missed connections

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“Dear PoPville,

Chivalry is Not Dead
3pm-ish Mission Dupont

You: Very tall, Bean boots, dark hair, let me cut the bathroom line
Me: Tall, long blonde hair, black crop top and green yoga pants

Wish I had gotten up the nerve to strike up a conversation when you walked by.”

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 passed missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

2467 18th Street, NW

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 passed missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made. Unfortunately for the last two MC posted the connections were already connected :)”

“Dear PoPville,

I had a missed connection on Sunday, February 14 (yes… Valentine’s Day). I (man, late 20s) was in line at Lost City Books around 2 PM and was contemplating which Don Dellio book I should buy. I turned to you to ask if you’d read either. You said no, but you thought you remembered your friend really liking one of them, so I bought that one. (more…)

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Update: “I wish I had better news but I’m in a long-term relationship. Warm regards to your reader, however, who has found one of the best spots for a pandemic stroll.”

“Dear PoPville,

I was taking a walk through Rock Creek Cemetery on the evening of Friday, February 5 and was surprised to see a handsome stranger in a baseball cap and black leather jacket also walking alone. I was going to pass by when he stopped to ask me a question. (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,

I had a missed connection last Saturday (January 22nd) on 14th Street. I was seated outside at Pearl Dive when a striking man walking by caught my eye. He was maybe 5’8″ – 5’10” and was wearing a gray fur-like coat. Most importantly, he was walking an adorable pug-like dog who was also wearing a fabulous furry coat. I have seen him around before, but have never been able to catch his name! I am a tall, athletic man in my 30’s with a French Bulldog. Would love to meet up for drinks with our pups!”

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 passed missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

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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 passed missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

“Dear Popville,

I had a missed connection this afternoon at the CVS at 14th and W NW. A neighbor in need asked me if I could lend her some money to get somewhere warm today. She needed $75, and I told her I could get her half way there.

When I went inside to the ATM a tall man with brown eyes, probably in his late 30’s, approached me and asked if he could help. (more…)

Photo by Diane Krauthamer

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 passed missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made. We’ve been told our last missed connection is unfortunately not single.

“Dear PoPville,

Was hoping I can find a young woman who was in front of me at the potbelly’s around noon on Saturday (12/19/2020). She was wearing a men’s bomber jacket with a backwards baseball hat. She held the door open for me and asked if I wanted to order before her. She ordered 4 chicken salad sandwiches with everything on it – I asked her if she’s feeding a family or if its all for her. She laughed and just said “i love me some chicken salad.” We then talked about how the pickled peppers make any sandwich taste good. (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,

This fall, I (woman, late twenties) picked up a habit of taking a long walk after my work day wrapped. Sometimes I’d pass through Logan Circle while people took their dogs out to play, and occasionally I’d notice a good-looking guy bringing his gray Frenchie by in a Batman bandana. I probably saw him a handful of times around 6 pm. This is a note to the dog dad in regard.

You: tall (6’1” or so?), black shorts and spandex best classified as “doing admirable work,” calves of an angel. (more…)

901 9th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Around 2 pm Saturday (12/12) downtown in Chinatown right near city tap house penn quarter I was complaining to my roommate about the trump rally downtown. This 6ft tallish guy in his twenties stopped to talk to us (brown hair brown eyes blue sweatshirt I think) while he was on the phone. He said that his friends came into town and they had no idea about the rally downtown and walked into it by accident. I was complaining that I just wanted to go to Anthropologie in peace and he laughed with us. (more…)