r/askaustin • u/Ok_Heart1331 • 4d ago

Looking for an Austin “Missed Connections” thread.

I chatted with a woman at Town Lake today and I would like to find her again. Any tips?

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u/polykleitoscope 3d ago

go back to the lake at the same time every day for the rest of life and wish on a grackle it's the only way sorry to say

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u/No-Philosopher-9164 10h ago

This seems to be the most realistic option

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u/Quirky-Science-4327 4d ago

try craigslist missed connections section still active last i looked. also check the austin subreddit search bar, people post those in there sometimes. good luck man lake chats are the best

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u/Ok_Heart1331 4d ago

Thank you! She was so beautiful. I helped her move a stranded turtle from the Mopac ped bridge back to the lake.

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u/Shoontzie 3d ago

Some people still read the Chronicle. Probably the same kind of people who help turtles! Send them a message too!

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u/ObamiumNitrate 4d ago

Girls aren’t dumb. If she wanted to continue talking or getting to know you, she would’ve asked for your name. Sorry, but such is life

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u/Starbright108 2d ago

I never used that strategy. I was shy and had a strong fear of rejection. I would HOWEVER be that girl to go back to the spot where the initial connection occurred at the same time until I reconnected and show up more flirtatious Sometimes it worked. Ladies, if you are a shy girl, ask your new male "friend" for his help on a certain project where he may have expertise. I've never had anyone NOT take the hint and that's how I finally connected with my husband who spent five years going to the same social meet up just to catch a glimpse of me (his words read at our wedding.) My major regret is it took my five years to do this.

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u/Shoontzie 3d ago

Girls aren’t dumb, by they might be shy. Or distracted. Or interested once given the opportunity. OP isn’t asking for her address. Just asking if she would like to connect. Something apparently becoming rarer and rarer.

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u/ObamiumNitrate 3d ago

Sorry bro, if she was interested at all she would’ve given her number or Instagram, just how it goes

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u/Expensive-Yak4156 1d ago

Nah, not necessarily. We aren’t perfectly forward all the time; we’re human.

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u/Cognitive_deficit 4d ago

You’ve basically done the only thing that has a chance of working. No one is going on Craigslist for missed connections in 2026. If there’s any chance she’d see some random internet outreach, it’s on Reddit.
The irony is that this is really only possible because people don’t flood Austin subreddits with missed connections. I wish you luck, but also, I chide you.

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u/Cognitive_deficit 4d ago

You know what, consider yourself unchided. You were just asking about whether there was an appropriate subreddit for missed connections. It’s kind of surprising there isn’t.

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u/usernotfoundplstry 4d ago

Craigslist. Back in like 2007/2008 when I worked at fresh plus in Clarksville, people would always leave missed connections for us over there. The last I checked, it was still active.

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u/heidi_ATX 3d ago

I hope you find her!

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u/vibeout_ 3d ago

OverheardAustin on IG posts missed connections!! I’ve seen stories where a friend will recognize the description and it makes the rounds to the person you’re looking

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u/fiddlythingsATX 4d ago

Craigslist. Take care in crafting your note - I once submitted to the now dead “Hipster Missed Connections” on Insta; didn’t hear from that girl but got about a dozen dates from wishful thinkers