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If you are single, you might occasionally browse personal ads from people looking for love. Please post words or phrases you consider red flags in personal ads. I am less concerned about obvious reg flags like "just got out of prison." I am more interested in subtle reg flags, euphemisms and words that put you off personally. But please feel free to post any type of red flag to keep the discussion flowing. Thank you.

The moral of the story is this: Beware of what you post on the Internet. It could come back to bite you. I'm getting ahead of myself. Our tale begins with a post that was put up a week ago on craigslist, the popular Internet ads site. A woman was seeking a discreet hook-up involving rough sex. "I am 27 ... sexy str8 woman, 5 ft 7 in, 145 pounds," the ad said. "I am looking 4 a white or Latin only, str8 brutal dom muscular male who is arrogant, self-centered, nasty, egotistic, sadistic ... Send ur stats and a...

Sonia Paz, a divorced 33-year-old single mother, jumped into the online dating scene about two years ago. “Being a single mother, I didn’t have the energy to go to a bar or club,” she said. “So I figured I’d post an ad (online). I got a response and it was great.” She dated and even met someone she fell hard for. Though she dated him for more than a year, she said he remained aloof and she felt as though she didn’t know him very well. When she mentioned this to him, she said he would respond with “cutesy” answers...

No evidence that accused cannibal had more than one victimPolice continue to dig up gardens at man's estate, say he had sought to meet other men through personal ads By Michael Gavin Police say extensive investigations have revealed no indication that a Hesse man alleged to have engaged in cannibalism had any collaborators, or more than one victim. Investigators, who were removing walls in the man's home on Thursday, dismissed reports suggesting otherwise as “speculation“ by some sensation-seeking news media. Police have dug up much of the home's large garden since frozen body parts from a 42-year-old man, who is...