Well, lovers, that special time is upon us. It's Valentine's Day... all weekend long!
Alas, have you no one to love this Valentine's Day? Has even the dog been recently rejecting your late-night requests for a smooch? Fear not! The Internet has the solution for your unrequited love and millions of people eager to take old Sparky's place in your heart.
We're not talking about your ordinary dating sites here, however. Those are fine in their own right, but surely there's something special, something creepy, even, that you're seeking in a mate.
So check out our roundup of the 10 Creepiest Niche Dating Sites. They're guaranteed to give you a laugh... if not a lover for life.
10) MillionaireMatch
Are you shallow, money hungry, and seeking someone equally so? Have you no depth beyond that of your wallet? Check out Millionaire Match, "the first, most effective and largest site in the world to connect with, date, marry successful, beautiful people." Should that fail to suffice, there's always Sugar Daddie, "where the classy, attractive, and affluent can meet." No hideous, poor slobbies allowed, please.
9) Geek2Geek
"Where it's okay to be who you really are" -- that is, of course, if you're a geek. Find your mate here if you enjoy quadratic equations, belong to a secret Web chat room, speak in C++, or are a Dr. Dobbs reader.
8) GreenFriends
Are you environmentally aware and totally hot for others of your green-consciousness? Does your car run solely on water, hope, and shredded "Vote Gore" bumper stickers? Log yourself into GreenFriends where it's socially acceptable to say, "Hey babe, is it hot in here or is it just your solar panels?"
7) TrekPassions
Donning the motto "Love Long and Prosper," TrekPassions is a dating site for sci-fi lovers, "including but not limited to lovers of Star Trek and Star Wars." Log on here to meet people like Neb: "Im REALLY into outter space its all i ever think about and i want to share that maybe?" (Perhaps someone on MillionaireMatch can pay for her flight out there. Maybe?)
6) AshleyMadison
AshleyMadison.com, a site for people who want to cheat on their spouse, with over 3 million members, tops the charts for being creepy, immoral, and hypocritical. While the site's tagline is "Life is short, have an affair," it states in its FAQ that it does not encourage infidelity. (No, but should you stray, we'll happily advertise on your affair!)
5) Purrsonals
Do you want someone to love who won't leave abruptly simply because you've brought Mr. Muffles out on your date... again? Check out PURRsonals.com, "Where all cat lovers meet and share their passion for cats" -- and where you can "Meet other cat lovers who really match your PURRsonality!" Pardon me now, I've got to PURRge.
4) EquestrianCupid
Perhaps the cat people are a little too weird for you, and you prefer a more aspirational beast. Find your lover on Equestrian Cupid, where literally everyone's profile photo consists of that person with a horse.
3) BikerKiss
If you envision a future with someone leather-clad with perpetual helmet hair, BikerKiss is your virtual hub of hunnies. Log yourself in for a wild hog ride (and from the looks of the members, I'm not just talkin' about the bikes...).
2) GothicMatch
Is your idea of a great date visiting the tattoo parlor and tossing your lover into a mosh pit thereafter? Do the piercings in your lip make it difficult at times to feast on the blood of young virgins? Is garlic breath both a turnoff and hazardous to your life? Log onto GothicMatch, where even you can find someone with whom to share your tortured existence.
1) FarmersOnly
"You don't have to be lonely, thanks to Farmers Only." That's their motto, humble that it be. Log on here for a low-maintenance lover, then take 'er out back to show her your "tractor."
Er, anyway... Happy Valentine's and all that.
— Nicole Ferraro, Site Editor, Internet Evolution