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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I tried to find myself a friend on Craigslist. FML
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today, it was my first Grindr hookup (I know, I know…) and I ended up getting catfished by some random dude. I decided to just have a walk and get over it, but then I got followed by another random dude for 30 minutes. I can now confidently say I hate men. FML
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Tacogamer20 14
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
That's what you get for using craigslist
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Comments (63)
DMA0712 22
You might be more of a Tinder person.
viperAUS 15
then you can get bots hahah
Tacogamer20 14
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.
Lalala579121 28
Cats help old ladies, not really meeting people.
gosh_mate 30
I would recommend trying things out in your community to meet people, such as joining clubs and playing sports. :)
Cads1 24
Try talking to people in public. Worked for me.
kudwafuuu 15
if you aren't able to meet people in person (I mean there are various reasons why people arent able to or would prefer not to) and would prefer the help of online matching and socializing I'd recommend okcupid or eharmony over something like Craigslist, it's considerably more secure
Mauskau 36
I recommend Plenty of Fish, it's free :p
MDoremis 38
I met my husband on PoF. It's not for everyone, but it worked for us.
reeper147 14
Okay PoF spokeswoman, not only could II not care less how you met your husband, but that is COMPLETELY irrelevant to the topic of "some @$$hole goes on craigslist for cas XXX, then spends half an hour undoing a scam he fell for hook, line, and sinker"
MrsPegg 45
Wow #13! You're an ass! It IS relevant considering they were saying PoF worked for them and that OP should try it. Their comment had nothing to do with scams.
gingerrenee 3
13....just wow. Like 18 said-definitely relevant and there was no reason to be so rude. I created an account on here just to die vote you.
MDoremis 38
Considering that the casual encounter section on Craigslist is for 'getting some,' as one might say, it is completely relevant to the conversation. PoF is a free site, where it is less likely the OP would enter their credit card information, that also has an option that one can select that he or she only wishes to hook up with someone instead of having an actual relationship. The entire FML could have been avoided, or some future schmuck could avoid the same situation with the information provided. Perhaps you would like to take your cretinous attitude elsewhere? It seems that no one appreciates the dickery you've unfolded.
Xatraris 38
I guess I'd be another PoF spokesperson talking about non-relevant information on FML because I met my wife through PoF as well. I do recommend it over Craigslist but its just as hard to talk to women on it. Hard for them to sort out the creepers trying to get laid from the good guys when they're getting messages every 2 minutes asking to meet up or see their dick. Going on a tangent here but long story short I'd still recommend PoF over Craigslist.
reeper147 14
Dude what would EVER possess you to five out your credit card info through craigslist? Honest to god you might be the dumbest man I ever met
Lalala579121 28
"somehow" charged to his card. Makes it seem like he didn't just tell people his information.
toaster87 19
@11 Yes because they just magically got his financial info to charge him $30.. He had to be stupid enough to provide some sort of financial info for him to get charged.
noonenoeone 22
A couple things #7, you never met OP and if that's your definition of the dumbest man you've ever met you must not be even the least bit observant to the world around you. There is a reason entire companies are built on taking advantage of men looking for sex...you think all those "women" posting and replying on Craigslist are doing so without actually landing a few suckers everyday? I'm sure the number of men that give their credit card info out via craigslist is in the hundreds of thousands if not more. Maybe you should broaden your understanding of what constitutes dumb, a lapse of judgement caused by thinking with the wrong head isn't exactly a rarity.
Lalala579121 28
It's almost like you people have never heard of identity theft, or think all the victims of it just nonchalantly wave their personal info around everywhere.
Algorithm 24
24, a lot of people may fall for it but that doesn't make it less of a stupid move. Giving your credit card information to people you've never met (and on craigslist? good grief) is a stupendously bad move. I'd like to think most people would know better than to do it.
juggalo2 22
Sure it could be identity theft. However anyone using Craigslist should practically expect that, and thus follow precautions: 1) Use throwaway e-mail 2) Don't provide personally identifiable information. Having never used a casual encounter before, I don't know what the protocol is, but I would be extremely hesitant before giving a responder my full name or address. I'd probably try to meet the person in a public place first. It is safe to assume that any information provided over Craigslist will be used for the worst possible purposes. If he did not provide any such information, then the identity theft should have nothing to do with Craigslist unless he got a virus over e-mail or something.
Lalala579121 28
The "somehow" in the FML still makes me think he didn't give out any info. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I would like to think that even people stupid enough to give out info on a questionable place like craigslist would at least be able to realize that's why their money was taken. If I had to guess I would think it was from a website or email, still completely OP's fault, but certainly far from the stupidest thing a person can do.
christopherwilli 14
That's what you get for using craigslist
satt8404 11
Why would you use your credit card on something you saw on Craigslist? YDI.
GAeroNKissR 26
that was my exact thought!! As if Craigslist isn't low enough, he's admitting to having tried paying for "services"...doh!
RandKP 21
YDI for giving craigslist personals any credibility.
toaster87 19
YDI, because you had to have been stupid enough to provide some sort of financial info, to a random person/link provided on craiglists casual encounter section, to be "somehow" charged.