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Glossary
Glossary

Adult sites

Sites with special content for people who is older than age 21. XXX sites.

Boyfriend

A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.

Chat

A feature offered by many online services or Web sites that allows participants to "chat" by typing messages which are displayed almost instantly on the screens of other participants who are using the chat room. Chatting is one of the most popular uses of the Internet. Generally the participants remain anonymous, using nicknames or pseudonyms to identify themselves online.

Couple

A pair of people who live together.

Dating

The process of socializing and spending time with a variety of people for the purpose of having fun. The practice of dating one person at a time for the purpose of testing if a relationship would work we refer to as "serial monogamy" or the "mini-marriage". Typically, the sole criterion for dating someone is that they are attractive and willing. The difference for someone who is ready for a committed relationship and seeking their Life Partner is that they will consciously sort and screen prospects until they find a high-likelihood candidate, then enter a "pre-committed" relationship.

Dating sites

Internet web sites, that provide online dating services for users. The easiest way to find people online. They provide search engines methods to find people.

Gay

Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex.

Matchmaker

Someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others.

Monogamy

Marriage between two partners, usually a woman and a man.

Online Dating Abbreviations

Here are some common abbreviations you will encounter in the online dating world. You will encounter them in e-mails, instant messaging, personal ads, and in the chat rooms.

BiFBi Sexual Woman
BiMBi Sexual Woman
BBWBig Beautiful Man
CChristian
FFemale
GGay
MMale
MSMMen Seeking Men
MSWMen Seeking Women
WSMWomen Seeking Men

Penpals

Friends by letters or by e-mails. Online friendship.

Relationship

A relation between people; ("relationship" is often used where "relation" would serve, as in "the relationship between inflation and unemployment", but the preferred usage of "relationship" is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children".

Single

Not married person.