I have only placed personal ads sporadically -- none in recent years -- and they have never been successful. My ads tended to attract people who either didn't read my ad or ignored what I wrote. For example, I made my interest in sports quite plain, and the guy answering my ad says "I hate sports" and any other interests don't remotely come close to matching mine. Or, I'd clearly state "this is not a sex ad/not looking to hook up" and the replies were on the order of "Want to hook up tonight" or describing his sexual interests/body parts.
I'd given up on personals, obviously. However, today, at long last, something good has come from one of my ads...
