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100 Obscure Dating Services

From Morbid Dating Services to Mac-Only Dating Sites

— December 10, 2012 — Lifestyle
Many people are terrified by the idea of never finding love, but this collection of weird dating services will help you find the 'one' or the 'one' for right now. These weird dating services are unlike any from before as most of them cater to specific niches or warn others about the terror on the Internet over online dating.

There are websites dedicated to helping people who are terminally ill finding a loved one in their last few months of life. There is also dating sites dedicated to finding someone with compatible DNA, look-a-like set ups and ones which are particle to the zombie pop culture phenomena. The weird dating services of this genre only seem to increase in obscurity.
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Pairs-Only Romance Sites
Pairs-Only Romance Sites
Duodater Matches Best Friends for Double Dates
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97
Timeline Sourced Dating Tools
Timeline Sourced Dating Tools
The Yoke Application Pairs Couples Via Facebook Information
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96
Romance Savior Apps
Romance Savior Apps
The eHarmony Bad Date Rescue App is Ingenious
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95
Parent Matchmaking Sites
Parent Matchmaking Sites
My Lovely Parent Lets Children Find New Love for Their Moms & Dads
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94
Roommate-Seeking Social Events
Roommate-Seeking Social Events
Speedroommating Lets People Mix & Mingle to Find Living Partners
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93
Morbid Afterlife Reminders
Morbid Afterlife Reminders
'An Illustrated Guide to Preparing for Death' Ties Up Lose Ends
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92
Daily Deal Dating Sites
Daily Deal Dating Sites
E Deal du Jour Offers Up a Different Hunk Daily
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91
Pretty Women Vacation Sites
Pretty Women Vacation Sites
MissTravel.com Pairs Wealthy Travelers with Hot Girls
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90
Impromptu Android Affairs
Impromptu Android Affairs
The OkCupid App Will Facilitate Random Hook-Ups and Chance Meetings
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89
Budget-Busting Relationship Stats
Budget-Busting Relationship Stats
The 'Need to Save Money' Infographic Will Shock Couples
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88
Outrageous Online Hookup Parodies
Outrageous Online Hookup Parodies
Craigslist Dating Hilariously Highlights Strange Relationships
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87
Dating Service Navigation Guides
Dating Service Navigation Guides
How to Pick the Right Dating Site Infographic is Intriguing
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86
Platonic Social Platforms
Platonic Social Platforms
Urban Orca Helps You Get Social Offline
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85
Career-based Online Dating
Career-based Online Dating
Hitch.me is a Matchmaking Website for LinkedIn Users
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84
Nuptial Etiquette Graphs
Nuptial Etiquette Graphs
Get What You Want with the Wedding Invitation Etiquette Infographic
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83
Date-Planning Websites
Date-Planning Websites
The HowAboutWe Online Dating Site Goes Straight Into IRL Plans
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82
Social Media-Synced Dating Sites
Social Media-Synced Dating Sites
Find Love With Thecomplete.me Private Facebook App
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81
Cinderella-Like Love Services
Cinderella-Like Love Services
Shoe Dating Pairs Men and Women Up Based on Footwear
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80
Disaster Dating Videos
Disaster Dating Videos
Trend Hunter Robyn Currie Showcases Not-So-Suave Suitor Reels
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79
Zombie Dating Sites
Zombie Dating Sites
Grave Date Helps You Find the Undead Stud You've Been Searching for
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78
Virtual Dork Dating Videos
Virtual Dork Dating Videos
Comediva's 'Geeky Pick-Up Lines' Series is Interactive and Nerdy
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77
Dangerous Dating Information
Dangerous Dating Information
The 'Could You Be Dating a Rapist?' Infograph is Safety-First
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76
Online Dating Commentary Blogs
Online Dating Commentary Blogs
The 'This is not ok, cupid' Tumblr Promotes Some Hilarious Messages
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75
Anonymous Video Calling Apps
Anonymous Video Calling Apps
WhosHere App Enables Meetups Online for Dating or Chat
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74
Hilariously Heroic Web Profiles
Hilariously Heroic Web Profiles
Next Movie Imagines Superhero Online Dating
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73
Professionals-Only Matchmaking
Professionals-Only Matchmaking
Lovestruck iPhone App Uses Work as a Connection
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72
Food-Based Matchmaking
Food-Based Matchmaking
Lantmannen's 'Restdejting' Dating Service Uses Leftovers to Pair Up People
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71
Infidelity-Exposing Sites
Infidelity-Exposing Sites
