t lose my chance and I’ll see you around again.
I’ve seen those bagel lines. This is definitely going to stay a missed connection.
Cheerleaders strip club south philly – w4w – 28
I met a girl named Lola, earlier this summer and I cant get her sexy ass out of my mind. She told me that she goes to Temple. “Very Sexy”…………..respond to this email if you know her or if you (lola) read this please respond
See: The Kinks’ “Lola.”
You and your damn mohawk. – w4m – 18
All we did was kiss. Once. After you schooled me about religion. And you figured out what I am. And you told me about what you are. I don’t know. But I can’t get you out of my head and I’m not quite sure what it is. I kind of hope you don’t even see this, I just wanted to get it out.
I love the confessional feel of Craigslist. Some call me “the preacher.”
Hottest Girl I Ever seen – m4w – 23
My band played a show in the basement of this cruddy party near Temple. Everyone was drunk and no one listened to us play but you did. you took a picture of me. You had the coolest black coat on and a cute little hat that covered beautiful curls. You wore blush better than anyone ever has. You threw a smile at me that made the cigarette smoke clear and the drunk voices fade. I was so glad that i went to that party.
also, you are the hottest girl ever.
Girl, get on this poet.
Pretty Blonde walking in front of Liacourse Center – m4w – 19
You were with a bunch of friends, you were on the left. I was with one friend and in a blue jacket. I held a long stare, you reciporcated. Maybe meaningless but I’ll take the chance.
I’m pretty sure only plants can “reciporcate”.
