The Lingo
Online dating lets you communicate either by e-mail, or in an instant chat format, and over the years, a new online language has developed. Completely incomprehensible to newbies (people new to the Internet), here is a selection of the most common terms:
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| ATM | At The Moment |
| ATST | At The Same Time |
| B4 | Before |
| B4N | Bye For Now |
| BAK | Back At Keyboard |
| BBIA | Be Back In A Few |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBN | Bye Bye Now |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CSL | Can’t Stop Laughing |
| CWYL | Chat With You Later |
| DKDC | Don’t Know, Don’t Care |
| FTTB | For The Time Being |
| FWIW | For What It’s Worth |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| GR8 | Great |
| GTG | Got To Go |
| GTSY | Glad To See Ya |
| HAGO | Have A Good One |
| HAK | Hugs And Kisses |
| HB | Hurry Back |
| HHOK | Ha, Ha Only Kidding |
| HTH | Hope This Helps |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| ILY | I Love You |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| IYSS | If You Say So |
| J/K | Just Kidding |
| J/W | Just Wondering |
| KIT | Keep In Touch |
| KWIM | Know What I Mean |
| LMAO | Laugh My Ass Off |
| LMK | Let Me Know |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LTIC | Laughing ‘Til I Cry |
| LTNS | Long Time No See |
| LYL | Love You Lots |
| M8 | Mate |
| MRS | Meet Real Soon |
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business |
| NBD | No Big Deal |
| NOYB | None Of Your Business |
| NP | No Problem |
| OIC | Oh I See |
| OT | Off Topic |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| POV | Point Of View |
| RN | Right Now |
| ROFL | Roll On Floor Laughing |
| STYS | Speak To You Soon |
| SWDYT | So What Do You Think |
| TIC | Tongue In Cheek |
| TM | Trust Me |
| TMI | Too Much Information |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
| WE | Whatever |
| WYRN | What’s Your Real Name |