Cheaterville is the Antithesis of a Dating Site
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70
Twitter Personal Ads
Twitter Personal Ads
Radaroo Microblogs the Language of Love
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69
Cute Dating Cards
Cute Dating Cards
FlipMe is a Website That Encourages Real-Life Romance
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68
Scary Pick-Up Apps
Scary Pick-Up Apps
Girls Around Me Connects Users to a List of Females in Their Vicinity
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67
Smartphone Speed Dating
Smartphone Speed Dating
The Flikdate Application Connects Users for 90 Seconds
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66
Virtual Dating Infographics
Virtual Dating Infographics
The ADT Study Provides Statistics on Finding Love Online
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65
iPhone-Specific Dating Sites
iPhone-Specific Dating Sites
The 'Visual Friend' Website Lets You Date Through Facetime
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64
Romantic Road Crossings
Romantic Road Crossings
Lovely Zebra Crossings Perfect For Valentine's Walks
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63
DNA Compatibility Matches
DNA Compatibility Matches
Current Couples Confirm Their Genetic Connection or Breakup
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62
Risky Relationship Infographics
Risky Relationship Infographics
The Game Snakes and Ladders Turns Into Chutes and Ladders of Love
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61
Date Finding Scents
Date Finding Scents
1 in Every 10 Women Wearing Chanel No 5 Will Attract the One
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60
Mousy Dating Services
Mousy Dating Services
The Mouse Assisted Interplay Brings Mice and People Together
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59
Recession-Proof Romance
Recession-Proof Romance
Matchmakers Are Enjoying a Boom Economy
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58
Bookworm Dating Sites
Bookworm Dating Sites
'Alikewise' Chooses Your Mate by Their Literature Preference
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57
Digital Dating Charts
Digital Dating Charts
Internet Dating Infographic Digs the Dirt About Online Hook Ups
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56
Recession-Proof Romance
Recession-Proof Romance
Online Dating Websites Not Affected By Troubled Economy
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55
Companion Searching Stats
Companion Searching Stats
The History of Mobile Dating Infographic is An Amusing Read
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54
Online Dating Stats as Art
Online Dating Stats as Art
I Want You To Want Me
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53
Derogatory Dating Ads
Derogatory Dating Ads
Belgian Dating Site Vindeenlief Has Fun With the Femme-O-Matic Dispenser
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52
Mac-Only Dating Sites
Mac-Only Dating Sites
The Cupidtino Dating Site Discriminates Against Microsoft Users
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51
Music-Based Matchmaking
Music-Based Matchmaking
Tastebuds Finds Your Soulmate Through Your Playlist
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50
Financial Cheating Infographics
Financial Cheating Infographics
This Chart Explores Avoiding Money Problems in Relationships
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49
BiHybrid Dating Combines Web & Reality
BiHybrid Dating Combines Web & Reality
OneKeyAway Matchmaking Site
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48
Anti-Internet Dating Campaigns
Anti-Internet Dating Campaigns
This Ad by O Fio Bier Bar is a Hilarious Deception
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47
Booty Call Romance
Booty Call Romance
OnlineBootyCall.Com Gives Members a Bang for Their Buck
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46
Seaside Dating Sites
Seaside Dating Sites
Find a First Mate with the Sea Captain Date Website
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45
Terrible Pickup Infographics
Terrible Pickup Infographics
'5 Worst Places to Hit On Someone' Warns You Before You Do Damage
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44
Gay Equality on Dating Sites
Gay Equality on Dating Sites
eHarmony Required to Match Same-Sex Couples
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43
Crowdsourcing Love Partners
Crowdsourcing Love Partners
YumBunny Lets Others Vote Who You'd Look Hot With
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42
Dating by DNA
Dating by DNA
GenePartner.com
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41
Graphic Dating Campaigns
Graphic Dating Campaigns
These Illustrated Wematch Ads Offer Hands-On Matchmaking
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40
Vain Dating Sites
Vain Dating Sites
BeautifulPeople Pairs the Good-Looking with the Equally Good-Looking
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39
Wheat-Free Dating
Wheat-Free Dating
Social Networking for Single Celiacs on GlutenFreeDate.com
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38
Cupid Boot Camps
Cupid Boot Camps
Terra Soulmate Campaign
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37
Online Dating 2.0
Online Dating 2.0
Next-Gen Social Networking Makes Matchmaking Simple
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36
Dating for Eco-Sexuals
Dating for Eco-Sexuals
EthicalSingles.com
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35
