She was in a band with someone who was in film class with me in high school. A couple years later, I saw her on Instagram.
She posted about the Trueanon coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and I dmed her to tell her members of the public could just go (I had attended prior).
We exchanged dms back and forth and met for pizza a couple months later. I hinted at romantic interest via genuine enthusiasm about seeing her every following weekend. She hinted at it by suggesting we watch âBeyond the Valley of the Dollsâ together.
Moral of the story: your opening message must not just stand out, it must be truly bizarre.
Feb 15, 2024
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I was at the bar and my friend was telling me about this girl that her friend had a crush on and the description sounded vaguely familiar so I asked them to show me her Instagram and she pulled it up and put it on the table. I scrolled through to find a good picture and said âyes I do know her sheâs-âŠright thereâ and I looked up and she was running towards me and I screamed her name and we hugged and made a huge scene. Definitely not slick wingman wise but I couldnât help it because of how much of a coincidence it was.
This girl was constantly on tour up and down the east coast and never in town really so we barely saw each other but always had a good time whenever we did. It was so random and felt cosmic. I introduced her to my friends and she hung out for a bit. Someoneâs far away, âunattainableâ Instagram crush popping up at the table, as soon shes brought up. It was so cool, Iâll never forget it.
Mar 29, 2024
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Guy 1: wore his long hair in a braid one day, danced just while goofing off and he somehow made it look super attractive (reader: he can barely dance), posted a photo of himself âsnowboardingâ down a volcano during winter break, recruited me for his short film project that involved several takes at the end of my character hugging his character đ (weâre married now)
Guy 2: wore a suit to a wedding (this man normally wore cargo shorts and tshirts heâd probably owned for a decade, which thereâs nothing wrong with it was just a particularly stark difference lol)
Guy 3: merely made silent eye contact a few moments longer than usual while smiling đ«
Girl 1: longtime friend but hadnât seen her face in a while due to long distance and her rarely posting pictures of herself anywhereâshe sent me some selfies and i was dazzled âš
Girl 2: already thought she was beautiful and interesting but had a real âoh noâ moment when her eyes lit up as she spoke passionately about her favorite Victorian novel (also when she recalled exactly where an obscure quote from an academic journal had come from, inCLUDING the year of publication đ€Ż)
Jul 14, 2024
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Whatâs That? Oh, we both love steely dan and hate cyclists that wear the little outfits ? (Not bc we hate the fit- we do, we just hate that they give you a dirty look when they roll through a stop sign and itâs your turn to drive more)
it starts with you liking one of my recs (obviously), then, feeling generous, I like one of yours thatâs either a micro-complaint or link to a specific, hard-to-find performance of an ethereal 70s jazz singer.
We follow each other back and⊠the rest is history as they sayâŠ
And by history I mean we dm on Instagram nightly until eventually we meet people that live on our own coasts and our flirtation becomes merely a memory
But a beautiful one at that
Jan 26, 2024
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