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Missed Connection: Weepy at Willow

by ARLnow.com | May 22, 2012 at 10:35 am | 4,393 views | 45 Comments

An unusually heartfelt “missed connection” was posted on Craigslist this morning.

I saw you at Willow [restaurant (4301 N. Fairfax Drive)] Monday night, sitting at a table near me. You – tall, blond hair in braids, stylish, natural beauty, and the face of what I imagine angels must look like. You were meeting with someone who seemed to be a lawyer or financial advisor, and you were inconsolable. I don’t know if your meeting involved the death of someone close to you or something similiarly tragic. I had an almost incontrollable urge to attempt to comfort you. I’m sorry for whatever made you so sad. I’ll send good vibes/thoughts/prayers your way. I’m no stranger to hardship and tragedy, so if by some miracle you read this, know that things will get better, and if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, I’m here.

Hat tip to Amy Moore/Bethesdan

Bluemontsince1961

Jeeze Louise , somebody pass the Pepto!
JohnB2

Sounds creepy, like an ambulance chaser except for emotional wounds.
- Tabs
  
  Wounded bird syndrome.
  - Jennifer
    
    Yes.
JamesE

Trev?
- Tre
  
  +1
  
  I’m going to have to change my handle one of these days
nom de guerre

One of Trevor’s former girlfriends? Or maybe the poster was Trevor himself.
bacon

I wonder if he offers the same compassion for the fat chicks.
- Tabs
  
  +1
- Aaron
  
  I bet he does! Chubby gals are almost as “accessible” as grieving chicks, provided they don’t have too much self-esteem.
- MC 703
  
  Wow Trevor’s FB is still up. I wonder if he’s still in the clink.
  - John Fontain
    
    I think he’s out now on bail.
  - MC 703
    
    When any of my friends have had embarassing breakups / legal problems, they immediately shut down the ol’ FB. I wish there was a “If I don’t log-on for 4 consecutive days, suspend account” feature
nom de guerre

Maybe she bought 1000 shares of Facebook at the IPO on Friday.
- Josh S
  
  Good one.
- AKA
  
  +1
- JohnB
  
  Bid 1000 @ $10!
nunya

aww.
Schmeff

Maybe I’m way off base here, but this guy sounds like a serial killer. I’m sure he has an uncontrollable urge to murder people too.
DarkHeart

Lawyer boyfriend broke up with her?
- Tabs
  
  Who’d break up with a willowy (heh) blonde with a face like an angel and braids (braids?)?
  - WeiQiang
    
    sounds like Bo Derek in ’10′
    - marie antoinette
      
      crying laughing +1000
  - Guy LeDouche
    
    For every hot girl out there, there is a guy that is tired of throwing it in her. Hit it and quit it.
    - CW
      
      …like you dropped out of a boxing class…
    - Tabs
      
      If you’re “throwing” anything, you might not have too much to brag about.
YTK

Oh For crying out loud! I RETURNED the blond wig the other day!! What a MISSED opportunity!
Well…. what do YOU look like, hmmmm???!!
Russ

God I wish this had happened in Old Town so we wouldn’t have had to read about it.
- Ballston
  
  ALXnow?
Jorge

I think “Creepy at Willow” would have been a better headline.
DarkHeart

Pobert James Waller sighting?
Tabs

Missed connections always reminds me of the note my then-boyfriend received during a conference. The light had been on his phone for a day or so. Front desk person said “err, there’s a note for you.” He wanted them to read it and they said “no, can you please pick it up.”

It read “I saw you in the men’s bathroom around 6 pm. I’m your height and blond. If you felt the same vibe, meet me by the oak tree next to the parking lot, 8:30 pm.”
- drax
  
  So, did he meet up? Don’t leave us hangin’.
  - Tabs
    
    It was already the next day (post-oak tree) when he retrieved the note. He suspected that a guy from another office of his company was taking a chance without outing himself (in other words, that there was no blond guy checking him out in the bathroom).
    
    I saw the note. Loopy handwriting.
brian

next step: http://www.arlnow.com/2012/05/22/man-commits-lewd-act-while-watching-children/
sam

do what now
http://www.arlnow.com Lauren

well it is kind of sweet, me thinks
BallstontoRosslyn

Maybe she just found out her bf was cheating on her with an older married woman.
- blondie?
  
  You seem to know too much…
asdf2323asdf2323

Yea– this is just creepy…
Cyrus

Hot girls, they have problems too. They’re not perfect, because they’re hot.
Courthouse Diva

Sometimes it is just nice to reach out and let people know they re not alone. It would be creepy if he approached me.
Alex

Who can resist a beautiful woman’s tears?
- CW
  
  Bottle them!
  - YTK
    
    They used to do that in Greece. Now they probably can;t — all those health regs you know — meanwhile some idiot from another country just dropped your burger on the floor, picked it up with their (hahaha) clean latex loves and popped it back onto the grill.

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