to think that SOMEONE could have replied to my ad in the seeking someone section?

[Onlymeandmydog]

Am I awful?

Please could someone help me write an ad that might get me a date?

I have 30 words.

Pleeeeease?

tell us a bit about yourself and we can help compose it

I have a dog. I like eating out and going to the cinema and am a bit obsessed by Peanuts. I am really on here too much to like anything else much!! lol.

lol at obsessed by peanuts

lol thats not much to go on is it!!!

GSOH, EJOY DINING OUT, VISITS TO THE CINEMA AND PEANUTS...

HMMMMMM doesn't really send magnets out hunni lol xxx

oh dear... am now a bit embarrassed to share my first ad!

I do LOVE peanuts though! LOL

was that in your 1st add?

oh um. sort of? That was a mistake wasn't it? I just thought it would be fun, in a quirky way.

i think its fun.

you need to add more though, what else do you like?

Well my baby (Fuzz) takes up most of my time, and I spend a lot of time online of course! oh an I have a dd too!

I used to be in personnel?

Only, I wasn't laughing at you hun!!

Try being a bit more elaborate...i dunno...

something like..

Good looking dog lover seeks ???? I enjoy nights out at the cinema and dining out...If you fancy a night out contact me but don't forget my favourite thing some nuts

and thats only 29 words hee hee

Oh that's better than mine! Though I think I may have given you the wrong impression about peanuts!!!

OK I am going to share mine...... Hang on I need to copy it from word!

I think that saying 'don't forget your nuts' sends out maybe the wrong message? Or maybe not.

Peanuts the comic or peanuts the legume?

By peanuts, do you actually mean peanuts? Not the snoopy cartoon strip? Salted or dry roasted or monkey? Maybe elaborate on the nuts?

ok I was being a bit silly with the nut ccomment was just explaining how you can have fun in an ad...

oh dear yes, I see how I worded that badly, I do like nuts but I meant the one unrelated to leg umes!!

I am no expert, but surely a good rule of thumb is the fewer references to nuts in an add the better. The misunderstandings could be a little unfortunate.

Okay found ad....

Looking for fun guy with SOH for going out and having a great time playing with my baby shih-tzu. I can be your Lucy if you'll be my Charlie Brown?

I did a thread on personal ads last week wondering how you would word your own ad!

Look on the London Review of Books website - they have the best personals ever. They're all mad, but better than the bland ones

I think that's a good ad.

Well I for one am relieved it's the cartoon and not the legume. A passing interest in the snack kind is fine, but not to include it in any kind of ad. I like your ad, I'm surprised you haven't had any response yet. Wasn't Lucy very bossy though? And a bit scary? And maybe people don't know what a baby shih-tzu is or what playing with it might involve.

oh yes good point. I guess not everyone has thought deeply about the relationship between Lucy and Charlie Brown. I supposed on the surface she does seem a bit, forceful. do you think I should somehow hint at their undercurrent of affection and tenderness? Although that might exceed the 30 words.

Well you know you are kind of saying that you're looking for a meeker man to dominate and boss about but with an affectionate undercurrent, - and there may have been Charlie Brown types who read it but were too shy to respond. So yes, maybe you need to put in a bit about not being too scary. Although you put in an invitation to play wiht your shit'zhu. I'm not sure if that's reassuring or not. Some people get really freaked out by those small dogs.