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Okay, remember me?..I answered a guy's craigslist ad, one of those "missed connections" as a joke...The guy had posted that he'd seen a girl, and I answered it, even though it wasn't me...We ended up emailing and talking, and then we finally met...He actually didn't mind that I wasn't the girl, thought it was kind of funny, and now we've been dating...
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Fast forward to now...I'm doing the same thing, on..craigslist with a friend, making fun of the missed connections...(Not fake answering them because, you know, I have a boyfriend now.)..AND I SEE THE SAME AD I ANSWERED...Exact wording, everything...I think my new boyfriend is using "missed connections" to pick up women!..I think he kind of knows that people answer them as fakes!..I mean, come on!..What are the chances that the exact same ad would run?????..
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I want to confront him...What do you think?..
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from Angie (40-somethingfemale)
I'm the yin to Carlos' yang .....
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I'd bring it up with him but NOT confront him with it...Karma's a bitch sometimes, and when we start of with deception, it's never seems to go away.....
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So how I'd go about it trying to resolve this is being upfront & direct not to be confused with accusing & confrontational...I'd print the ad & tuck it in my purse (so u have it if he doesn't believe u which he might not cuz he knows ur capable of fudging things)...I'd tell him u were reading ads on craigslist (& be prepared for him to ask why u were?? why were u btw?..he might be putting it there as a test for you...
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Bring it out into the open, I'd even say, with the way we came together I find myself doubting things so sorry if i seem a little paranoid but this is ur ad, that I answered once before and I can't help but ask what's going on?..Then listen to what he says (both with your ears and your eyes).....
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U right u should get this out of the way tho otherwise u'll be full of doubt...
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Angie..
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from discospark (30-somethingfemale)
Is there any chance that craig's list reshowed the ad? I'm I totally naive here? Yeah I think i'd have to go with Angie, say it to him, but prepared to explain why you were again looking at the missed connections. How serious is your relationship? did you consider yourself to be exclusive? Maybe you should talk to him about that? If it is the case that you were still looking adn so was he, maybe neither of you are ready to be in a monogamous relationship?..
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from rudecherub (30-somethingmale)
Just talk to him about it...
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be honest - you were with a friend viewing the missed connections because they are fun to read, and you saw the same ad...
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Crimes the ad is on the net, it's in a public place, it's not like you've read his locked diary... if he's relisted it himself then he should expect that you, or a pal who knows about your story could stumble upon the ad at any time...
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worse case scenario he's being intentionally dishonest, gets mad and leaves...harsh as that is - you are better knowing now, than later...
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It's more likely that one of the other options is the case, maybe he's still looking for the girl, or as you suggest just any other girl maybe it's just an accident?..
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If he's your boyfriend then you deserve to know where you are - again if he's not man enough to understand that, then it's another reason to be wary...
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Personally the wisdom of the ages says a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and I'd exepct he'll choose to stick with what is real...
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from hugnkiss (30-somethingfemale)
I don't think you really can confront him, because then he'll wonder why you were answering boys ads. ..
It's kind of like the guy I met on JDate, and he said that he wasn't JDating anymore, but JDate is really a good stalker tool because it tells you the last time the guy logged on. And I wanted to be like, "So, uhm, why are you still logging onto JDate?" But since I was still logging on too, I didn't feel I was in a position to do so...
I don't think it sounds like you and this boy are exclusive. Maybe he's still looking for that same girl -- maybe he likes the girl he never even met better than you. If so, that's a little sad...
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from kathyartist2008 (40-somethingfemale)
This is the odd little dance that always seems to go on in the beginning of relationships that begin in the online realm. I met my bf on match and we were head-over-heals right away. However, I couldn't help but peak at his profile and would notice it was active (I'd freak). My friend told me not to sweat it because it was early and to just quit looking and making myself crazy. Just evaluate the relationship by how the two of you are together. If it is strong, the online thing will fade. She was right. I vowed to never look again and the whole online dating thing has faded to a distant memory as merely a tool we used to find each other...
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My suggestion: quit looking. Don't bring it up because you guys just started dating and it makes you look like you are obsessing and checking on him. What he is doing will reveal itself in time...
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