Abbreviations and Acronyms Commonly Found
in Online Personals
Have you ever been confused as to what all of the abbreviations found in
your local newspaper personal ads or online personals actually mean?
Sometimes browsing through personal ads is more like deciphering a puzzle
than looking for that special someone. Web Personals Online has put
together this Guide To Abbreviations Used in Personal Ads to assist our
visitors when reading the thousands of online personals posted by our
members. We hope this short dating glossary makes your internet
dating experience a little less stressful! Although these
abbreviations can appear throughout any given personal ad, they are most
commonly used in the ad headline and can understanding these terms can save
you a LOT of time when searching through online personals.
A: Asian
AL: Animal Lover
AT: All That
B: Black
BBW: Big Beautiful Woman (could also mean:
Big Breasted Woman)
BD: Bondage/Domination
BHM: Big Handsome Man
Ready
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Bi: Bi-Sexual
C: Couple (could also mean: Cute,
Christian)
D: Divorced
D/D Free: Drug and Disease Free
F: Female
FA: Fat Acceptance
FS: Financially Secure (could also mean Financially
Stable, not to be confused with SF, which would stand for Single
Female)
G: Gay
H: Hispanic
I: Indian
IPT: Is Partial To
ISO: In Search Of
J: Jewish
K: Kids
L: Lesbian (could also mean: Latino, although H for
Hispanic is more commonly used even by Latinos.)
LDR: Long Distance Relationship
LS: Legally Separated
LTR: Long Term Relationship
LD: Light Drinker
M: Male (could also mean: Married, but this is not
common usage and normally only used in swingers-type personals)
ND: Non-Drinker
NK: No Kids
NM: Not Married (could also mean: Never Married)
NS: Non-Smoker
P: Professional
S: Single
W: White (could also stand for: Widowed, examine
context of ad)
WAA: Will Answer All (as in will respond to all
contacts/questions about their online personal ad)
Wi: Widowed
WLTM: (Would Like To Meet)
WTR: Willing to Relocate
X: Extreme (could also mean adult situations OK)
Y: You (Your)
Putting it All Together
Now that you know what the basic abbreviations found in
online personal ads stand for, how about a few examples of real personal
ads headlines that use these acronyms? Since many of the abbreviations
detailed above are used in conjunction with each other, seeing some actual
personal ads is really the best way to make sure you have a complete
understanding of how these terms and abbreviations are used.
Sample Personal Ad Headline #1
Headline: SWF seeks GM for friendship only.
Interpretation: Single White Female seeks Gay Male for friendship only.
Glossary Abbreviations: S, W, F, G, M
Sample Personal Ad Headline #2
Headline: SWCM seeks SWCF or WiWCF for
possible LTR.
Interpretation: Single White Christian Male seeks Single White
Christian Female or Widowed White Christian Female for possible Long Term
Relationship.
Glossary Abbreviations: S, W, C, F, LTR, M, Wi
Sample Personal Ad Headline #3
Headline: SHM NK WLTM SHF NK for dating.
Interpretation: Single Hispanic Male with No Kids Would Like To Meet
Single Hispanic Female with No Kids for dating.
Glossary Abbreviations: S, H, F, M, NK, WLTM
Sample Personal Ad Headline #4
Headline: SWJM seeks SWJF for LTR. WTR.
Interpretation: Single White Jewish Male seeks Single White Jewish
Female for Long Term Relationship. Willing To Relocate..
Glossary Abbreviations: S, W, J, M, F, LTR, WTR
Sample Personal Ad Headline #5
Headline: SBF seeks SBM or SHM for clubbing. NS
preferred.
Interpretation: Single Black Female seeks Single Black Male or Single
Hispanic Male for clubbing. Non-Smoker preferred.
Glossary Abbreviations: S, B, M, F, H, NS
Conclusion
Searching through online personals can be fun, but for a newcomer or
someone without a lot of experience reading personal ads, this can be a
daunting task. We hope that this Guide to Abbreviations Used in Online
Personal Ads helps make your internet dating experience go a little
smoother. And, hey, now that you are experienced with all these
personal ad abbreviations and acronyms, why don't you place
your own free online personal ad right now?