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<p>With the widespread popularity of fast-dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and beyond, checking missed connections on Craiglist can feel like a concept of the distant past. And yet, the digital pages of missed connections are still turning as we speak, and one Brooklyn woman decided to take her search for a cute stranger to a whole different level.</p><p><strong>After gutsy Devin Custalow locked eyes with a cute guy wearing yellow shoes on the G train, she immediately rushed to Craigslist to write a missed connection. </strong></p><p>She locked eyes with him when she was loudly chatting with a friend about chatting with him. This is a romance with many meta qualities.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Devin had a missed connection on the G train with a cute guy in yellow shoes. She&#39;s still looking for him. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IfItsMeantToBe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IfItsMeantToBe</a> <a href="https://t.co/DAQA5nuJoS">pic.twitter.com/DAQA5nuJoS</a></p>&mdash; Park MGM (@parkmgm) <a href="https://twitter.com/parkmgm/status/960231410006142976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>After she posted her original Craiglist missed connection, the Las Vegas hotel Park MGM helped her create a 20-foot mural of the ad in Brooklyn.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Is it possible to find love through CL Missed Connections? I guess we&#39;ll find out....<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IFITSMEANTTOBE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IFITSMEANTTOBE</a> <a href="https://t.co/6x84kBZRbr">pic.twitter.com/6x84kBZRbr</a></p>&mdash; Danielle Robay (@Daniellerobay) <a href="https://twitter.com/Daniellerobay/status/960649444982222848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>She even had paper versions plastered all over Brooklyn, this is definitely brave.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Plastered all over Brooklyn and allegedly real. Good luck Devin, you go get’em. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ifitsmeanttobe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ifitsmeanttobe</a> <a href="https://t.co/MBvfu97fFu">pic.twitter.com/MBvfu97fFu</a></p>&mdash; Dara Quilty (@daraquilty) <a href="https://twitter.com/daraquilty/status/961036158540054529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>On top of posting murals of the original ad, she also added an invitation to meet up on Valentines Day.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now this is bold... hope he shows up <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ifitsmeanttobe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ifitsmeanttobe</a> <a href="https://t.co/NB0kf35Gxx">pic.twitter.com/NB0kf35Gxx</a></p>&mdash; Alyx (@alyxmcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/alyxmcgowan/status/961296438029373442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>The missed connection spread far and wide across Brooklyn, and of course, the internet.</strong></p><oembed>https://twitter.com/YesWburg/status/962366364609601536</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This missed connection flyer caught my eye this morning. Hope she finds her man! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ifitsmeanttobe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ifitsmeanttobe</a> <a href="https://t.co/tvvCiFDMxS">pic.twitter.com/tvvCiFDMxS</a></p>&mdash; Natasha Eng (@iamnatasha) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamnatasha/status/961706352824471555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love on the corner of N.10 &amp; Wythe? Only <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IfItsMeantToBe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IfItsMeantToBe</a>. Tune in tomorrow at 1PM EST to see if Devin reconnects with the “Yellow Shoes Guy.” <a href="https://t.co/rz9K9kqYVD">pic.twitter.com/rz9K9kqYVD</a></p>&mdash; Park MGM (@parkmgm) <a href="https://twitter.com/parkmgm/status/963509864524693505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>The most important question remained: would the guy with the yellow shoes see this?!</strong></p><p>Also, would he realize it was him?! What if another man wearing yellow shoes showed up for the date?! Is he taken, gay, or out of town? So many possibilities in this scenario.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Go Devin! She’s throwing caution to wind &amp; trying to find “that guy” who she had instant chemistry with. Problem is she doesn’t know his name or where he lives, only clues, he was on a G train, wearing yellow shoes. More coming up at 5. <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7NY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABC7NY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DevinCustalow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@devincustalow</a> <a href="https://t.co/xtPALCKEKB">pic.twitter.com/xtPALCKEKB</a></p>&mdash; Kemberly Richardson (@kemrichardson7) <a href="https://twitter.com/kemrichardson7/status/963469349720817665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Sadly, after all of that delightful, rom-com level of effort - the man with the yellow shoes did not show up.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yellow hat &amp; yellow shoes but is this him? <a href="https://twitter.com/DevinCustalow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@devincustalow</a> was looking for that guy who she locked eyes with on the G train. She even got a mural done hoping he would be here today at 1. Well, he was a no show. Full report at 5 <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7NY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABC7NY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/valentinesday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#valentinesday</a> <a href="https://t.co/7GynQ3XaxD">pic.twitter.com/7GynQ3XaxD</a></p>&mdash; Kemberly Richardson (@kemrichardson7) <a href="https://twitter.com/kemrichardson7/status/963857824546684928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/bryanh1976/status/964112006549790720</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Despite his no-show status on Valentines Day, if the man with the yellow shoes ever does see the message (and reciprocates the crush), he now knows where to find Devin. Plus, she&#39;s shown herself to be fearless in the name of potential romance, which is a rare and admirable trait in the age of manicured dating algorithms.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Woman makes mural asking missed connection out for Valentines Day. Here's what happened.

