A Scene from a Craiglist Email Exchange

Faithful readers, follow along and tell me this isn't a crock....

Craiglist Ad: Posted in Washington DC, Men Seeking Men

any Quakers out there? Looking for something better than CL?
Reply to: X
Date: 2007-09-09, 4:26PM EDT
Let me know if you're Quaker(ly) or have Buddhist leanings and seek sustained safe sane relationship. You also feel foreign looking at CL.

Location: DC

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Email sent in response to ad

Subject: Not a Quaker, Not a Buddhist...
On 9/9/07, TrickyTricot; wrote:

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Also don't really feel foreign looking at CL (I mean, I'm gay and out...) - but thought I'd respond to the ad.

Generally nice, gwm, 29 year old who's lived in DC for about 10 or 11 years.  When not home cruising the internet, I love to do yoga, walk around, play card games with friends, and people watch - among other fun things.  I work for a non-profit in grantmaking by day, and work as a writer/editor/designer by night.  Some day I dream of moving to Vermont and living in the country.  I've been veg (no meat, no gills) for nearly 9 years and my favorite thing to do is turn the tv off, followed closely by learn something new...

If any of this sounds remotely interesting - feel free to hit me up.  To be truthful, when I see an ad on CL from a guy looking for a relationship of some sort, it's usually couched in some "Let's hook up on the second date" clause - so whether you're looking for something more, or just looking for what everyone else is looking for - I'd love to know more about you...

take care,

michael

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Response from Seeking Quaker, Seeking Buddhist.....

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To: TrickyTricot
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 9:37:21 AM
Subject: Re: Not a Buddhist, Not a Quaker...

Realize I'm loking for someone bi. Thanks to.

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It's official - I'm done with dating.

In other news, Italy / Europe was fanatic (F A N T A S T I C!).  Pictures and synopsis to come (I have a contract due in a week or so and am plowing through) - for folks who can't wait (or who disbelieve I'll post), check Flickr now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8943048@N02/sets/72157601865531496/

Comments

[Jan]

Glad you are are still alive and kicking (total relief here, so now I can wait for your story because I know the reason) and that you had a great time (yes, Europe is great, sorry for that :-) GREAT pictures anyway.

And....... I tell you........ you are MUCH TO GOOD for this fellow anyway!!!

[Dave]

Looking for someone bi? WTF? Is he planning some menages a trois?

[David]

Lovely pictures of Venice.

[Ted]

Have you also given up knitting? Didn't see it mentioned at all in what you wrote.

[gail]

Fabulous trip. Fabulous fotos! I can't wait to read your descriptions.

[Miss Knotty]

Sorry to hear of your dating frustrations, but it's not much better in the hetero world (Most of the guys that hit on me are married and looking for 'discreet affairs' or too old for me to seriously consider, or are divorced with children (I don't like children, and my ad is clear about that.). So don't feel bad. Besides, being single is great! You don't have to justify stash spending to anyone (except maybe your credit card companies), you can lounge about in your comfies (even your most *ahem* comfy comfies) without worrying about getting flak about it, you can eat dinner over the sink on paper plates if you're so inclined, and you don't have to compromise at Blockbuster. I won't go on here about how great single-hood is, because I'm sure you've heard it all before, and to go on sounds mildly misanthropic and/or a watery justification for why I haven't had or actively pursued a relationship in the last two years despite 'being in my prime' (or so my mother would have me think).

Anyway, take heart, brother knitter, it'll happen if and when it's meant to.

P.S. Where in his ad does it say ANYTHING about bi's? Does Buddhism or Quaker-ism imply bisexuality? I don't think that fits into the Quaker canon of beliefs, but I'm not a Quaker, so I'm not sure. Besides, how do Quakers and Buddhists go together? I just don't get it.

[Ken]

All I can say is, dude, if you can be single then anyone can be single, and it's clearly not any kind of statement about quality. Most of the gay world seems to be obsessed with the appearance of quality but not its substance (I'm continually frustrated that in the Gay Dictionary, "athletic" means "I have pecs and stuff" rather than "I do sports and stuff").

Besides, *I'm* single, and there is *no* finer quality... ;)

[gail]

Michael, I saw you on the Yarn Harlot's current post! Way to go, dude! It was so good to meet you at knitting camp. I'm glad you liked Europe. Hope all is well with you. Gail

[Dhi]

Well, there's a "b" and an "i" in "Buddhist" right???

JESUS, mate, hang in there. SWEAR to your gods, life is not over because 30 is looming. It's NOT! Some of us got pregnant and married at 29 'cause that corner was approaching. Now we're looking 40 square in the eye, divorced, two kids and entering the dating world? Oh friggin' GREAT!

(Well, ok, I would've been but...I fell in love by accident, when I LEAST expected it--he was moving to the other COAST for gods' sake in 6 weeks' time--but here we are a year and a half later building a house together...so don't despair. Keep the fire burning.)