Craigslist and Casual Sex

I’ve mentioned Craiglist adventures before and the “Casual Encounters” world of one-night-stands continues to fascinate me. I stumble upon this article written by two middle-aged women who both were fans/frequenters of the Casual Encounters page, discovering casual sex is sometimes anything but. Here’s a list about “Hook Up Central” that they devised, summing it up (Remember your condoms!):

1) A lot of men want to screw Sarah Silverman. (Three lovers told Lily the potty-mouthed comedian was their “fantasy fuck.”)

2) With ads for people over forty, add at least five years and ten pounds to the photo. That way, when the older and heavier date shows up, you won’t be as disappointed. This rule is as applicable to men as it is to women.

3) Men have a tendency to overreport the number of sex partners they have had. Women underreport.

4) You better have a good memory if you want to date a lot. In case you don’t, call everybody “honey” to avoid mix-ups and make a cheat sheet on each with the name of their dog, their favorite movies, wines, and sexual positions. Failure to take notes will make pillow talk a minefield. If you are compulsive, go ahead and make a chart.

5) Promise little, deliver much.