Bronwyn Isaac

With the widespread popularity of fast-dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and beyond, checking missed connections on Craiglist can feel like a concept of the distant past. And yet, the digital pages of missed connections are still turning as we speak, and one Brooklyn woman decided to take her search for a cute stranger to a whole different level.After gutsy Devin Custalow locked eyes with a cute guy wearing yellow shoes on the G train, she immediately rushed to Craigslist to write a missed connection. She locked eyes with him when she was loudly chatting with a friend about chatting with him. This is a romance with many meta qualities.Devin had a missed connection on the G train with a cute guy in yellow shoes. She&#39;s still looking for him. #IfItsMeantToBe pic.twitter.com/DAQA5nuJoS&mdash; Park MGM (@parkmgm) February 4, 2018 After she posted her original Craiglist missed connection, the Las Vegas hotel Park MGM helped her create a 20-foot mural of the ad in Brooklyn.Is it possible to find love through CL Missed Connections? I guess we&#39;ll find out....#IFITSMEANTTOBE pic.twitter.com/6x84kBZRbr&mdash; Danielle Robay (@Daniellerobay) February 5, 2018 She even had paper versions plastered all over Brooklyn, this is definitely brave.Plastered all over Brooklyn and allegedly real. Good luck Devin, you go get’em. #ifitsmeanttobe pic.twitter.com/MBvfu97fFu&mdash; Dara Quilty (@daraquilty) February 7, 2018 On top of posting murals of the original ad, she also added an invitation to meet up on Valentines Day.Now this is bold... hope he shows up #ifitsmeanttobe pic.twitter.com/NB0kf35Gxx&mdash; Alyx (@alyxmcgowan) February 7, 2018 The missed connection spread far and wide across Brooklyn, and of course, the internet.https://twitter.com/YesWburg/status/962366364609601536 This missed connection flyer caught my eye this morning. Hope she finds her man! #ifitsmeanttobe pic.twitter.com/tvvCiFDMxS&mdash; Natasha Eng (@iamnatasha) February 8, 2018 Love on the corner of N.10 &amp; Wythe? Only #IfItsMeantToBe. Tune in tomorrow at 1PM EST to see if Devin reconnects with the “Yellow Shoes Guy.” pic.twitter.com/rz9K9kqYVD&mdash; Park MGM (@parkmgm) February 13, 2018 The most important question remained: would the guy with the yellow shoes see this?!Also, would he realize it was him?! What if another man wearing yellow shoes showed up for the date?! Is he taken, gay, or out of town? So many possibilities in this scenario.Go Devin! She’s throwing caution to wind &amp; trying to find “that guy” who she had instant chemistry with. Problem is she doesn’t know his name or where he lives, only clues, he was on a G train, wearing yellow shoes. More coming up at 5. @ABC7NY @devincustalow pic.twitter.com/xtPALCKEKB&mdash; Kemberly Richardson (@kemrichardson7) February 13, 2018 Sadly, after all of that delightful, rom-com level of effort - the man with the yellow shoes did not show up.Yellow hat &amp; yellow shoes but is this him? @devincustalow was looking for that guy who she locked eyes with on the G train. She even got a mural done hoping he would be here today at 1. Well, he was a no show. Full report at 5 @ABC7NY #valentinesday pic.twitter.com/7GynQ3XaxD&mdash; Kemberly Richardson (@kemrichardson7) February 14, 2018 https://twitter.com/bryanh1976/status/964112006549790720Despite his no-show status on Valentines Day, if the man with the yellow shoes ever does see the message (and reciprocates the crush), he now knows where to find Devin. Plus, she&#39;s shown herself to be fearless in the name of potential romance, which is a rare and admirable trait in the age of manicured dating algorithms.