Yours Truly,
Charlie (USA)

Glen

thanks,
Bruce

Yours truly
James 

I am at the early stages of my search. I wrote to five girls and received no replies at all, then I read 'How to Find and Marry a Girl Like Me' and sent ten more letters. I have since had 10 out of 10 positive replies! 10 girls wrote back to me and said that they liked my letter and photos, they are all interested in knowing more about me. I am so grateful for the advice that you were able to give.

I am now at the stage where I need to decide which girls are the best for me, and I look forward to the day that I meet the girl of my dreams in Russia. When that day comes I shall remember to thank you for all your help and for your excellent service.

Yours sincerely,
Mr J. M. Upfold (age 22)

I fell in love with the culture and had a number of questions as to why things are as they were. I gave a dozen (12) flowers to my friend's mother. I made sure to do this right and made them Yellow. Wrong on both counts. Your book explained the reasons and now I understand.

Your book opened my eyes on a few things with the lady I have fallen in love with and it has helped me through some rough times with her. 

Money, gifts, expressions, and feelings. Dress codes for men and mostly just the correct attitude to take with her. I am going back in one week to see her. Our letters stopped over misunderstandings in writing. She mailed me a letter to my home and appealed to my common sense. I got the letter in 8 days from the Ukraine. When has that ever happened so fast? After I received her letter I understood many things. The most important was that she loved me and I had talked about money with her and that upset her very much. I should have read the book first! She is not impressed with money. Much to my happiness, she was only interested in ME! 

I learned through your book to let her be her and let me be me but talk about the differences between us and work them out. For someone that has never been there or does not know the culture, I promise that this book will save them a lot of difficulties and hardships. Read and learn. Read and understand. Read and realize that this lady you are about to meet is different from any woman you have ever met. Honest, truthful, respectful, loving, devoted to family and husband, most importantly, she will be the Cat's Meow and the love you will get will far exceed the few dollars you invested in the book. The book will indeed save you a lot of hardships and keep you on tract. I am lucky. I got a second chance with my woman. I am very lucky.

Thank you for letting me write this but I enjoyed your book very much. I am a better person for having done so. Please feel free to use this note about your book should you choose to do so. Also, I will tell you what she said about the ring I am about to give her next week. :) Good, NO, great job on the book and thank you for the truth.

Gary

I have to say, right up front, that is by far the best information I have ever seen or even heard of about getting to know, date, and hopefully marry and Russian woman. My cousin's wife is Russian, and he met her when he was living there, and I have been told things, but you are so very clear, and wow. 

I really wish that I had not been such a tire kicker when I started looking a few years ago, on and off. I search the internet and your website was very high, but I tried the oldest one, and that was a waste of my money, plus, there were so many people trying to scam people. Because I started off as a silver member a year ago, I read your whole website, including, another that was rated the same as you. Everything I have read, I have started using, and I am very shocked at how well it worked at getting a response. This book took it one step, or one big leap forward, in the knowledge you must have when you are trying to find true love. You cover all of the traditions and customs, it is so amazing that Russia is like this, it was for the most part the way I was raised, but with things I am not used to, like being assertive. 

I really want to thank you, and if I could tell anyone who is looking to find a woman from Russia to marry, they better buy this book, or they might not find what they are looking for. 

Thank you again, it was like you were sitting here with me and telling me this in person. You are so very clear about everything that someone should do if they really are looking for true happiness, and I am so glad that you have found it too, and are able to share this with the people who are truly looking for love. You have made me start looking for different thing to start learning the Russian language so that I may better communicate. I am going to leave this here and head off to bed for a short night of sleep, this book is going to stick with me.

Thank you so very very much,
Kevin (US)

Thank you again for the insight. This book is so packed with psychological nuances that it is worth having even if you don't go to Russia. I really enjoyed it if you couldn't tell! ;)

Sincerely,

Todd (USA)

PS BTW, I am a 32 single white male looking for my second half to start a family. Russia is definitely on my list of prospects!

