Pensioner’s brutal listing of calls for in backyard wall relationship advert for ‘gentleman’
A pensioner searching for love has ditched the likes of Tinder and eHarmony, opting for a more unusual approach.
The senior singleton instead wrote her wishlist for Mr Right on a piece of paper and stuck it to a garden wall, much to the amusement of X (formerly Twitter) users. One local snapped a pic of the note and posted it to the social media platform – where it divided opinion.
The advert read: “Lonely O.A.P. Interests: Dancing, Gardening, Walks down the Beach.” However, things then took a turn. It contunued: “Looking for Gentleman. Slim, Smart Dressed, Clean Shaven. MUST HAVE CAR. LOCAL AREA. No DISABLED.”
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The advert was then signed with a first name. The original poster also blurred out the woman’s phone number before sharing the post with fans.
(Image: Twitter)
The post has now gone viral with the person who uploaded it writing: “Didn’t expect anyone to care about this much!
“I will point out I have a part in elevating this by posting it, but obvs I would never intend hurt or harm to the OP (original poster). Social media is a world for jokes, but also a world of weird hate, so let’s go easy eh.”
But despite the well-meaning plea, some users were quick to criticise the pensioner for being too picky. “Starts off sweet, then goes real dark, real quick,” commented one. Another chimed in: “Good grief. Half expected ‘NO DSS’ at the end.”
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A third was initially sympathetic but then retracted their support: “At first I was like sweet, hope she finds someone. Now I’ve changed my mind.”
But not everyone was so critical. One person wrote: “I once turned down a date as he revealed he had the same condition my husband had. 10 yrs of watching someone you love in pain, and eventually die from. Couldn’t do that again. Her wording was unnecessary but we don’t know her story.”
Another agreed: “All too easy to judge older people for using language of their generation rather than ours. She’s appealing to her own generation and as she’s old, I assume she doesn’t want to be burdened in her final years.
“We don’t know why. If you can’t say who you want at her age, then when?”
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