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Online Dating – Chat Acronyms that You Will Need

Chat acronyms are the ‘in’ thing today. To be unaware of them is shocking. Chat acronyms are a fun way of online chatting. These instant messages will reflect on your Internet savvy attitude. Online dating chat rooms thrive on these acronyms. These acronyms resemble the acronyms used by people while chatting in general.

Common acronyms

Some acronyms are a must in online dating chat rooms. These acronyms save the user not only time but are an effective and fun way of conveying thoughts and feelings to the other person.

AAK — Asleep at keyboard
AAMOF — As a matter of fact
AAMOI — As a matter of interest
AAR — At any rate
AAS — Alive and smiling
ADDY — Address
AFAIK — As far as I know
AFK — Away from computer keyboard
AFAIC — As Far As I’m Concerned
AFAIK — As Far As I Know
AM — Away Message
ASAP — As soon as possible
A/S/L — Age/Sex/Location
ATM — At the moment

Why use them?

People tend to use chat acronyms for fun. These acronyms are also a way of showing your Internet acumen to a potential date. They also reflect your adeptness at being modern and in sync with societal pace and lifestyle. Chat acronyms have also found their way into physical workplace conversations and even the boardroom. People find it easier to talk in acronyms rather than spelling out the entire text of their communication.

The psychological perspective

Popularity of these online dating chat acronyms thrive our inherent lazy nature. People are always on the lookout for a short cut to achieve their goals. At the same time they want to conserve their energy and time to indulge in other activities. In other words, people today have too many activities and too less time. The result is the development and popularity of the acronym.

Speaking in acronyms

We aim to save space, time and energy by engaging in the usage of acronyms. In situations of online dating, it sends out a message to the readers that you are smart, suave and modern in thought and action. It tells the audience that you are not boring or old-fashioned. Here are a few more!

BBL — Be back later
BBS — Be back soon
BC or B/C — Because
BCNU — Be Seeing’ You
BF — Boyfriend
BFN — Bye for now
BG — Big grin
BL — Buddy List
BMG — Be my guest
BRB — Be right back
BTA — But then again
BTW — By the way

Attracting through acronyms

Online dating chat rooms engage in a lot of acronym usage. You send out all the correct signals when chatting in acronyms with another person. It is a sure way to attract potential dates -imagine writing ‘as soon as possible’ in its entirety. Wouldn’t it be better to type our ‘ASAP’ which means the same thing? The acronym looks trendier and shorter and saves you time and energy to chat some more. Next time in the chat room, when someone writes in ‘TTFN’ – just write back ‘BBL’.

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Russian Women vs. American Women: Should a Man Be Strong and Dominant?

We continue publishing opinions of American men looking for Russian brides on what they really value in Russian women vs. American women.

The men who express their male’s view of Russian brides intend no offense to anyone, this is only their opinion. It should also be stated, that each person has an individual personality that really makes the difference in human relations.

Meet Mike, 31 y.o. He is self-employed from New York. Mike’s opinion ahead.

There are so many differences in cultures that shape the person’s development. Sometimes it leads to a significant difference to what people are accustomed to in USA.

However, it is this difference between USA and former SU that appeals to Mike. It manifests itself in many ways: the way women dress, their point of view regarding relationships and family, and in the manner in which they approach life in general.

While staying in Russia, Mike got a general feeling of a much higher sense of responsibility for oneself and lack of so called “crap”. This lack of “crap” appears in the women in their attitudes towards most everything. If they like you, they will tell you and if they don’t, they will tell you. The determination as to whether or not they are one of the bad apples is relatively easy, just keep your head above water and don’t get lost in the beauty.

Mike admires the fact that Russian ladies like for a man to be a man, strong and dominant. “In America it is almost not politically correct to behave “like a man”, he says. “In the FSU it is not only accepted, it is expected. I like this. The simplest example is how we men are, generally speaking, visually stimulated. In America, if you are “caught staring” you are considered to be an ogre who deserves only to be shot at dawn. In Russia, it is perfectly fine to stare at a woman you find attractive. In my experience they find it a compliment.”

Mike admits that he could not find the aforementioned qualities in an American lady. He is not able to do this, despite how hard he has looked. So he expanded his search for a partner to include those who live in Russia.

In an overall summary, Mike says: ” I prefer Russian women to American women because they generally have beauty, intelligence, great personalities, a stronger sense of family, enjoy being and looking feminine.”

Common Russian Phrases: Spring

Here are several spring words and how they sound in Russian:

spring – vesn’a
in spring – vesn’oy
March – m’art
April – apr’el
May – mai
weather – pog’oda
fine weather – hor’oshaya pog’oda
bad weather – ploh’aya pog’oda
rain – d’ozhd
shower – l’iven
drizzle – d’ozhdik
it’s raining – id’et d’ozhd
raincoat – pl’ash
puddle – l’uzha
umbrella – z’ont
thunderstorm – groz’a
thunder – grom
lightning – m’olniya

Russian Lady: “… Looking for Respect…”

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About March 8

Did you know that the International Women’s Day is widely celebrated in many countries of the former USSR and is an official holiday in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan?

Here is what Wikipedia writes on the history of the International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8:
” The idea of having an international women’s day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. By urban legend, women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City.[...] The protesters were attacked and dispersed by police.[...]”

This day as an official holiday in Russia, was established after the October revolution of 1917. On May 8, 1965 International Women’s Day was declared as a non working day in the USSR. It is still a non working day in those former SU republics which officially celebrate this holiday.

Starting as a political event, the holiday nearly lost its political flavor. This first spring holiday became simply an occasion for men to express their love to their wives, girlfriends and colleagues. Women usually get gifts from their employers too. School children also bring flowers for their teachers.

This holiday is also observed as an equivalent of Mother’s Day, where mothers and grandmothers are honored.

To celebrate the day, men give small presents to women. Which are the most popular presents for the International Women’s Day? The most common March 8 gifts are yellow mimosas, first tulips (or any flowers according to climate zones), chocolate and perfume.

International Women’s Day holds a lot of significance and is one of the holidays which is loved and enjoyed by most people. Many celebrations are held during the day: from business conferences and government activities to local women’s craft markets, shows and fashion parades. This shows the power of women and their importance in the modern world.