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Helena dea bala was an exhausted and isolated dc lobbyist, suffocating under the weight of her student loan debt, when she decided to split her lunch with a man who often panhandled near her office.

16 heartwarming (& heartbreaking) missed connections love stories.

Each vignette is about two pages long, and covers real stories from real people in the dc area.

It started with a single personal ad on craigslist:

Webi decided to pursue these stories full time, in hopes that i’d give my subjects the release they need—from shame, fear, and sadness—and an outlet in telling their stories.

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Attorney helena bala shared a sandwich and a conversation with a homeless man;

Dea bala never expected the outpouring of responses that would follow.

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Received via a google form, their confessions are then shared on the renowned ‘fesshole’ twitter account, which has become an internet sensation over the past five years.

Webi am truly convinced the antiquing gods humor themselves by making “too good to pass deals” available when our budgets are saying, “cut back!” looking back, i was never sorry to not pass up a piece because of budget and have been sorry that i did pass on a treasure.

Webpeople have told me i’m quite the “catch” yet i am modest by nature.

Only i know the truth.