missed connections

Photo by Elvert Barnes

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“Dear PoPville,

I tapped a man on his shoulder outside the Lincoln Theatre Friday night after The Fray concert. I asked if he knew how to get to a certain bar. He didn’t but kindly google map’d it for me. We introduced ourselves but didn’t start a conversation. How about a second chance at that?”

Ed. Note: If this is you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. PoPville is not affiliated with either party, please proceed with any potential connection at your own risk using caution as you would any online encounter. For those curious about past missed connections, many have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

Photo by Caroline Angelo

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“Dear PoPville,

I walked into Pho 79 (Saturday afternoon, 9/28) and saw a (more…)

Photo by DoctorJ.Bass

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“Dear PoPville,

To the bearded brunette man with long hair reading a book at the Farragut West metro stop around 9:30 pm on Thurs, 9/26 – I was the gal in the (more…)

Photo by John M

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“Dear PoPville,

I was leaving the Kingsman Dog Park Wed. (9/18) a little before lunch time and I noticed a man in a college tshirt fetching his yellow lab mix on the athletic field while he warmed up. I am the blonde in (more…)

Photo by Tim Brown

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“Dear PoPville,

It was 8/31 just before 7pm on the Georgetown Waterfront; I was waiting to get on the Boomerang Pirate Ship cruise, and saw you, a tall, beautiful woman with close-cropped hair dyed a flame-ombre. My heart swelled with anticipation that we could get to spend the next two hours getting to know each other… (more…)

Photo by LaTur

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“Dear PoPville,

We locked eyes when passing each other on H street near Connecticut Avenue around 6pm on Wednesday 9/11. You were (more…)

Photo by chasingmailboxes

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“Dear PoPville,

Last Wednesday (9/11) we were both waiting for the Circulator at Farragut North, around 6:00 PM. (more…)

Photo by Ryan Maxwell

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“Dear PoPville,

On Thursday night (9/5) around 8:30PM, I made eye contact with someone at the Columbia Heights metro station right before the escalator who seemed so lovely- (more…)

Photo by Jennifer

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“Dear PoPville,

It was September 1st sometime between 6:45 pm and 7 pm. I (brunette man) was jogging south on the Rock Creek multi-use trail around the Massachusetts Ave bridge wearing a gray New York Parks t-shirt with a big green maple leaf in the middle and black running shorts and you (dirty blond man) were jogging in the other direction in a colorful tank top and dark running shorts. (more…)

Photo by brunofish

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“Dear PoPville,

On Sunday (9/1) I was crossing the street near Logan Circle around 4 PM when a guy on a moped ran a red light and almost hit me. A cute guy crossing the street at the same time stopped and (more…)