December 29, 2002:
Phrases from women's online personal ads:
- equally at home in jeans or fancy dress
- spunky, sassy
- a lady in public, a whore in the bedroom
- low maintenance
- seeking confidence without arrogance
- vixen
- are there any real men left?
- living life to the fullest
- where have all the nice guys gone?
- knight; armor; prince; princess; lady; gentleman
- are you strong enough to be my man? / are you man enough for me?
- strong and confident in my career, submissive in the bedroom
- loving life
- I can't believe I'm doing this
- classy
- lioness
- deserves to be treated like royalty
- arm candy with a brain
- how in the world did it come to this?
- independent, with old-fashioned values
- chivalrous: he'll open doors, be a good provider, pay for things she wants
- slim, active, creative as I am, I should not have to do this
- single executive female, mid-30s, with old-fashioned family values
- no tree huggers!