Forget self-help books and magazine columns. For dating and relationship advice, I recommend Craigslist. Don’t believe me? Yesterday, I was perusing the New York City section of the site, hoping someone might be unloading a pair of Veronica slouch Frye boots in a size 7, preferably barely used, and hopefully well under the $328 they retail for, when I came across the following ad. The subject header: “Mens clothes, My ex’s xmas gifts he’ll never get, It’s a steal.”

In case you haven’t noticed, the stock market took a nosedive this week. The rest of us are left worried about investments, bank stability, and mortgages. But what about the men of Wall Street, who are getting screwed over by their employers: How are they looking to handle this mess? They’re looking to get screwed on Craigslist. Instead of looking for their next jobs, they’re trolling for the hand and blow kind of jobs online. Who can blame them? Life’s too short not to take a half-naked photo of yourself and boast about your Ivy league education on a free internet message board. Some guys are looking to wine and dine a new girlfriend, and some guys are looking to host orgies with posts titled: “Was Laid Off from Lehman Brothers—Sex Party Time!” 

If you are trying to occupy yourself at work (only four more hours until 5 p.m.), I recommend you read this cute story. It’s about a man who met his wife on Craigslist, and not in the “casual encounters” section. Chris Ayres sold his couch to a woman named Lucie, and today they’re married and have a kid. [The Times, U.K.]

He apparently attracts his girlfriends’ ex-boyfriends like the plague. Now he can get you yours! But you’ll have the best results, if you sleep with him. [Craigslist]

“The past 3 months I’ve (made) appointments with four escorts who posted ads [on Craigslist]. I cannot fully express my outrage and disappointment when I met them in person.”—Mike, a “john” in Raleigh, complaining that the Internet lets people exaggerate their beauty [The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC]

We love art students! They are so crafty in their free time. Like this lovely lady who’s selling a couch she made in college on Craigslist. FYI, it’s shaped like a vagina. But plush poonani comes at a price—the seller is asking $600 “and a loving home”, but does warn that the couch does have a few scuff marks and stains. Eww. More pics of the cozy looking vessel, after the jump. [Craigslist]