I want to express my gratitude and heartfelt thanks for the time and 
effort you put into this book. Not only is it informative and helpful but was a true pleasure to read! I was very moved by your personal story and found that part of the book the most impressionable and advantageous to me. 

There is no substitute for an actual experience which you have so thoughtfully used in every facet of the book! It makes all the information so much more meaningful.

I know what you say is true, due to the fact that I have had some experience with Russian women. Your descriptions and insight into the culture are true and genuine. I also learned a great deal more than I already knew. I also found your letter writing chapter very helpful but you also add so much through the information presented in the rest of the book that I have found that just as helpful in the letter writing practice as well. I have had to refine my letters several times, but now I am now getting 100% response! 

I really think this also has to do with the woman finding me interesting no matter what I wrote about myself. I was not having success at first but I stuck with it.

I think what you are doing is a wonderful thing and anyone who works so hard for the happiness of others is truly a commendable, amiable, and honorable human being Ms Petrova. Please keep up your passion for this. You are going to make a lot of people happy and I do not think there is anything better in the world than what you are doing! Thank you so much! I hope to be one of your success stories very soon and I will not quit until I find her! (I have several promising prospects already and I have a "gut" feeling your site will be where I find her! :-))

One more item I would like to share with you and I will try to keep it brief. Maybe you can use what I am about to tell you or it may be just an interesting story none the less.

I met a Russian woman on another site and started a correspondence with her. One of the things I did in the letter to her was do research the city she was from and ask her things about her city that only she would know, I also tied it to her interests. This works very well not to mention I am interested in it anyway. I use it in my letter writing on your site and it works along with your letter writing tips! It makes the letter unique. This was something she mentioned to me when we began to correspond further.

Sadly it did not work out. I spent four years with this woman and it just ended in December. I wish I would have had your book to help me, but I did learn a lot from the experience. I am not a bitter person and try to  learn from what has happened to me. I hope through what I have read in your book and my experience with her will work out for the best this time.

My heartfelt wishes to you, your husband, and family for continued happiness!

My Best Regards,
Rodger (USA)

I have purchased your book "How to Marry a Girl Like Me" and read it. All I can say is, WOW!!! I wish I had this book before I first went to Russia to meet another "Elena". In your courtship section, I did EVERYTHING wrong! I could not have offended this poor girl more if I tried! I did not know our cultures were so different! 

I have to say, this book is more than a help for those who wish to date Russian women. It is CRUCIAL. It is as important as air to breathe, for success in this endeavor! 

Very well done Elena, you have saved all who read this book from a certain broken heart!

Jory (Washington - USA)

I have been reading your e-book. Thanks for the nice info. What you say makes a lot of sense.

Wayne U. (Australia)

I have just read your e book and would like to offer you this feed back. First i would like to say thank you. Your book was very interesting and informative. I will add a bit intimidating also. Let me explain. You may know that the "dating ritual" here in the U.S. can be very brutal. As i read your book I became more and more in tune with the Russian culture. When i read the chapters on courting rituals it set me back in my chair. Not out of surprise but from the realization that this is what is missing here and what i have looked a lifetime for. The more i read the more i fell in love with a Russian woman i haven't even met yet ha ha. I was thinking to myself wow this is what i am looking for and haven't been able to find here. It is funny how certain "trigger words" make the light come on. When you made the comment of falling into the dating syndrome yikes i thought that's me i want more than anything to have a woman to love that loves me back simple right???? eeeeeeeeeeh wrong out of fear of what women here learn and the way they treat men i would not let myself get close to them because they lacked something and i am not even sure what it is. Now i read of Russian women and what they are looking for and think holy Joe this what i am and what i am looking for. So it is a bit scary ,fear of the unknown, but yet exciting that there is real loving women out in the world. I have often thought to look for a woman in Russia but never proceed out of fear i guess. If i mention this idea to others i get mixed reaction, your myths of the media thing. I have made the decision "well jack the pond here is all fished out time to drive the boat to a better pond". That may sound a bit crude but it is accurate.
I wanted to read your book first before i went and stuck the proverbial foot in the mouth and quite frankly i would have ha ha. There is a saying in the martial arts teachings it goes something like this. When you set out on a new endeavor you NEVER say you CAN'T do it you either do or you do not simple. It is similar to something you said. I truly look forward to find the love of my life with your help. I now think it is possible to fill the biggest goal i have ever had in life and that is to find the one special woman and make her the happiest girl on the planet. Sounds a bit mushy but honest. Everything else in life has been pretty much accomplished but i always strive to improve. I consider myself a decent man not rich by any means but successful and respectable. I am the family man without the family, Kids are grown I am divorced and alone. A wonderful Russian lady with a child will make me feel like a whole person again. I have not yet read your husbands book but i am sure it will be interesting as well (tell him that). It will be interesting to read the other side of the story ,no offense, ha ha.

