photo by Eric P.
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“Dear PoPville,
We made eyes at the bus stop (Thursday 7/16) so hard that you followed me onto the wrong bus! (more…)
photo by Jim Havard
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“Dear PoPville,
On the Green Line on Sunday coming home from the Mystics game, I (dark blond hair, wearing a red Mystics shirt) was sitting near a pretty brunette wearing a Jade Melbourne jersey. We got to chatting about the WNBA, (more…)
photo by Clif Burns
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“Dear PoPville,
I know this is a long shot and I’ve never done anything like this before, but… I wanted to try anyway.
We met on an amtrak train on July 5th. It was the 99 Northeast Regional train, and it left Philly at 2:45pm. We were both in Philly over the weekend visiting our respective friends. You had the window seat, and I asked if the seat next to you was free. You turned your focus to me and said yes. (And I thought you were a handsome stranger.) For most of the train ride we didn’t talk as you had headphones in, and I closed my eyes, sleeping in and out. We only talked during the last ~20 minutes before my stop when you made a sound, in-between a groan and a sigh and I asked, “Had a long weekend?” Our conversation continued when I asked another (more personal) question: (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Having been a long-time follower (with the ‘Before Sunrise/Sunset’ fan in me always rooting for strangers longing to remedy their missed connections), I regret that I too find myself ruing a forlorn encounter.
We both got on the Metro shuttle bus at Bethesda through Friendship Heights on Saturday, July 11th around 2pm. You were (more…)
photo by Paul Sirajuddin
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“Dear PoPville,
I was biking home from a doctor appointment a little before noon on Friday, and stopped at a red light on New Hampshire & L st nw. There was a woman across the street who was looking fine in her dark blue (I think they were) scrubs. I might be crazy, but it felt like we kept checking each other out. By the third time, (more…)
photo by LaTur
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“Dear PoPville,
Basically, I had a long chat with a wonderful gal at AWS Summit 2025 (last year) and I was just reminded about that missed opportunity when this year’s conference just ended. I felt that we really vibed and I’d love to get to know her more. I’m throwing a hail-mary today and also posted to the DC area subreddits.
Full story below: (more…)
1324 4th Street, NE
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“Dear PoPville,
You: Tall and handsome Irish man with the accent that stopped into Politics and Prose – Union Market location to pick up a board book for your friend’s kid after playing Gaelic football a few months ago.
I checked (literally and figuratively) you out up front and we talked a little about (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
You: Wearing a t-shirt I believe with Pinarello logo on couch @ TCB (The Coffee Bar) in Shaw (1201 S Street, NW. Monday morning.)
Me: (more…)
3632 Georgia Avenue, NW
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“Dear PoPville,
You were at Kuro Listening Bar (Thursday night, 7/2) on Georgia Avenue with a friend, I was by myself, enjoying the music.
Your friend kept ordering martinis, (more…)
photo by Beau Finley
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“Dear PoPville,
A gentleman who was sitting across from me upstairs at the Dupont Circle Starbucks on July 2 around 4pm made me want to submit this missed connection.
We were both on our devices (me on my MacBook, you on your Windows Surface, I think) working on things. I was wearing a white oversized tshirt and a yellow hat. Your Surface (more…)