So You Want to Go on a Date

Looking for a date but maybe your fingers get tired of swiping to the left, through the thousands of matches on Tinder. Maybe you need a bit more refinement to find your perfect match and it’s time to step outside the 10 billion swipes on Tinder. Let us now have a look at a few more awesome dating websites and apps that have made their contributions in helping people find their matches.

So websites first. These are a few dating websites that cater to many niches. They will not only make you feel comfortable, but also help you find your perfect match, who has similar interests or issues as you.

Sea Captain Date

Many women consider it romantic to date sea captains and are waiting to say Aye, aye, Captain! Sea captains can now find many such women on the Sea Captain Date website and connect with them.

This definitely kills the boredom of sailing the high seas alone.

Website: www.seacaptaindate.com/

Biker Kiss

Biker Kiss can be your key to motorcycle romance.

You can find many single bikers through various customized searches such as ‘Motorcycle Type’, ‘Back Seat Search’ or ‘Rider Hobby Search’.

So riding your bike does not have to be a lonely affair anymore!

Website: www.bikerkiss.com/

Stache Passions

If you are a woman who gets turned on by moustaches, this dating website is probably designed (maybe destined) for you.

You can easily find your match, whether your preferred moustache is Dali, Pencil or Walrus.

Website: www.stachepassions.com/

Hot Sauce Passions

Hot Sauce Passions is a dating site for people who love spicy food.

If you find a match here and happen to go on a date with him/her, you don’t have to hear the dreaded sentence: “I don’t like spicy food.”

Website: www.hotsaucepassions.com/

Mullet Passions

This is a website created especially for singles with mullets.

If you adore guys who sport this unique trendsetter, you may find your perfect match here with that classic, spiky or mudflap mullet.

Website: www.mulletpassions.com/

Farmers Only

For all those to whom city life doesn’t appeal, there is the Farmers Only dating site where they can find their best farmer love match.

Life on the ranch can become a whole lot more interesting and romantic with Farmers Only!

Website: www.farmersonly.com/

Furry Mate

Here you will find an entire community of people who love to dress up like random animals. They call themselves the Furries. If you are one of them or want to become one of them, Furry Mate can be a great place to start with. This is made for Furries who wish to get in touch with fuzzy friends or even lovers.

Website: furrymate.com/

Vampersonals

Whether the existence of vampires is a fact or not is disputed. However, there are many out there who would love to live like vampires.

Vampersonals is a wonderful place for these people to connect, and maybe even find a couple of love matches.

Website: www.vampersonals.com/

Ugly Schmucks

Not everyone can be blessed with good looks. If you are one of those who shy away from the normal dating sites because of their looks, here is the perfect dating site for you – Uglyschmucks.com.

Here, you will meet people like who do not really think that they are any kind of hot stuff. It becomes easier for you to connect with them and even find a match amongst them.

Website: uglyschmucks.com/

Clown Dating

 

If you love clowns, their floppy shoes and big red noses, here is a website that might interest you.

Clown Dating is for people who want to connect with others who also love clowns. You might find your love match here!

Website: www.clowndating.com/

Singles With Food Allergies

If you have food allergies, you would want a companion who understands you or has similar food allergies like you. This website is where you will find that companion, partner or love match.

Next time you go to a romantic dinner, you will not face any kind of after effects, for sure.

Website: www.singleswithfoodallergies.com/

Purrsonals

PURRsonals is a website for feline fanatics to connect with like-minded people, read stuff about cats, share their stories and even find their love matches.

You can enjoy your date with your new love match as he/she will also be a cat lover. You might enjoy taking your cat along with you for your date!

Website: www.purrsonals.com/

Zombie Passions

There may or may not be zombies for real; yet you may find many who are big fans of zombies.

They are very passionate about zombies and wish to adopt the zombie culture in their lives. This website is for these people to find friends and partners. You can now have a zombie date or even a zombie party with like-minded people and enjoy your time.

Website: www.zombiepassions.com/

Tall Friends

Many athletes and sports persons, especially basketball players, are quite tall and may find it tough to find partners on normal dating sites.

Tall Friends is one place where you will find only tall people. So you can hang around with them or even go on romantic dates.

Website: www.tallfriends.com/

Positive Singles

If your STD status is embarrassing you and keeping you away from joining a normal dating site, here is a website where you can find your mate without any kind of inhibitions.

Positive singles is about to bring about a whole lot of positivity into your life and help you find a match to enjoy life.

Website: www.positivesingles.com  

Equestrian Cupid

Do you wish you ride on your horse with your love, and maybe even have some saddle romance? Well, this is very much possible and all you need to do is sign up on Equestrian Cupid, the dating website for horse lovers.

You will be on your way to connect with equine lovers and even find your love match.

Website: www.equestriancupid.com/

Now for the dating apps. These make it much easier for people to connect and communicate with like-minded people or those who are in the area of your phone. You can filter out people to find your match, and then chat with them without any interruptions. Here are a few which are worth a try.

