Personal Ad Abbreviations

Personal ads can get a little confusing when you’re first starting out. I know I’ve often had a small laugh at myself trying to figure them out from time to time. This list is by no means all inclusive, but it should give you a starting point in trying to figure them out.

Feel free to print it out and use it as a reference guide.

A: Asian
AL: Animal Lover
AT: All That
B: Black
BBW: Big Beautiful Woman (could also mean: Big Breasted Woman)
BD: Bondage/Domination
BHM: Big Handsome Man
Bi: Bi-Sexual
C: Couple (could also mean: Cute, Christian)
D: Divorced
D/D Free: Drug and Disease Free
DDF: Drug and Disease Free
F: Female
FA: Fat Acceptance
FS: Financially Secure (could also mean: Financially Stable)
FTA: Fun Travel Adventure
G: Gay
GSOH: Good Sense of Humor
H: Hispanic
HWP: Height Weight Proportional
I: Indian
IPT: Is Partial To
ISO: In Search Of
J: Jewish
K: Kids
L: Lesbian
LD: Light Drinker
LDR: Long Distance Relationship
LDS: Latter Day Saints
LS: Legally Separated (could also mean: Light Smoker)
LTR: Long Term Relationship
M: Male (could also mean: Married, but this is not common usage and normally only used in swingers-type personals)
MM: Marriage Minded
NA: Native American
NBM: Never Been Married
ND: Non-Drinker
NK: No Kids
NM: Not Married (could also mean: Never Married)
NS: Non-Smoker
P: Professional
S: Single
SD: Social Drinker
SI: Similar Interests
SOH: Sense of Humor
W/: With
W/O: With Out
W: White (could also stand for: Widowed)
WAA: Will Answer All (as in will respond to all contacts/questions about their online personal ad)
Wi: Widowed
WLTM: Would Like To Meet
WTR: Willing to Relocate
X: Extreme (could also mean adult situations OK)
Y: You/Your
YO - Years Old