The world's first in-car speed-dating evening was held at Trivett Volvo in Alexandria by the Fast Impressions dating service and the participants were all revved up.

I have been single for six months and can count the number of proper dates I've had in that time on one hand ... There are 715 people present at tonight's Twenty20 singles event.
As far as speed dating concepts go, it's a good one.

It may be Valentine's Day, an occasion universally dreaded by those without a ball and chain, but that won't stop some of Melbourne's eligible singles lining up to attempt a world speed-dating record.

In the name of love, Sydney singles raised their umbrellas on the sand at Bondi Beach today in preparation for a speed-dating event of Olympic proportions.

"Toy Boy" speed-dating evening - billed as an opportunity for women to indulge in their very own "Mrs Robinson fantasy", the aim of the evening is to match 12 older women with younger men. Much, much, younger men.

At an event that unites speed cricket with speed dating, the first ever Twenty20 Singles Party will take place on January 10 in a bar inside Sydney's Telstra Stadium while WA's Western Warriors take on NSW's Speed Blitz Blues.

Ask Sam, from smh.com.au reports on our hot Speed dating Night: Toyboys!

According to speed dating gurus Fast Impressions (who specialise in single's events), their Toy Boy events are so rampantly popular, they've had to add an extra slew of events into the mix.

When I stumbled across an advertisement by Fast Impressions for speed dating at Kremlin Bar, I couldn’t help but be secretly intrigued by the idea. Canberra’s ‘single and looking’s’ all in one place, cocktails, friends and laughs. ‘Men 26-35 and women 22-35’ sounded enticing. With stilettos on feet and girlfriends in tow, we arrived at Kremlin bar, 20 minutes fashionably late to find a flurry of well dressed 20-somethings rubbing shoulders and drinking what looked like very deadly cocktails. It looked and felt like your typical Saturday night.

Its rules were simple: the women had to be between 35 and 47, the men 23 to 35 .... By 7.30pm the Aurora Lounge was filled with the excited chatter of the 22 participants. The well-dressed younger men wasted no time getting to know their elegant and professional older dates.

June's cover story in 'My Business' magazine focuses on the founder and C.E.O. of Fast Impressions, Justin Parfitt. Here's a taste of this facinating article:

"Instant attraction is all about chemistry, and Justin Parfitt has created a powerful speed dating model that cultivates the process. His successful multi-million dollar global speed dating company, Fast Impressions, gets singles talking to like-minded people in a convivial environment, enabling them to quickly assess potential partners."