OkCupid

This app is for everyone. It requires you to create your username and enter a whole lot of information to establish your profile. You can even link it up with your Instagram account if you want to. A slide-out menu helps you screen profiles and access the settings of your account. The best parts of this app are:

Non-requirement of Facebook account: Although the app is more or less like Facebook, it doesn’t ask you to sign up using your Facebook account.

Improved compatibility: You can give two types of answers while creating your profile – one which is what you genuinely feel, and the other that you wish your potential match to answer. This can help you find compatible matches in an easier and faster way. You can opt to keep your answers private or make them public, depending on your preference.

Math to find love: The app uses algorithms to give you your right matches.

Like and not be known: You may like users but they will not know that you have liked them unless they are in the “A-list” status.

Photos only: The app has a quick match option through which you can restrict your results to photos only.

Easy messaging: Messaging in OkCupid is as easy as Tinder.

App address: okcupid.com/

Coffee Meets Bagel

This is an app for people who like to find one match per day. You can sign in to Coffee Meets Bagel using your Facebook account. However, you do need to create your profile and enter your preferences. The app sends you one “bagel” each day, which refers to the profile of your potential match.

Within a time span of 24 hours, you need to decide whether you want to like your bagel or let it pass. If you happen to like your bagel and also manage to get liked by your bagel, you can connect, which means you can message with your bagel on private chat. However, this facility is available only for eight days, whether you have managed to chat or not. Then there are also the ‘beans’ that you can earn by buying them or recommending the app to your friends. These will help you use more functions of the app. Now, for some of the things that make this app the best:

The name: Coffee Meets Bagel is definitely a very cute name for a dating app.

Specific preference options: The app allows you to narrow down your choices to things like ethnicities, religious beliefs and so on if they are important to you. This will help you find more compatible matches.

The advantage of more pictures: The app allows you to add about nine photos, which means you have better chances of impressing your potential matches. You can even enter large photos

Better chances to connect: As the chat room is available only for eight days, you will be under pressure to connect with your potential match either by meeting up or exchanging phone numbers.

App address: Coffee Meets Bagel

Howaboutwe

If you are looking for impromptu dates, HowAboutWe can do this for you. However, you may have to reveal your phone number for this. Once you do this, the app will start showcasing the profiles of people who are interested in impromptu dates. If any of these profiles interest you, all you need to do is double tap on that profile and connect with the person via private text. Here’s what great about this app:

Easy to set up profiles: The app makes it very easy to set up a profile for which you can choose whether to use your Facebook account. It has a very simple and sleek interface. You don’t have to answer all the questions you are asked. Even if you happen to create a lengthy profile, it won’t go out of your hand.

Option to suggest date ideas: If you have some specific ideas for dates, you can suggest them through this app. Who knows, you may even find a couple of matches who may be lured by your ideas. You can even suggest a few cool places to meet up.

Swipe to like or pass: You can go through the various profile and their suggested dates by diving into the pool using the slide-out menu. You can like or pass them by swiping right or left. You can even choose any of their prospective dates by clicking on a link on their profile.

Chances for doing more than a drink on a date: Many people on HowAboutWe are those who would like to do a lot of stuff when they go out on dates. You are bound to find many such date suggestions if you go through the profiles on this app. The app is definitely not going to create boredom in you with arbitrary factoids.

App address: Howaboutwe

Hinge

 

If you like Tinder you are going to love Hinge. This is for people who want to find matches who are genuine and can be verified. There are a couple of differences, but these only make the app a lot more appealing. This is one app that relies on Facebook to help you find your potential matches. Not only does it help you connect with your friends of friends of friends, it also helps in finding what you have in common with them. The app works very well if you have lots of friends on Facebook. The best things about this app include:

Easy to use: Hinge has made it very easy to answer questions. All you need to is swipe right or left depending on whether you want to answer with a yes or no.

The human touch: Hinge helps you connect with people you know or who are known to your contacts. This way, if you want to know anything about a particular person, you can always ask your common contact.

No match, no message: You will receive messages only from the people you have matched up with. Therefore you don’t have to worry about any unsolicited greetings from unknown people.

App address: Hinge

Tastebuds

Your music tastes are highlighted by Tastebuds in order to ascertain compatibility. You can choose if you want to link this up with your Facebook account. You can give bigger answers to the questions as the character limit is pretty high. Depending upon their music tastes, you can like or skip profiles. The best things about this app includes:

Option to send songs or messages before you match up with people: This will help you understand more about the person before you actually match up with them.

Easy to use: The interface is simple and clean, and the process of creating profile is very uncomplicated.

Option to find concert buddies and friends, rather than just dates: This makes this app even more fun and interesting.

App address: Tastebuds

Bumble

Ladies first! This is the thought that Bumble supports as it’s for women who like to take the initiative. Once two people of opposite genders match up, the app gives 24 hours to the woman to send a message to the guy. The guy has the option of extending the time to another 24 hours if he is hopeful about hearing from the lady. In the case of same-gender matches, any party can initiate conversations. The primary concern of the app being to dodge spams, scams and detritus that might annoy its female users. Unsurprisingly, the app requires people to sign up using their Facebook accounts. These are a few reasons that may help you understand why you should choose Bumble:

The app prohibits any kind of pornographic material: The app works on the belief that humans should respect each other before connecting or dating. It makes people adopt a code of conduct that makes the app a friendly and safe place to be.

