I’ve really been missing my friend, DD, whom I found on the Strictly Platonic section of Craig’s List.  It was so easy to find him: I answered his ad, we met in a public place, and we became instant friends.  We hung out a lot, then we drifted apart a bit, and then we hung out a whole lot just before I left San Francisco.  He helped supervise the packers and movers, and cleaned up my old place, all while I was in Chicago.  He’s been a wonderful friend.  He continues to be a wonderful friend, and he’ll for sure come visit, but it’s not so easy to hang out playing Wii on short notice.

Since I’m in a new city that also has an extensive CL “community,” I placed an ad in the Strictly Platonic section looking for a buddy similar to DD.  I said he had to want to hang out with me playing video games, eating my cooking, and drinking, and that it would be a bonus if he also had a flare for fashion and would like to shop with the Viking.  I got absolutely no responses.  None.  Chicago is a city much larger – in population and size – than San Francisco so I must’ve written a shitty ad.

It can be difficult to meet new people when one doesn’t have to be anywhere.  I don’t have to go to school (though I may), I don’t have to go to work (ditto), so that means I have limited opportunity to meet people.  Sure, I take Isis to the park, where there are other people who also take their dogs to the park, but I find it difficult to jump from, “What kind of dog is he?” to “Want to hang out some time?” without seeming desperate and weird.

I’m not desperate.  I like spending time alone and the Viking has introduced me to some of his friends here, but it would be nice to find some friends of my own in Chicago.

I may be weird.  Or somewhat difficult to be around for those who don’t like swearing, or drinking, or talking about sex.

So I answered some Strictly Platonic CL ads.  I didn’t bother looking at the w4w ads because the ones I’ve read in the past are along the lines of, “I want to go shopping and just hang with my girlz.”  [I thought maybe I was being unfair as I wrote that last sentence so I looked at the Strictly Platonic ads placed by ladies who want female friends and, well, this was a good one:

Im basicly lookin for a couple new girlfriends, as ive gotten older ive realized i no longer have to put up with fake friends, in order to just say i have them. im a really down to earth, loyal type of gal, ive always been the friend thats always there for ya no matter what.

Im way open, so i dont mind checkin out the club/bar scene with ya every once in a while. I love shopping like most girls, but i think thrift shopping is the funnest. Im a huge movie person, so horror and comedy with a bit of romance is always gonna be fun for me. I use to be big into the concert scene, tho i havent been to any lately.
I'm 5'5, 132, hazel eyes, and dyed blk wit a bit of blonde hair, I have a kinda out there style and im into alot of out there things... haha But come on me standin out sum has got to come with good times right?!
im girly when i wanna be hehe. i dont know i do have a pic we can trade if ya like.

See what I mean?  I can't be friends with someone who doesn't know what an apostrophe is, and the spelling is beyond moronic.]  The ads I answered were placed by men looking for female friends.  I skipped the ones who were looking for “friends or see where it goes” because those guys aren’t looking for friends; they think they can trick a woman into bed.  If I want to fuck a guy I’ll do that.

One of the ads I answered was placed by a guy who wanted to go to museums on weekdays.  Chicago has tons of museums and it’s nice to go with a friend and make a day of it.

[To be continued ….]

I swear.  True story.

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