LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Flirtas; Kasdienis gyvenimas; Laiškas; Pažinčių skelbimai; Periodiniai leidiniai; Periodinė spauda; Santuoka; Skelbimas; Suvalkija; Sūduva; Užnemunė; Vedybos; Dating ads; Everyday life; Flirt; Letter; Lithuania; Marriage; Periodical press; Periodicals; Suvalkija.
ENChanges in public and everyday life during the period of the 1st Independent Lithuania opened up more opportunities for establishing marriage or long-term acquaintance. The publication of a search for a potential spouse or friend of life in the public information space became a widespread phenomenon. Such searches were preferred not only by towns’ people, but also by the rural population. The main object of the research in this article is the 3rd – 4th decades of the 20th century periodicals with abundant printed dating ads. It is intended to present a characteristic message announcing the desire to establish marriage or long-term relationships and to draw attention to the most general peculiarities of these messages. The research is limited to the areas of the northern part of Užnemunė, indicated in the publicly announced ads. [From the publication]