Short and easy-to-set up profiles: The app makes sure you find minimal inconvenience in setting up your profile by keeping it short and sweet. You can add up to six photos. However, you need to make sure you describe yourself aptly while keeping it as brief as possible.

Easy to undo: While most apps make it difficult to undo once you have skipped or passed a profile, Bumble just requires you to shake your phone to undo a left-swipe.

App address: Bumble

Raya

Raya is not for every Tom, Dick and Harry. You have to go through an extensive application process to gain access to Raya, as it’s for ‘influencers’ and celebrities.

There is a committee up there that judges you based on a number of factors, including recommendations by people and your overall Instagram influence. If you are lucky, you will be sailing in the same boat as Elija Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Kelly Osbourne or Trever Noah.

Another thing you need to remember is never to brag about a certain celebrity you have matched up with or put up a photo online – if you do, you will be thrown out almost instantly. This is what you need to know about Raya:

It is absolutely safe for celebrities and influencers: The app does a thorough check before including a member, which means celebrities and influencers will be safe here.

No publicity: The app prevents people from posting details of people they have matched up with or uploading photos of them. This means that the private lives of celebrities and influencers will be kept private and away from the paparazzi.

App address: Raya

Sparkology

This is a luxury matching service for men and women who are “well intentioned”. This is one app that you can join only by invitation. The invitation has to come from one of the team members or a current member. The guys on here are all from top-tier schools, with details verified thoroughly. The best things about this app are:

Safety: The members are all verified and those that have joined through proper invitations. This makes it a lot safer for women.

Pay and chat: You will need to use up some virtual currency in order to chat up with a lady on this app.

Concierge service: This offer can boost up your profile and help you plan an entire date once you have matched up with a person and have decided to go ahead.

App address: Sparkology

Luxy

You can only be a part of Luxy if you are wealthy and single. Income is something that the app verifies through your tax returns. Therefore, if you find your match here, you can be assured about his or her financial status. No wonder the app is aptly called the Millionaire Match Maker!

This is where you will find all the CEOs, investors, entrepreneurs, beauty queens, celebrities, supermodels, professional athletes, lawyers, private doctors and all the other elites who make more than a million. If you are not a millionaire but admire them, you can join this too, as it is absolutely free. You get votes based on how impressive your profile is and you can connect with all the rich millionaires you wish to. The app allows wealthy singles to connect with each other, anonymous likes or skips, and unlimited sending and receiving of messages.

App address: Luxy

The League

This is an app where you can look for a date without your friends, co-workers or other business connections knowing about it. It uses a mysterious algorithm that helps you keep your private life hidden from the rest of the world.

The app scans your LinkedIn and Facebook pages thoroughly once you sign up, so that you don’t get bombarded by messages from your friends, co-workers or business connections once you create your profile. The waiting list for this app is pretty long as it chooses people based on many factors. These include degree, industry, professional title, education institution, number of referrals and number of users who fit into their preferences. The app is great for women bosses who are intelligent, ambitious, independent, career-oriented, extremely busy and are looking for guys of high standards to spend some quality time with. It’s also good for people who are looking for casual dating and a way to connect with professionals and responsible adults.

App address: The League

The Inner Circle

 

This is a London-based app that works on an invite-only policy. It consists of an exclusive community of inspiring singles and takes in only those who can jive with these people. This is where you will find all the successful and beautiful people.

There is a thorough screening process you have to undergo before you get accepted into this community. It has a lot to do with your mutual friends and your lifestyles. The best thing about this app is the exclusive parties thrown for fellow members to mingle with each other. These events are normally held at one of the glamorous venues of London and are organized really well.

App address: The Inner Circle

Hanky

To be a member of Hanky you need to be gay, specify what you can offer and need to be voted in by at least three current members of the app. This is one app that doesn’t believe in wasting time.

This will work well for all those gay guys who are tired and bored with the various other gay apps, like Grindr, Tinder, Scruff and Growlr.

The app offers the option of finding out if a person has liked you before you match up to him. Once you have found a match, the app sends a “hi” message to initiate your conversation. The chats, messages and push notifications are all free and there are no ads.

App address: Hanky

 

There is a world of apps and websites if you want to connect with people and date. The decision remains with you, which of them you wish to be a part of, based on factors such as level of comfort, compatibility and, of course, eligibility. Below is an app you can use if you’re suspicious about your partner’s habits.

Swipe Buster

Now if you’re a bit suspicious about your partner on Tinder, then look no further than Swipe Buster. This a website that will help people find out if their significant others are active on the Tinder app. Although the results can be a bit spotty when it comes to searching for someone in a big city, Swipe Buster has been proven to work. In fact, it has even passed the unscientific test of Vanity Fair.

Swipe Buster allows you to retrieve information about any member of Tinder for a fee of $5. All you need to do is enter the person’s first name, age and location and click on search.

App address: Swipe Buster

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