These days, meeting people can be tough. But making connections with our 105,000 readers is easy.

That's because each week, the New Times Connections section features hundreds of personal ads placed by interesting people just like you. All you need to do is check out our Connections section each week, locate a person who sounds right for you, and call 1-900-226-7181.

You can listen to their recorded message telling you about themselves, and then you can leave a confidential message for them.

That way, they can call you back and the two of you can talk to see if you have more in common. After that, you're on your own. But we certainly hope you make a special New Times love connection.

Now you don't have to limit yourself only to the ads you read. Because you can place an ad, too. For free.

That's right, free.

NEW TIMES CONNECTIONS will give you a free ad that will run for four weeks. We'll also give you a free voice greeting, and free message retrieval with your own personal access number. And we'll even show you how to write a great ad. For free.

That way, your very own Connections ad describing who you are and whom you're looking for will appear in New Times for four weeks.

Even placing the ad is easy. E-mail your free Connections ad or you can stop by our office 505 Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo. Either way, it's free.

As if that weren't enough, Connections also sponsors special singles parties every last wednesday of the month around SLO County. For information on upcoming Connections parties, check out New Times each week and keep checking back with New Times online.

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