Love at first sight now available at Walmart

If there’s proof that love at first sight exists, it’s “missed connections,” the Craigslist vertical where people bare their souls to strangers they saw in public in hopes the stranger felt it too and will search Craigslist for their message.

And if there’s proof that you find love where you least expect, it’s Psychology Today‘s national breakdown of “missed connections,” which shows that more missed connections go down at Walmart than any other location.

After analyzing the column state by state, researchers found that in 15 states from Idaho to West Virginia to Louisiana, more people thought they saw their soulmate at Walmart than any other public place.

Other states had varying, often predictable, results. The most missed connections in New York were on subways; gas stations won for Colorado, and Nevada recorded the most missed connections at casinos.

Walmart, with its bright florescent lights, may seem like an unlikely place for romance, but it’s a lot better than what the age breakdown revealed, which is that for men over 40 the most common missed connections take place at strip clubs and adult book stores.

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