I think i am feeling now more like a man sitting in a rocket waiting for someone to push the button and send me to the moon. Maybe a strange analogy but think of it like this a new adventure in an unknown place to me, with the possibilities of filling the most precious dream of a lifetime. It is exciting ,emotional and petrifying all at the same time.

Thanks again Elena i look forward to working with you.... so push the button....................... 

Jim U.S.A.

I have just finished reading your e-book, from "cover to cover" so to speak. I enjoyed it thoroughly; it was exceptionally relevant, detailed and illuminating. There is just so much to absorb!

Kindest Regards,
Brenton Nicholson

I enjoyed your book-and I read some parts 3 times! As soon as I find someone to meet, I will probably read the section on courting etiquette 5 times! I want certain things that you wrote just to become part of the way I think.

Reading your book was a great place for me to begin my search for a nice Russian woman. If you are an engineer, you need to study calculus, if you are musician, you need to study scales. If you want to be successful in searching for a wife in the FSU, you need to learn about what women are looking for, what to do and (especially) what not to do. This information sounds best coming from you, a real Russian woman who has been through it all AND has extensive experience working with couples.

By the way, I currently have your staff translating my "Long" letter because I agree with your method of introduction--sending someone you're interested in a long letter in Russian. I even thought about your book a few days ago. I emailed a guy on a newsgroup who just got back from Kazan. He met 4 women that he was corresponding with and none of the 4 worked out. So, just like you said in the book, the one he really wanted to meet knew he was coming to meet others and she was disappointed, which killed the "chemistry."

Thanks again, this was definitely money well spent!!!!

Sincerely,
Ray Olczak

Thank you so much for writing your book. I do wish I would have read it a long time ago. The information you have supplied has really opened my eyes and has provided me with a much clearer path to follow.

I have been searching for a nice lady from the FSU for 3 years and have had a few adventures, and quite costly ones at that. 

I first became acquainted with a person who was on your blacklist page. I went to meet her in Kiev and found out that I had been "taken" when she did not wish to see me. I was escorted on a city tour by my translator and was stalled most of the time. I did manage to see my "lady" for about an hour at a pub but by then I was feeling too foolish to even have anything to do with her. I then wrote to a couple more gals whom I found out were also on your blacklist (thanks for saving me!). I finally met a woman on another match site who was not on your list and whom I thought was a keeper. We corresponded for 6 months and I went to meet her in Lugansk. We did manage to spend some time together but she had an emergency at her job and had to work through the weekend that we were supposed to spend together. We did have some quality time though and got along well. We decided to start the visa process for her to come to the USA. This is when she started telling me in her letters about her little girl and her mom being "sick" and her need of $$$ for expenses. We had become so close (or so I had thought) that I felt obligated to help her. Anyway, after a considerable outlay of cash and a botched trip to Warsaw, I finally met her and her daughter in New York City. After a long trip home she immediately started finding fault with my home and my city. She became homesick and decided after about a week that she wished to return to Ukraine. We did get along great and she treated me like a king while she was here. I tried to make her feel at home but with her 5 year old daughter sleeping with Mom, it seemed very strange for me to sleep in the same place, another problem! She went home after 1 1/2 months.

