Personals Acronyms Explained

Not only the acronyms need explaining, but those strange coded words and phrases you read in the personals classified.

What exactly is that (strange foreign) person saying in their dating advertisement? After all, you don't want to make a fool of yourself - at least not immediately.

** Warning:

Ladies, when men specify "slim attractive lady" you should be very wary. A man who wants 'slim attractive' has done YOU a favor - skip him! He wants a dream, not a person.

Men, don't say that in your personals! There isn't a woman on Earth who believes she IS "slim and attractive". More importantly, examine your motives deep down for even thinking that way.

BBQ - barbecue (shrimps are NOT barbequed in Australia; only the cheapest, toughest cuts of beef steak and totally-inedible, indigestible sausages)
Caring - not wife beater, at least
Christian - code for non-Moslem
Cuddly - 150% overweight or greater
Dancing - breaking him in
Dining out - wild sex
DTE - Down to Earth (and if you are lucky, not an alien)
Div - Divorced (so they say)
Financially secure - you that is, because I'm out of work
For friendship - wild sex
GSOH - Good sense of humor
Guy - gay with Australian accent
Height 5'4, 6'1", etc - height in feet+inches [multiply feet by 12 for inches, total inches by 2.5 for centimeters, then divide by 100 for meters]
Lady - female with shameful past
Lesbian - east Mediterranean
Medium size - cuddly, by the time we meet
Must be employed - you (as I said), because I'm out of work
Mutually interesting - the best hoped for by two boring people
New age - just had birthday
ND - non-drinker
NS - non smoker
Nice personality - known to speak
Possible relationship - wild sex
Quality time - wild sex
Quiet nights at home - wild sex
Refined lady - probably a slut
Rural man/woman - stubble jumper; expects you to have a horse, or at the very least transport for theirs
SD - social drinker
SS - social smoker
Sensitive - apologises when beating you
Size - Needs a webpage of its own! Varies by country, so take care. Assume dress size - few ladies boast their breast parameters.
Slim - only 20-50% overweight - or, just started to diet
Thin - haven't eaten today
Walks on the beach - wild sex
WLTM - would like to meet
WLM - would like meat
yo - years old (or African American greeting)