Gay Guy Finding Apps
Gay Guy Finding Apps
The Very Popular Grindr App Just Released its Android Version
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34
Dog Dating Services
Dog Dating Services
Modeled After Speed Dating, Gardicanin Matches Up Pets, Owners and Sitters
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33
Videogame Romance Charts
Videogame Romance Charts
The ‘Gamers Get Girls Infographic' Shows That Dating Sites Ca
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32
Niche Dating Sites
Niche Dating Sites
Greensingles.com For Tree Huggers
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31
Digital Dating Advice Infographics
Digital Dating Advice Infographics
The 'Should I Go Out with This Guy?' Graph is Humorous
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30
Mobile Dating
Mobile Dating
Get a Text When a Compatible Match is Nearby
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29
Dating Sites Wooing Cheaters
Dating Sites Wooing Cheaters
Wealth Seeks Beauty & AshleyMadison.com Try to Recruit Tiger Woods
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28
Seductive Signalling Guides
Seductive Signalling Guides
The 'Using Body Language to Be More Attractive' Infographic Finds Love
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27
Inclusive Dating Site
Inclusive Dating Site
Club462 Members Share About STDs, Sexual Orientation
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26
Online Dating Beauty Upgrades
Online Dating Beauty Upgrades
Neu.de Campaign
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25
Zombified e-Dating
Zombified e-Dating
'Zombie Singles' is Online Dating, the Zombie Way
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24
Love-Without-Sex Dating Sites
Love-Without-Sex Dating Sites
Laura Brashier's 2date4love is for Those Who Cannot Have Intercourse
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23
Zombie Online Dating
Zombie Online Dating
Proving The Apocalypse Doesn't Have To Be Lonely
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22
Modern Romance Reviews
Modern Romance Reviews
The 2012 Guide to Dating Infographic Provides Everything You Need to Know
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21
Online Dating for Dogs
Online Dating for Dogs
Puppy Love Gets Digital
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20
Cougar Dating Sites
Cougar Dating Sites
Cougarlife Online Dating Website is Encouragement for the Older Woman
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19
Morbid Dating Services
Morbid Dating Services
Till-Death-Do-Us-Part.com is for Terminally Ill Singles
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Romantic Anxiety Charts
Romantic Anxiety Charts
The 'Should I Text Him' Flow Chart Prevents You From Freaking Out
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17
Analyzing Dating Profiles
Analyzing Dating Profiles
OKCupid Gives Tips on What Works Best for Profile Pictures
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16
Deal-Breaker Dating Infographics
Deal-Breaker Dating Infographics
This 'Valentine's Day Gift' Guide Analyzes Your Relationship
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15
HotEnough.org
HotEnough.org
An Above Average Dating Site For Hotties Only
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14
Faux Dating Site Ads
Faux Dating Site Ads
The Popchips World Wide Lovers Campaign Stars a Hilarious Ashton Kutcher
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13
Fairy Tale Dating Ads
Fairy Tale Dating Ads
The Match.com Campaign Helps Find True Love Wherever
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12
Platonic Partnership Charts
Platonic Partnership Charts
Nick Ross' Flowchart Helps Romantics Distinguish their Dating Destiny
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11
Dating Sites For Cheaters
Dating Sites For Cheaters
'The Ashley Madison Agency' For Married People
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10
Chucked Cheating Commercials
Chucked Cheating Commercials
Fox Rejects the Ashley Madison Super Bowl Ad Campaign
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9
Breakup Analysis Infographics
Breakup Analysis Infographics
This Chart Can Explain the Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Divorce
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8
Wing Girls
Wing Girls
Female Wingmen (For Hire) Help You Hook-Up
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7
Anti-Dating Infographics
Anti-Dating Infographics
'Why It's Good to Be Single' Makes a Case for Flying Solo
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6
Dating by Scent
Dating by Scent
Basisnote.com Matches Partners by Body Odour Compatibility
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5
Superhero Dating Sites
Superhero Dating Sites
Super Harmony Plays Cupid For the Super Human Race
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4
Dating Mixed-Messaging Blogs
Dating Mixed-Messaging Blogs
The HeTexted Website Provides Input Regarding Romantic Messaging
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3
NZDating Buses
NZDating Buses
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2
Dating Sites for Lookalikes
Dating Sites for Lookalikes
FindYourFacemate.com Will Match You to Your Emotional Twin
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1
Unexpected Suitor Memes
Unexpected Suitor Memes
The Dating Site Murderer Image Denotes Romantic Acts
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