Today, people look for love on dating apps. In 2023, at least 30% of adults in America said they’ve used dating apps at least once. But back in the day, you’d have to take out a personal ad in the local paper if you wanted to find love or reach out to a missed connection.
Also called lonely hearts ads, these short messages would often be quirky, romantic, and witty. But they could also be direct, morally questionable, and contain a whiff of casual sexism. Thanks to the Instagram page Long Lost Personals, today we get to see what folks from the ’50s might’ve put in their Tinder bios if they had a chance.
So, what are you waiting for? Scroll down and maybe you’ll get some inspiration for your next conversation starter from these vintage Don Juans and Femme Fatales!
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#1
1983. At least she got around to placing this ad.
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1967. For your Sunday morning This is the closest I could find to the Sister Act soundtrack version. Now I feel like watching Sister Act.
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Late 1980s-ish. A couple more personals from the bedsheets! I found an awesome set of vintage bedsheets with personal ads from New York magazine printed on them. Unfortunately they are twin size, so I can’t sleep in them unless I get a twin bed.
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1995. Detroit vampires always trying to glamour you with their long letters.
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1981. Time to face your fears.
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1984. I am not a dream boy.
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2004. Fun to throw a missed connection into the mix every now and then.
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1984. From Bay Windows, New England’s largest gay and lesbian newspaper.
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#9
1974. You’re getting sleepy. Very sleepy.
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#10
1972. Beep beep. This is what the horn plays.
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1966. I knew there was an answer. RIP Brian, one of the great American composers.
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#12
1968. For those who are lonely.
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1972. Time to go see Nosferatu.
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1995. Crawl out of that dumpster and find a pen.
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1972. Free ASL lessons.
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1972. Taking a brief intermission from the personals section to feature some other types of entertaining classifieds. I very badly want to meet the person responding to the description “reliable, sensible freak person.”
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1977. Do you ever feel like you’re being watched?
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#18
1968. How are you getting to Mexico? Bike with Craig, aeroplane, or via Las Vegas by car with Al?
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1967. I think this one actually might be CIA code. Published in a New York City counterculture weekly.
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#20
1996. Welp guess I’m gonna get mauled.
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#21
1995. I will forever more think of “shadowy white female” whenever I see SWF.
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#22
1971. Spell time.
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1944. Susie wants love during wartime
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#24
1995. I was curious if the corkscrew line was a reference to something so I Googled it. All I found is a multitude of news stories about people being stabbed by corkscrews.
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#25
1975. The less hinged the better.
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#26
1997. Trent Reznor lookalikes and chicken grease abound in these late 90s Seattle missed connections.
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1998. A little selection from the Girls Seeking Girls section of the Seattle Stranger.
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#29
1967. Need help ordering husband around.
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#30
1991. Who needs to live near a body of water?
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#31
1984. File under: highly relatable.
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