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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…)



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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…)



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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…)



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…)



photo by Diane Krauthamer

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“Dear PoPville,

You: dressed in a suit, carrying a Daily Provisions bag.
Me: in a long brown skirt and white top.

We got on the D60 heading towards Mount Pleasant from P Street (Friday, June 26.) We smiled at each other at the bus stop, (more…)



8th and T Street, NW

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“Dear PoPville,

All Souls
Wednesday 6/24 8 pm

You were sitting at the bar when I walked in, and I mistook you for someone I was meeting for the first time. You introduced yourself, and we only exchanged a few words, but I felt a connection.

As it turned out, (more…)


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