Russian Dating

Hi there,

My name is Steve Galvin. I am the creator of Russian
Language for Lovers. This is my personal review of
Anastasia Date
(also known as Anastasia
International, Anastasia Global and Anastasia Web).

I have used this service extensively myself, as well as
Elenas
Models
. I have also used a

number of other sites /
agencies which I would not recommend, for reasons I will
explain below.

Anastasia
Date is the premier Russian dating site and has been for
some
time
now. As with all Russian dating services, this agency is not
perfect,
but in my opinion this is the most professional site, with
the fastest
services and is the easiest to use.

Anastasia is a business that integrates hundreds of marriage
agencies
in local cities and towns across Russia, Ukraine and other
former Soviet countries. Their website
also has an increasing number of Russian women in the USA
and other
countries around the world.

My personal opinion is that Anastasia is best suited to guys
who want to have fun meeting and dating lots of interesting,
beautiful women, and going on multiple trips to Russia /
Ukraine.

Create your own profile complete with photos. (It is
free to join and list your profile in their directory)

Search and browse ladies’ profiles including photos
and videos.

Anastasia operates using a credit system. You pay to
purchase credits, which are then used to pay for
their services (eg. reading and sending letters,
watching ladies’ videos, and online chat.)

- One of
the major benefits of using Anastasia Date is that in
order for a woman to list her profile on the site, she
must go in person to her local agency and provide
identification documents verifying who she is. One of
the biggest problems with “Russian Dating”, and one of
the reasons why so many people are sceptical about it,
is because there are people known as “scammers”. A
scammer is someone who creates a profile (it may not
even be a woman!), and then engages in email
correspondence with men around the world to try and get
them to send money. The great thing about Anastasia is
that you are assured that these profiles are the real
women. 

-
Anastasia’s translation services are the best in the
business. Sometimes you can even receive same-day
responses from the
women you are corresponding with, as the agency staff
can correspond directly with the girls via mobile and
respond to you straight away if a fast reply is
appropriate.

- Anastasia allows you to swap
postal addresses via email, and you can also obtain
phone numbers and
email addresses of the girls during a phone
introduction. Some other
websites make it almost impossible for you to obtain
personal contact
details, and this is a major thing to look for when
joining any dating
site. If you cannot contact the other person you are
simply wasting
your time and money.

-
Anastasia is constantly upgrading their site with
the latest technologies, including online chat and video
chat. Also, it
is very helpful to view video profiles prior to
contacting the women,
as a video can give you a much better representation of
what she looks
like and so forth. Sometimes photos can be quite
misleading, and it is
better to spend a little time and money to watch their
video, rather than spend a lot
of money on a trip to Russia, only to find that she is
nothing like you
were expecting from her photos.

Another great advantage is that there is a large
selection of women to meet and interact with. (Some may
see this as a disadvantage as it can be difficult to
narrow down your choice!)

- Anastasia (and many other Russian
dating sites) are in the habit of sending you large
numbers of
introduction letters. This is a common complaint by many
guys. The reason they do this, obviously, is because
they receive more money every time you read or send
letters.

My personal advice is to just relax about this, and
accept that it is just part of their business. Don’t
get carried away thinking all of these girls are
lusting after you from day one. The important thing
with all of this is to remember why you are doing
this. Are you looking for girls to date? Are you
looking for a marriage partner? And so forth. Focus on
what you’re really looking for here, and be realistic
about the type of woman you are looking for.

-
Anastasia have recently introduced a free first
letter, so you are able to open and send 1 letter free
to the girls you are interested in. This takes a bit
of pressure off the problem of receiving so many
introduction letters, since you’re not going to lose
money by reading and sending the first letter.

- Ok, this
is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on what
you’re wanting to get out of your Russian dating
experiences. The issue here is that there are many girls
in the 18-22 age bracket, which means many of them may
not actually be ready for marriage or moving to a new
country.


The reality of this, as explained to me by my
friends in Ukraine, is that all of these girls are
looking for love and relationships, just like any
other girl in any country around the world. It is an
exciting thing for them to meet guys from all around
the world who are attracted to them and interested in
them, and perhaps one of these guys will be the guy
they’re looking for. Most of them are also open to
that person being from Russia/Ukraine too. In
comparison, other sites, like
Elenas
Models
, have fewer younger girls like this
because they are a dedicated “marriage agency”. The
women on a site like Elenas are more likely to have
already decided that they are looking for a husband
outside of Russia/Ukraine.

My advice is to keep reminding yourself what you’re
really looking for. If you are wanting fun dating
experiences and many trips to Ukraine and Russia, then
Anastasia is a great agency to meet lots of wonderul
women and you will have lots of wonderful experiences.
If you are seriously looking a wife to come and live
with you, then you’ll need to keep that in mind as you
choose which girls to correspond with through
Anastasia. Perhaps you could try both of these
agencies in that case.

-
Obviously, Russian dating is not something that can be
done cheaply, since trips to Russia / Ukraine, and
international phone calls can add up. If you are using
Anastasia, it is useful to know in advance that you
should be prepared for what expenses you will have as a
result of their services. In addition to the cost for
correspondence and phone translation, you will also have
expenses when you go to Russia/Ukraine, such as the
translators who accompany girls to meet you, paying for
the meals and transportation of your date, tickets to
shows and so forth. Please read our sections about
Russian culture and dating to know what is the norm in
terms of paying for things in relationships. (Yes - the
guy always pays.)

As mentioned above, my personal opinion is that Anastasia is
best suited to guys who want to have fun meeting and dating
lots of interesting, beautiful women, and going on multiple
trips to Russia / Ukraine. Whether that is on one of their
organized romance tours, or your own individual travel. I
personally like to study Russian when I go there, which has
the added benefit of introducing you to a whole other group
of people - a nice backup if your dates don’t go very well!

Have fun with the dating experiences you have. After all,
you are travelling to exciting new places, and meeting
wonderful new people. These will be experiences you will
remember for a lifetime.

Take advantage of their free membership, and free
first letters, and also keep an eye out for the specials
they often have around Christmas and Valentine’s Day for
cheaper video chat, etc.


Watch their videos (if available) to give you a better
idea of
what the woman is really like before you contact her.
If your initial correspondence is progressing well,
ask her for
her personal contact info (phone number, etc) in a
telephone
introduction. This will help you to progress your
relationship without
having to use a translator all the time. Plus, you’ll
get a good idea
if she’s really interested in you or not.

Take advantage of the technology available, which now
includes
online chat, and live video chat. The cost of these
services is money
well spent to help you decide which girl is most
suitable for you,
before you pay lots of money to go and visit her.

Click here
to visit Anastasia Date.