If you're wasting energy and entire evenings on someone who's not your type, let alone on the same planet, then it's time to get specific. FastLife.ca hosts special interest events for those with discriminating tastes, such women who like their men tall, dark and handsome, onus on the tall.

According to a Fastlife.ca survey there are professions that are sexy, and then there are those that are dateable. And men and women don't always agree.

This year, instead of playing the part of she-who-doth-protest-too-much, try FastLife, the world's leading speed-dating service. We know, we know, sounds a bit cliché and desperate? We swear this one is different: sophisticated, stylish and super fun, you get to enjoy scintillating conversation with stand-up guys in a seriously sexy environment (I tried out the love fest at Foundation Room, with their delicious cocktails and luscious libations). Registration is free, which lands it firmly in the nothing-to-lose but your single girl status category.

We here at Unfiltered generally like to think of wine as something that helps us to slow down and appreciate life. Dating service Fastlife, however, takes a bit of a different approach: Speed dating with wine.

Doctors give us dating fever while politicians just leave us cold. A study conducted by FastLife.ca on eligible professions revealed that doctors are the most dateable profession for both men and women, while politicians were ranked among the least desirable.

ElleCanada.com reports on FastLife's new Sex and the Single dating survey: We all know that saying -- "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus" -- but what does it mean, exactly? Here, a survey on what men expect on the first date and why a funny guy will always win a woman's heart.

Forty-four per cent of men are looking to score on the first date while 66 per cent of women believe that the man should foot the bill for dinner. These are just a couple of the statistics that FastLife, Canada’s premium speed dating and singles events provider, and international online dating giant Lavalife, recently discovered.

Standing all of five foot three in my bare feet, I’m willing to admit that I’m short. In fact, I still use a stool to reach things on the top shelves of my kitchen cabinets.

Yet when it comes to dating, size does still matter: I want to date someone who has a few extra inches on me. Apparently, I’m not alone.

Julian Tomlinson on the Fast Impressions Sex and the Single Survey - For the single-minded bloke, the recipe for success on a date is to follow the well-proven tips of some smug friends and take note of some interesting statistics provided by the professionals. Go figure before exposing oneself to potential failure ...

For those not as "out there" but definitely looking, www.lavalife.com — Canada's busiest internet dating site, where 600,000 active members exchange 1.3 million messages a day — is expanding offline to keep its site fresh. Lavalife, owned by American company Vertrue but based in Toronto where it was founded, is partnering with the speed-dating company Fastlife.