WOMEN SEEKING MEN
“40-ish” = 48
“Adventurous” = Has had more partners than you ever will
“Affectionate” = Possessive
“Artist” = Unreliable
“Athletic” = Flat chested
“Average looking” = Ugly
“Beautiful” = Pathological liar
“Commitment-minded” = Pick out curtains, now!
“Communication important” = Just try to get a word in edge-wise
“Contagious Smile” = Bring your penicillin
“Educated” = College dropout
“Emotionally Secure” = Medicated
“Employed” = Has part-time job stuffing envelopes at home
“Enjoys art and opera” = Snob
“Enjoys Nature” = Bring your own granola
“Exotic Beauty” = Would frighten a Martian
“Feminist” = Fat; ball buster
“Financially Secure” = One paycheck from the street
“Free spirit” = Substance user
“Friendship first” = Trying to live down reputation as slut
“Fun” = Annoying
“Gentle” = Comatose
“Good Listener” = Borderline Autistic
“Humorous” = Caustic
“Intuitive” = Your opinion doesn’t count
“In Transition” = Needs new sugar-daddy to pay the bills
“Light drinker” = Lush
“Looks younger” = If viewed from far away in bad light
“Loves Travel” = If you’re paying
“Loves Animals” = Cat lady
“Mature” = Will not let you treat her like a farm animal in bed, like
last boyfriend did.
“New-Age” = All body hair, all the time
“Non-traditional” = Ex-husband lives in the basement
“Old-fashioned” = Lights out, missionary position only
“Open-minded” = Desperate
“Outgoing” = Loud
“Passionate” = Loud
“Petite” = Wouldn’t stand out in a pack of Munchkins
“Poet” = Depressive Schizophrenic
“Professional” = Bitch
“Redhead” = Shops on the Clairol aisle
“Reliable” = Frumpy
“Reubenesque” = Grossly Fat
“Romantic” = Looks better by candle light
“Self-employed” = Jobless
“Smart” = Insipid
“Special” = Rode the short schoolbus
“Spiritual” = Involved with a cult
“Stable” = Boring
“Tall, thin” = Anorexic
“Tan” = Wrinkled
“Weight proportional to height” = Hugely Fat
“Wants Soulmate” = One step away from stalking
“Widow” = Nagged first husband to death
“Writer” = Pompous
“Young at heart” = Toothless crone
MEN SEEKING WOMEN
“40-ish” = 52 and looking for 25-yr-old
“Affectionate” = Needy and looking for mother-figure
“Artist” = Delicate ego badly in need of massage
“Athletic” = Sits on the couch and watches ESPN
“Average looking” = Unusual hair growth on ears, nose, and back
“Distinguished-looking” = Fat, grey, and bald
“Educated” = Will always treat you like an idiot
“Employed” = On management track at Radio Shack
“Financially Secure” = I will spend some money on you, in return for which I will expect you to obey my every whim for the duration of your mortal life.
“Free Spirit” = Sleeps with your sister
“Friendship first” = As long as friendship involves nudity
“Fun” = Good with a remote and a six pack
“Good looking” = Arrogant bastard
“Honest” = Pathological Liar
“ISO Slim, attractive female” = Would be better off with a Labrador retriever
“Light drinker” = Headed for AA
“Likes to cuddle” = Insecure, overly dependent
“Like romantic walks on the beach” = I read Cosmo and think this is what you want to hear
“Mature” = Until you get to know him
“Open-minded” = Wants to sleep with your sister but she’s not interested
“Physically fit” = I spend a lot of time in front of mirrors admiring myself
“Poet” = Once wrote on a bathroom stall while constipated
“Professional” = Owns a white button down
“Reliable” = Shows up on time-give or take 3 hours
“Self-employed” = Same as for women and eats nachos all weekend
“Sensitive” = Needy
“Smart” = Thinks Cheers is “the wittiest show ever on TV”
“Spiritual” = Once went to church with his grandmother on Easter
“Stable” = Occasional stalker, but never arrested
“Thoughtful” = Says “Please” when demanding a beer
“Virile” = Can read 3 Penthouse Forums without passing out