Sincerely,
Bill Elberson

Doug

David

This is a wonderful book! It's very informative and your personal story is very interesting to read. It certainly gives the reader some insight into the life of Russian ladies. Some of the information given is completely different and unexpected. Thank you very much for your help and your great book!

Yours sincerely,
S.S.

Eugene

I just read your book. It was entertaining and provided me with some good tips. I am flying to meet my girlfriend in Moscow in three weeks time, she is from Pervouralsk and is traveling to meet me in Moscow then we will travel together to Pervouralsk. I am very nervous about the language and etiquette things and your book has given me more confidence.

Thanks for that.
Brent (Australia)

So after reading your book I am very particular of the dating agency I chose. I have contacted three women and all three had replied positive. I also get eight to ten contacts a day from women living in Russia and Ukraine. I feel sad that I can't keep up with the letters and have a hard time who to write and what to say.

I liked your book very much. It was a big learning process.

Thank You
Kenny Ernst
USA

Hello Elena,

I have purchased all your online books about last month before my trip to Saint Petersburg & Vyborg Russia. I have read them all and learned some mistakes I was doing and also used lots of great ideas and tips. I learned more on the Russian traditions and way normal Russian women view things when meeting American men. I will say that your books have great information and I would have gone very blind, if I did not read them first before my trip. This was my first meeting with the woman I have chosen and plan to be with. We have been writing, sending photos and phone calls for sometime now, and now we got to meet and got concerns or any misunderstandings resolve. My trip went very great and we both had a wonderful time. Thank You for all the very good information in your books.

I cooked for her and her mother and I impressed them both so much that they just stood there watching me all the time I was preparing a typical Spanish Cuisine called "Paella". I purchased flowers every day for her and to include her mother in between days and again I blew them out of the water like we say here in the USA. I watched her body signs and they were exact like you mention in your book and many other things you talk about. I think your book is a must for anyone that wants to understand more about Russian Women.

Thanks You
Carlos
Atlanta,GA.

I just finished reading your E-book, (How To Find And Marry A Girl Like Me) and found it to be very helpful. In the past I had been corresponding with several Russian women (not at the same time) and for some unknown reason they would stop corresponding with me without explanation. I now see where I had been making mistakes.

Thanks so much for your book, I believe it will be a tremendous help in my future endeavors.

Greg Mitchell

I bought your book, and I enjoyed very much! I am actually using your advice for Brazilian Girls.

Thanks once again,

Corbin

I bought your book "How to find and marry a girl like me" and thank you very much for the advices you are giving there. Apart from knowing, that such thing as "ordering a bride" does not exist, I found your own story and the view to the "inside" of Russian women very helpful. I have a few acquaintances, who are married to women of the FSU.

Kind regards

Jürgen Schmidt
Betriebswirt (VWA)

I found your e-book titled "How to Find & Marry a Girl Like Me" to be enlightening on several different issues. I've been doing personal research into the "mail order bride" phenomenon for about two years now. I find it interesting that many people who do not understand history are quick to condemn the mail order bride concept.

Many of the things I read in your "How to Find & Marry a Girl Like Me" e-book were things I would like to share with family and friends before bringing a Russian / Ukrainian lady home.

Thank you for your efforts on behalf of all us single men and women.

Sincerely,
Rob Mende
Author & Entrepreneur
Success Quest Enterprises

This was a well written, very informative book. It is MUST reading for any guy who is seriously interested in marrying a Russian lady. I highly recommend it. Well worth the 30 bucks. It covered all the bases.

Thank you for all your help. I wrote the most beautiful introduction letter thanks to your guidelines. I currently am corresponding with a wonderful lady from the Ukraine. After reading my letter she told me that she wants ME to be her ONE AND ONLY. WOWWW!

Sincerely,

Pat
U.S.A 

Thank you for the message. You are as sweet and considerate as you are beautiful.

