@interesting.always on Instagram: "Parody dating ads like this are modeled after real personal ads and VHS-era dating videos that became popular in the late 1970s through the 1990s. Before online dating, many singles used newspaper classifieds, video matchmaking services, and cable-access dating shows to introduce themselves to potential partners. By the late 1980s and early 1990s, these formats had become so recognizable - the stiff poses, exaggerated confidence, and scripted charm - that they