There really is someone for everyone. We're entering a new age of online dating — one where the stigma is disappearing and fetishes are celebrated. There are lots of subcultures and communities online, and they all deserve a little lovin' too. Here's the proof.
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1. Gluten Free Singles
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According to their website, "GlutenfreeSingles is a dating, networking, and informative website where you never have to feel alone, awkward, or a burden because you are gluten-free." When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. It kind of makes you wonder how many flourless wedding cakes were made as a result of this website.
2. Ugly Schmucks
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Here's a dating site that doesn't mince words. It bills itself as exclusively for ugly people and those who value "genuine personality over looks".
3. BeautifulPeople.com
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Here's the flipside of the "Ugly Schmucks" coin; to be granted entry into this "elite online club, where every member works the door," you have to be voted in by other beautiful people. Sounds like the nicest bunch of folks you could ever hope to meet.
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4. Farmers Only
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The motto here is "City folks just don't get it," and is a place for the rural and lonely to find other good ol' boys and girls.
5. Short People Club
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Hey, as a short person I kind of get this one. Everyone gets sick of the "how's the weather down there?" jokes eventually and sometimes you just want to meet someone who gets you. Well, that and someone who knows how frustrating it can be to only ride the kiddie koasters at the amusement park.
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6. Survivalist Singles
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You have to appreciate the pragmatism of a site that urges, "Don't face the future alone". It's very foreboding.
7. Dating Freedom Lovers
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This one isn't so much a website as it is a forum on the Alex Jones Infowars site, for those who find tinfoil hats sexier than lingerie.
8. Brony Mate
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The Bronies — grown men who love the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic — are sometimes unfairly stigmatized. Here's where they go when they want to find somepony to love where nopony can judge them.
9. Miss Travel
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Want to travel? Want it to cost little more than your personal dignity? Then Miss Travel, the site that matches lonely male travelers with their broke female counterparts, is for you.
10. Witch Dating
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Hey, if Christian Mingle has a right to exist, so does this thing.
11. Luxy
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Here's a dating app you will probably never get the chance to use, ever. Luxy is a Tinder-type swipe app exclusively for millionaires. If you're like me, you're probably looking for the next site on the list...
12. Poor People Date
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The tagline here is, "Real people. Real dates. No money." A place for the financially tenuous to meet over a can of Wolf brand chili, I presume.
13. Sea Captain Date
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Arrrgh you looking for love? Here's an oddly specific site for you to meet the crusty lobsterman of your dreams.
14. Dead Meet
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Wait! It's not what it seems! Dead Meet is for people in the death industry — undertakers, crematorium techs and taxidermists — to bond over their mutual interest in decaying tissue.
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