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Lonely hearts adverts

Ever noticed those abbreviations in lonely hearts ads? Here's what the secret code really means.


  • LTR - long term relationship, as in 'looking for LTR'
  • SOH - sense of humour
  • GSOH - good sense of humour
  • VGSOH - very good sense of humour (got the hang of it yet?)
  • BF - means either black female, or boyfriend, depending on the type of ad
  • WLTM - would like to meet
  • N/S - non-smoker
  • S/A - straight acting
  • ACA - all calls answered
  • VGL - very good looking (but not very modest)
  • ALAWP - all letters answered with photo
  • OHAC - own house and car
  • BDSM - into kinky sex (bondage, domination, sadism and masochism)



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