What those "code words" in old personal ads really meant

EUPHEMISM TRANSLATION

Young at heart 40ish

40ish 52

Affectionate Needy and looking for mother figure

Ambitious Exploits people ruthlessly

Athletic Watches Sky Sports

Chatty Never shuts up

Good sense of humour Watches a lot of television and never shuts up

Dynamic Pushy

Assertive Pushy with a mean streak

Educated Will treat you like an idiot

Elegant Dripping with bling

Enjoy life's pleasures Overindulged, spoiled brat

Enjoy long walks Car has been repossessed

Excited about life's journey No concept of reality

Flexible Desperate

Freedom-loving Undependable

Independent Thinker Crazy

Free-Spirited Crazy and irresponsible

High-Spirited Crazy, hyperactive, and throws things

Huggable Fat

Slender Skinny

Fashionably thin Emaciated, with sharply jutting hipbones

Svelte Anorexic

Gentle Comatose

Irreverent Nasty and lacking basic social skills

Likes to cuddle Insecure

Looking for Mr Right Looking for Mr Rich

Introspective Manic-depressive

Soulful Quiet manic-depressive

Poet Boring manic-depressive

Non-traditional Ex-wife lives in the basement

Old-fashioned Lights out, missionary position only

Outgoing Loud

Romantic Horny

Passionate Really horny

Self-employed Jobless

Spiritual Involved with a cult

Spontaneous Picks nose at traffic lights

Stylish Spends a lot of time in front of mirrors

Sensual Easy

Uninhibited Lacking basic social skills

Unaffected and earthy Slob and lacking basic social skills

Good personality Quasimodo

Wants soul-mate One step away from stalking