There's a scene in Les Mis where Fantine begins her life as a prostitute. Like many women who fall into a life in the sex trade, she feels like she doesn't belong. She's too good to be selling herself. The other women encourage her (which is strange in a competitive marketplace), telling her that they all feel that way at first. "You're no grander than the rest of us," one woman notes.
That is a scary thought.
One too scary for this author. He deludes himself into thinking that he's the one lonely, horny, but otherwise not bizarre guy who has turned to CL to get a woman. While there are a few crazies out there, (see: rest of this blog) CL is populated by an army of guys as normal and lonely and desperate as he. And with gigantic photographed penises.
The other sad delusion he's buying is that there's some perfectly normal attractive girl reading and responding to guy's ads, looking for that one normal guy. The truth is that, like a shirt in an outlet store, every woman on CL is there for a reason. No one is "too good."
Also, Yahoo IM? Who uses that? That's just weird.
We're too good for this. A Safe but Stimulating Adventure -- Yahoo IM - m4w - 31
Reply to: pers-409445324@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-08-29, 9:46PM EDT
Okay, you know who you are. You're too successful or normal to be reading CL. Or you're attached or semi-attached. You're attractive, educated, well-employed. Maybe you're between relationships. Maybe you're just bored or curious.
You're definitely horny. Or looking for something.
I'm in the same boat. Reading CL is a guilty pleasure -- only. If only to see what anonymity brings out in people. Athletic, attractive, employed -- and too single for whatever reason.
Tonight I'm curious -- and sure, horny. What is it like to chat with a complete stranger? Or to see if you can conjure that crazy rush? What do you really want when no one will know?
Chat with me, Too Good for Craigslist Girl. Why not?
It's safe -- I promise I won't meet you.
But it could be fun.
-- Too Good for Craigslist Guy
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