Hey people...i was just looking through craigslist for a job opportunity and i saw a section saying "personal ads". Naturally was curious and there seemed to be A LOT of good looking girls with what seemed like a good head on their shoulders from what i can tell from their description. I'm kind of skeptical about this in the sense that i don't want to be killed, but then again people meet up on myspace. Anyone ever use this site or any personal sites?

I'm only 20 years old....but i don't see why not take advantage of every possible way of meeting women. The beach, work, parties, bars, why not the internet? What do you guys think?

Tried it a few months back for my neck of the woods:

1) Expect a lot of junk mail and spam bots so use a secondary email account.

2) It's pretty much 90/10 on looks/personality when posting. If you look like you belong on a white stallion with a cup of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" in your hand, you'll get some pretty good responses.

3) Women on CL apparently have a very... ambiguous...definition of "fit" and "slim".

4) The hotter ones will not post their profiles/pics, rather they will search out yours.

5) Lastly, pics give you a preview of what the woman MIGHT look like, not what they actually DO look like when you meet them.

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I took about six months experimenting with craigslist personal ads, trying all kinds of posts in all the men seeking women categories, and responding in many different styles to posts in all the women seeking men categories.

I agree with everything Roads said.

I could write a very long post describing my craigslist personals adventures, but here is the conclusion: the best way to consistently meet fairly normal and often attractive, single women on craigslist is to post in strictly platonic, saying you're bored and looking for someone to chat with to get you through the work day, or whatever. Just keep it short. Don't post a pic.

Trust me, almost all who respond will be single and looking, but run your best online game and it will eventually lead where you want it to. If you have more craigslist questions, I'm your man.

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Why shouldn't i post a pic? Also my email that i sent out to chicks that seemed cool was.

Hey, I was just about to head out the door when I actually realized craigslist has personal ads. Being 20, I had previously never sought to use the internet to meet cool heads, but this is the new age so maybe i should get with the program. Anyway, you seemed interesting enough to make this quick entry. Brief description:

I'm always attempting day to day self improvement, via reading/gym/being more conscious of my actions/etc. I ask a lot of questions because i'm actually interested in why people do the things they do, naturally i'm enjoy psychology. This whole process of living seems complicated at first, but the skill is to perfect your foundation as a person, therefore you can take on anything. Solidifying that foundation is where the work's at and it is simply a day to day process. Now i'm off, have a nice day.

-Brendan

I'd say most of it was spam and not real. Good luck if you go that route! It's probably a waste of time.

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That's a good e-mail, and there's a chance to get a real response that doesn't advertise a porn site. But women I've talked to say they get a flood of responses ranging from "ur hot lets hook up" to something more thought-out like yours. Your response might "make the cut," and she may get around to responding eventually, but there might be a long line.

I've gotten a response as late as a week later. She was like HB4 (so really not HB at all) so I must have been pretty far down the list, and she wasn't having success either haha.

Try out a bunch of different craigslist tactics and you'll get a feel for it. I was reading others' opinions on the online thing, like Mehow's Get The Girl, and some have success writing a post to sound like a selfish prick, then being a cool gentleman when responses come in.

The pic thing... I dunno, I'm not ugly but I don't turn any heads. Working on that I suppose. If you're ripped or boyband cute, go for it. See what happens. I prefer the strategy of running my game so that pic time is less likely a deal breaker. This is a limitation of online game of course.

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im not very expierenced, but I have dabbeled in craigslist before. I argree with what was said, it is not easy to find attractive chicks on CL. Every reply that I got was either spam or a fat chick. I wouldn't recommend doing it, however, I have not tried the platonic route. That is a good idea, and I might try that really soon.

I've met a couple of attractive girls on CL, one of them being a really great, cool, witty hottie who was interested but that was back when I was AFC and I *tooooooootally* blew it, BAD. One of my big regrets, especially given how rare it is to get something like that off CL. I've tried it many other times since then and I've had nothing but rotten experiences, and the best of them never ended up panning out. I've since given up. It's just such a different sort of playing field with very different rules and except for my writing skill, online I'm stripped of all the things that make me great in person and none of those things matter. I don't like being put into that position.

I'm actually interested in trying that "platonic ad" idea though.