Posted on 02/13/2021 4:21:10 AM PST by C19fan
Century-old personal ads reveal how single people in the 1900s tried to find love — decades before dating apps like Tinder and Bumble made it possible for men and women to seek a partner in just one swipe.
Before the age of digital dating, many people used local newspaper ads, which could be placed anonymously in by singles hoping to find love, companionship, or even marriage.
While the first printed personal ads appeared in newspapers as far back as the 1700s and were still common in the 1990s, a new collection of them curated by MyHeritage.com shows just what singletons were looking at the turn of the twentieth century, and revealing that, surprisingly, not a whole lot has changed.
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Mark
The hot-crazy matrix is ancient.
Heck, in the ,’80’s, when supermarkets had little local ‘for sale’ corkboards, is where some grownups actually advertised. Some of them were real fun to meet!
It would be interesting to see how the distribution on the hot-crazy matrix has changed. I image a lot more modern women are in the crazier parts than in the past.
Sure beats “Yo, Ho! Swipe right, b*tches!”
The “American Shadows” podcast did an episode on a guy who was luring women via “lonely hearts” ads, murdering them and their children, and stealing all their money and stuff. I think it was in the 1920s.
If you like Pina Coladas........
Is this like the mail order bride episode in the Rifleman TV series. Someone ordered one for chuck as a prank!
This means she took a bath weekly as opposed to monthly.
Wanted: GOOD WOMAN. Must be able to clean, cook, sew, dig worms, and clean fish. Must have boat and motor. Please send photo of boat.
‘No dancers, flirts, or street-walkers need answer’
Well that leaves out 95% of em.... : )
That's the 'The Lonely Bride' episode, my all time favorite.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989453/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
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