Have you ever met someone, had a great conversation with them, but forgot to ask for their phone number or address before you leave? This error is more common than you think and there are even websites entirely dedicated to finding these people that you meet without being able to find them. If you're looking for someone you've met in the past, there are several ways to find them.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Find someone on the Internet
Step 1. Enter the person's name on a search engine
This is the easiest way to search for someone online. We all have an online presence, whether through our work, our studies or on social networks. If you know the first and last name of this person, you can enter them on a search engine.
You can also enter the information you collected about her during your conversation. Did she mention the university she attended? Where is she working ? An organization of which she is a part? Enter this information in the search engine with her first and last name in order to have a better chance of finding her
Step 2. Search for it on social media
Social networks are very popular, and the person you are looking for is likely to have a profile on one of the major social networks online. You can find her profile by typing her name into a search engine, but if not, you can directly search for her on these social networks.
Start with the most well-known sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Step 3. Do some research on Craiglist
This site provides a section entirely dedicated to chance encounters, allowing two people who have met only once in real life to meet online. You can post an ad to find the person you met. You can also check the ads posted in this section to find out if it hasn't already posted one to find you.
Step 4. Use specialized sites
Some websites are dedicated to people looking for someone in particular. They work like the ads posted on Craiglist: users post messages and visitors can view them. You can also search these sites to see if the person you met is looking for you too.
- You should search and post messages on multiple sites to increase your chances of finding that person.
- The most used sites are isawyou.com and blewmychance.com.
Step 5. Repeat your research regularly
Because of the frequentation of these websites, your ad may quickly be buried under new posts. It is therefore wise to repost your ad regularly. In addition, we meet new people every day and the fact that you don't have any friends in common yet that allow you to reduce your searches does not mean that it will not be the case in a few weeks. Don't be put off and repeat your research from time to time.
Method 2 of 2: Find the person offline
Step 1. Return to where you met
If you've met in a restaurant, park, cafe, or on public transportation, this person may be going there regularly. Go back there regularly and you will certainly have the chance to see her again.
Try to return there at the time of your meeting. If this place is part of her daily routine, she certainly goes there at the same times
Step 2. Ask staff questions
If the person travels to the same place on a regular basis, the staff are likely to know them. Ask them if they have ever seen or know the person you are looking for. If luckily a team member remembers her, you can ask her to give you her phone number or address. He may refuse, in which case offer to give your information to that person the next time he sees them.
Step 3. Leave an ad in the local newspapers
You can describe the circumstances of your meeting there. Local newspapers indeed offer a page dedicated to personal ads where readers generally share this type of information. If the person you want to find sees your ad, they can easily get in touch with you.
As with specialized websites, try to post your ad in as many newspapers as possible. You don't know which newspaper this person is reading or how often, so leaving more than one increases your chances of finding them
Warnings
- If after your first meeting you suspect that person may not want to see you again, it's best to give up your search. If your willingness to meet her again is not mutual, your advances will certainly not be appreciated.
- If you can find her, but she seems embarrassed by your efforts to find her, respect her choice not to want to talk to you again.