Common Internet Dating Terms and Abbreviations
| AAMOF | As a matter of fact |
| AFAIK | As far as I know |
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| ASL | Age/sex/location |
| ATM | At the moment |
| AWYR | Awaiting your reply |
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| B4N | Bye for now |
| BAK | Back at keyboard |
| BBL | Be back later |
| BBS | Be back soon |
| BCNU | Be seeing you |
| BF | Boy friend |
| BFF | Best friend forever |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BTU | Back to you |
| BTW | By the way |
| BWK | Big wet kiss |
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| CBL | Come back later |
| CU | See you |
| CUL | Catch you later |
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| F2F | Face to face |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions |
| FOAF | Friend of a friend |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYI | For your information |
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| GSOH | Great sense of humour |
| GL | Good luck |
| GOI | Get over it |
| GTG (or G2G) | Got to go |
| GTSY | Glad to see you |
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| IRL | In real life |
| IM | Instant messaging |
| IMHO | In my honest opinion |
| IMO | In my opinion |
| ISO | In search of |
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| JAM | Just a minute |
| JAS | Just a second |
| JK or J/K | Just kidding |
| K | OK |
| KISS | Keep it simple, stupid |
| KIT | Keep in touch |
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| LOL | Laugh out loud |
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| MYOB | Mind your own business |
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| N1 | Nice one |
| N2S | Needless to say |
| NP | No problem |
| NRN | No reply necessary |
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| OTOH | On the other hand |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| OMG | Oh my god |
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| PM | Private message |
| PDA | Public display of affection |
| PMP | Peeing my pants |
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| RL | Real life |
| ROFLMAO | Rolling on floor laughing my arse off |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| RUOK | Are you ok? |
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| SPAM | Stupid pointless annoying message |
| SYT | See you tonight |
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| TAFN | That's all for now |
| TBC | To be continued |
| TBDL | To be discussed later |
| Thnx/Tnx/Tx | Thanks |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now |
| TTYL | Talk to you later |
| TTYS | Talk to you soon |
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| U | You |
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| WB | Welcome back |
| WRU | Who are you? |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |