Whether by app or by website, the world of online dating has grown immeasurably in recent years. And naturally, when a phenomenon grows at pace, very strange sub cultures tend to be spawned within it.
For online daters this comes in the form of very niche, extremely specific sites dedicated to pairing people with peculiar fetishes and hard-to-satisfy desires. Here is a run down of five of the weirdest dating sites on the internet:
Ugly Schmucks
Ugly Schmucks is relatively straightforward – it is a dating website that is designed purely for ugly people, like reverse eugenics, if you will. For those fed up of being swiped to the left on Tinder or having their monstrous mugshot quickly passed by on dating sites, they can decide to find someone ‘in their own league’. It is quite a sweet idea, but the moment you create an account of Ugly Schmucks, one would imagine, is somewhat of a low point in one’s life.
Trek Passions
It stands to reason that Star Trek fans are horribly single, so naturally there is a dating site just for the Trekkies: Trek Passions. Inevitably the website uses the tagline ‘Love Long and Prosper’. No official figures have been released but is probably safe to assume that the ratio of men to women on this site is similar to what you would see at a pub darts match.
SWFA
Singles with Food Allergies, or SWFA, is, as you would guess, designed for fussy eaters. After all, they often say the way to your partner’s heart is through their stomach (that being good food, not some sort of DIY home surgery). So for those who finds their allergies are holding them back, this could be the place for them.
DiaperMates
Now this one is strange. DiaperMates has been created to fill the nichest of niches – it is for adult babies: grown adults who like to wear diapers and soil themselves while refusing to eat from anything but a spoon that makes aeroplanes noises. If that’s your bag, sign up today!
Clown Dating
And finally, there is Clown Dating. Some people find clowns terrifying, many are indifferent towards them. But there a few people, a small questionable minority, who see a red nose and crazy hair and find their pulse starting to race. “Everyone loves a clown, let a clown love you,” the website reads, which sounds like the tagline for a sinister horror film featuring rapey clowns… #JustSaying.