With the merger of computer dating services and the Internet, finding a friend or a partner has never been easier. Short men, who have a difficult time forming relations in social settings or at the work place because of unfair stereotypes, can use these sites to their advantage. Short women can also use the recommendations below but the focus for this section is on short men. Short women do not often report difficulties meeting people.

Most online dating services require that the individual enter their height and the heights of the people they hope to meet. In some ways this is sad as it indicates how fundamental height is today in selecting a partner. However, it also allows short men to concentrate their efforts on finding women with whom they may have a real possibility for romance.

Below is a comprehensive list of the major online dating services. They are sorted according to the Alexa traffic rating service as of August 2008. There are a number of online dating sites that offer services specifically to short people or people with a form of dwarfism. Look for these near the bottom of the list since they are for a more narrow part of the populated.

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  • Yahoo! Personals
    Alexa Rank: 4
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  • Match.com
    Alexa Rank: 332
    Comments: Very nice user interface. Good Distance Search.

  • okcupid
    Alexa Rank: 698
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  • eHarmony
    Alexa Rank: 2,200
    Comments: eHarmony discriminates against short men. See third paragraph in section: The chemistry factor.

    One of our readers proved this. He writes:
    I applied ages ago and was told I'm part of the 20 percent they can't match. Out of curiousity, I decided to try signing up for the site with the same answers, and different heights. I went once with my real height (5' 6") and my real answers, and got the same message. However, with the exact same answers, I set my height as 5'11" and was immediately welcomed to the site. This is clear proof that the site discriminates against short men before they even join.

  • Christian Mingle
    Alexa Rank: 5,221
    Comments: Christian Mingle is the online community created specifically for Christian singles looking to find friends, romance or marriage.

  • Date Hookup
    Alexa Rank: 5,707
    Comments: 100% free for everything.

  • Chemistry
    Alexa Rank: 7,776
    Comments: Their TV commercials criticize eHarmoney's rejection practices which many short men have experienced first hand.

  • Singlesnet.com
    Alexa Rank: 8,227
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  • FriendFinder.com
    Alexa Rank: 9,274
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  • Plenty of Fish
    Alexa Rank: 10,906
    Comments: Free Dating site

  • Lavalife
    Alexa Rank: 21,742
    Comments: Good Distance Search

  • Date.com
    Alexa Rank: 35,120
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  • Matchmaker
    Alexa Rank: 41,597
    Comments: Matchmaker.com is the longest running online dating site on the web launched in 1996

  • Perfectmatch.com
    Alexa Rank: 52,917
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  • Catholic Match
    Alexa Rank: 56,083
    Comments: CatholicMatch is the ideal Catholic dating website for singles and Catholics

  • Spark.com
    Alexa Rank: 92,574
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  • Little People Meet
    Alexa Rank: 886,905
    Comments: This site is exclusively for those who are 'Short of Stature' (Dwarfism).

  • Short Passions
    Alexa Rank: 5,804,270
    Comments: The dating site is for shorter than average people as well as those with a form of dwarfism.

  • Under Five Eight
    Alexa Rank: 8,024,857
    Comments: This in the only online personals site that specifically supports short men in their search for romance. Currently limited to the UK.

  • Shorter Singles
    Alexa Rank: 25,742,737
    Comments: Small Feet. Big Hearts. Part of the TangoWire network.