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