Personal ads show how singles looked for love in the early 1900s

Century-old personal ads reveal how single people in the 1900s tried to find love — decades before dating apps like Tinder and Bumble made it possible for men and women to seek a partner in just one swipe.  Before the age of digital dating, many people used local newspaper ads, which could be placed anonymously in by singles hoping to find love, companionship, or even marriage.While the first printed personal ads appeared in newspapers as far back as the 1700s and were still common in the 1990s, a new collection of them curated by  Pre-Tinder days: Decades before online dating apps were launched, singles could post personal ads in newspapers to find love (stock image from 1890) Flashback: MyHeritage has unearthed several of these old ads, including this sentimental one from a widow with her ‘own home’ that ran in the St. Louis Post-Despatch in 1989 Seeking matches: Posting in the Atlanta Constitution in 1898, one wealthy 30-year-old woman said she ‘sacrificed her youth’ but was now looking for a ‘husband and true companion’Much like Tinder and Bumble profiles, these personal ads often included a bit of pertinent information about the poster, like their age, job, and desires for potential partners. They did not, however, include photos. Interested parties could either send mail to an address provided, or get in touch with the newspaper for more information.Ultimately, in the late 1800 and early 1900s, these ad-posters were looking for marriage.Some ads were flowery and romantic. ‘MATRIMONY,’ reads one add placed by a woman in the St. Louis Post-Despatch in 1899. ‘Widow, 44, Southerner, stranger, own home, West End, would like the hearthstone of her heart swept, and the cobwebs brushed away; matrimony.’Others were a bit more practical. A New York City woman placed this ad in the Atlanta Constitution in 1898: ‘Am 30, wealthy, lost mother, for whom I sacrificed youth, dread a lonely future, seek husband and true companion. Orphan.’Meanwhile, the July 17, 1921 issue of The Pittsburgh Press included this ad: ‘Brunette lady, 38, desires hear from good natured gentleman owning automobile; object matrimony.’  RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Bumble’s billionaire… at just 31: Dating app founder… Woman, 28, turns cringeworthy Tinder messages into witty… ‘I found out my ex got another girl pregnant by reading his… Share this articleShare If you are you looking for more on script take a look at our web-site.