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Deciphering Online Dating Profiles

I got a giggle out of Joplin Globe’s Anne Kettenbrink; her older Aunt is looking for love, so together they decided to fill out an online dating profile to test the dating waters in the St. Louis area.

The fact that a senior looking for love filled out an online dating profile isn’t what made me smile however. In fact, the number of seniors using online dating sites is growing exponentially according to Nielsen/NetRatings, where on Match.com alone (Buy Direct), senior membership has more than tripled in four years. I not only find this news comforting, but exciting for those in the prime of their lives.

What made me titter was the fact that Kettenbrink’s Aunt was having the same issues I, and probably anyone else using online dating sites to find love has: trying to read between the lines and decipher what an online dating profile actually means. First there’s the ‘rules’ for dating, and then you have to figure out what all those dating acronyms mean. And don’t get me started with the dating terms that only a few of us recognize, use, or understand completely (pansexual, poly, and casual dating all come to mind).

What dating terms, words, acronyms or sayings have tripped you up on dating profiles? Or, do you use any language specifically to attract certain types of singles?

Related: Dating Terms, Online Dating How To, Senior Dating Sites.

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