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McDreamy vs. President Bush: How sexy is your profession?

NEW YORK (January 17, 2007) – Apparently doctors give us dating fever while politicians just leave us cold. A study conducted by FastLife, the world’s most stylish speed dating and singles lifestyle service, revealed that doctors are the most dateable profession for both men and women, while politicians were ranked among the least desirable. The survey of 400 male and female FastLife members compared the “sexiness” and “dateability” of 20 different professions, and found that men and women were rarely in agreement about what constitutes sexy or dateable.

The traditional ideals of “male” and “female” professions seem to hold up as far as dateability. Eighty-eight percent of men would date a nurse, compared to only 69 percent of women. Similarly, female flight attendants were considered twice as dateable as their male counterparts. Women consider doctors (92%), lawyers, architects and real estate agents (all 89%) the most dateable professions, which is interesting considering they’re also the highest paid professions included in the survey.

“The survey shows that for women there is a clear discrepancy between professions that are sexy and those that are dateable. While male lawyers are considered highly dateable, law is not considered a sexy profession. Conversely, while the majority of women considered male models sexy, they wouldn’t date one”, said Liv Judd, FastLife Events Manager. “The men’s results show a much closer relationship between ‘sexy’ and ‘dateable’, with models, nurses, flight attendants and dancers all featuring highly on both scales”.

A recent poll conducted by international online dating giant Lavalife found that on the sexiness scale, men rated doctors and nurses (50%) over athletes (21%), bartenders (17%) and firefighters (12%). Women clearly preferred firefighters, with an overwhelming 70 percent of women indicating them as their top pick. Further, women voted bartenders the least sexy (7%), followed closely by athletes (11%) and doctors/nurses (12%).

“We’re not surprised by this result as there’s something irresistible about a man in uniform with a big hose,” says Lori Miller, Lavalife Marketing Manager. The poll of 18,852 singles asked respondents to vote for which profession screams sexy out of firefighters, doctor/nurse, bartenders and athletes.

About FastLife:

FastLife is the world’s most stylish speed dating and singles lifestyle service. Constantly innovating, FastLife hosts unique invitation only events that bring together busy, successful single professionals. Founded in 2002, FastLife hosts events in 43 cities in 5 countries (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom). FastLife’s tailored events command a premium price, appealing to discerning singles that are looking for the finest experience available. For more information on Fastlife, visit www.fastlife.com

About Lavalife:

Lavalife is ranked the #1 dating site in Canada* and is ranked among the top 10 worldwide dating sites.** Lavalife Corp. connects, engages and entertains singles through a number of web, voice and mobile products and services and allows its members anytime, anywhere access to like-minded individuals. Founded in 1987, Lavalife markets its products and services across the United States, Canada and Australia. Lavalife's open-minded approach to dating allows members to choose how they want to "click" with other singles by offering three unique communities: dating, relationships and intimate encounters. Lavalife has attracted millions of unique members who exchange 1.3 million messages every day. For more information on Lavalife, visit www.lavalife.com/corp or www.lavalife.com/mediaroom.

• Source: Combination of comScore Media Metrix and Lavalife. Lavalife estimates that it ranks #1 in Canada when publicly quoted statistics are adjusted to reflect traffic assigned to other web sites.

• Source: Combination of comScore Media Metrix and Lavalife. Lavalife estimates that it ranks in the top 10 worldwide when publicly quoted statistics are adjusted to reflect traffic assigned to other web sites.