personal ad glossary


Here's what they say in those personal love want ads, but what they really mean!

A LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

"MEN SEEKING WOMEN" Classifieds

CODE WORD

40-ish
Affectionate

Artist

Athletic

Average looking

Distinguished-looking
Educated
Employed

Financially Secure



Free Spirit
Friendship first

Fun

Good looking
Honest
Huggable

ISO Slim, attractive female

Light drinker
Like to cuddle
Like romantic walks on the beach

Mature
Open-minded

Physically fit

Poet

Professional
Reliable

Self-employed

Sensitive
Smart

Spiritual

Stable

Thoughtful

Virile

Young at heart

MEANING

52 and looking for 25-yr-old
Needy and looking for mother-figure
Delicate ego badly in need of massage
Sits on the couch and watches ESPN
Unusual hair growth on ears, nose, and back
Fat, grey, and bald
Will always treat you like an idiot
On management track at Radio Shack
I will spend some money on you, in return for which I will expect you to obey my every whim for the duration of your mortal life.
Sleeps with your sister
As long as friendship involves nudity
Good with a remote and a six pack
Arrogant bastard
Pathological Liar
Overweight, more body hair than Gentle Ben
Would be better off with a labrador retriever
Headed for AA
Insecure, overly dependent
I read Cosmo and think
this is what you want to hear
Until you get to know him
Wants to sleep with your sister but she's not interested
I spend a lot of time in front of mirrors admiring myself
Once wrote on a bathroom stall while constipated
Owns a white button down
Shows up on time--give or take 3 hours
Same as for women and eat nachos all weekend
Needy
Thinks Cheers is "the wittiest show ever on TV"
Once went to church with his grandmother on Easter
Occasional stalker, but never arrested
Says "Please" when demanding a beer
Can read 3 Penthouse Forums without passing out
Pedophile


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