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Online Dating Goes Uber-Niche
by Michelle Carlton

Online DatingIf general dating websites have let you down, join the club.

One in five people who turn to eHarmony for matches receive a “Dear John” rejection letter, excluded [1] for reasons such as sexual orientation and religious preference. Should you fail to find your fish in the big sea, try looking in a smaller pond: the über-niche dating site.

If your tastes are super-specific—we’re talking “Dewy Decimal Looking for a Naughty Bookworm” (SingleBooklovers.com) and “Golfer Seeks Birdie to Carry Nine Iron—On and off the Green” (DateAGolfer.com)—then this trend is good news for you. Here are some of our faves:

FarmersOnly.com: More than 70,000 country bumpkins have clung to this site’s mantra: “City folks just don’t get it!”

Mango-tree.com: For the super multi-tasker: Find a travel buddy, plan your next vacation, and score a date all at the same time.

SugarDaddie.com: Helping those who have money (and those who want it) find true love.

gk2gk.com: This comprehensive nerd site rates the Top 10 Geekiest Dates—the winner’s date took her to his all-guy chess match.

ASoundMatch.com: Finally, 80s hair band lovers and hip-hoppers can stop wasting each other’s time.

TattooedSingles.com: This site matches people who expect their dates to have strangers’ names inked onto their backsides.

Consumating.com: Can’t decide? This site lets you search profiles for any and all interests—for example, 23 members really like ferrets.


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