I enjoyed your book. My neighbor read it and suggested that I do as well. He met a wonderful woman from Russia. Her name is Luda and they are engaged. She plans to move here in six months or so. He said that your book was a such a big help to him.

I am not going to give up. Based on what he has told me about Russian women I plan to keep looking. I have no problem finding women here to date but I must admit that I am tired of the way many American women act. Family is not important and many of them are only concerned about themselves.

I thank you for your time. That was very nice of you. Take care.

Paul

Sincerely,
Thomas Kinnaird

Elena, Thank you so much for all of your good advice since I want this to work out for the Oliya and myself. Now, with the help of this book I'll make sure I do not make any mistakes which could jeopardize this new found relationship, which will hopefully lead to marriage.

Thank You Very Much, 
Scott Y.

Yesterday, I purchased "How to Find and Marry a Girl Like Me," and I'm writing to tell you that it's the best $25 that I have ever spent.

No, I am not presently interested in corresponding with Russian women (although I might be in the future). You see, two months ago, I met a Russian woman here in Montreal, Canada, and we have been experiencing serious difficulties in the last few weeks. So I did a Google search on "insight into Russian women character" and thus found your http://www.womenrussia.com website.

Perhaps if I had bought your e-book earlier, our relationship might have progressed further before ending. But it certainly would have ended anyway, because of your valuable advice in Part 2: "How to Start." I did create a portrait of my dream woman, and Marina did not fit it. Although she is very talented (a concert pianist and accomplished watercolour painter) and beautiful (quite shapely with get-the-fire-extinguisher red hair), talent and beauty were on my "nice to have" list. Respect and compassion, on the other hand, were on my "mandatory" list. When she started taking three or four days to answer my telephone messages and began a "witch hunt" to find my faults, I knew that our relationship had to end.

Initially, I had been enamoured by her attention to me, which may simply have been the standard Russian approach of treating guests as being precious, which you so clearly described. But I interpreted my treatment as a sign of true love, which was certainly a mistake. Perhaps if I had read your e-book earlier, I would have adjusted my expectations accordingly and saved myself much heartache.

I certainly don't want to paint Marina as being "bad" (she is in fact an extremely capable woman, but just not right for me) but I do want to express my appreciation for your valuable insights in your website and your e-book. After carefully reading your material two and three times, I can clearly see that your objective is to ensure that people find the right partners for themselves. In the Internet world, where everyone is trying to "make a buck," your value and integrity is truly refreshing.

So I send my heartfelt thanks for your efforts, and especially for sharing your own experiences in such detail. You are certainly a remarkable woman, Elena.

Kindest regards,
...Julian.

P.S. Although things did not work out with Marina, I have recently met
another Russian woman here, Vira, and perhaps things might go better with her. I will certainly keep your advice in mind. Thank you so much.

Before I had sort of a negative view about men finding a wife in Russia. I will now refer to them as wives not "mail order brides". In fact, I now dislike that term "mail order bride" because it does a great disservice to the honest hard working Russian women that are trying to find a husband abroad, especially the ones on your web site. I know that many Western men probably consider it a game of trophy hunting. In America we call beautiful wives of rich jerks "Trophy wives" hence the term trophy hunting. 

But I do not consider finding a wife in Russia a game or a second choice. In fact I found myself tonight in a situation where I started to stand up for Russian women that have met their husbands this way. I was at a singles social and a person that I was talking with, an American woman of course, said she new of a Russian bride. She said how the American women had treated her and acted towards her. I found myself wanting to stand up for the Russian woman even though I do not know her. She said she was young and beautiful, you know where she was going. I then asked if the Russian woman had a college education. She didn't know the answer. I then told her that 60% of Russians have a college education. That was the end of the discussion about the "Russian bride", you simply can't go against facts. I may have been stretching the 60% mark, but I know from your book that there are more college educated Russians than Americans. 

I now want to learn more about Russia and Russians, because I have read your book. I also now consider finding a wife in Russia a definite option. Not because I'm a loser that has given up on American women and looking for an easy way to get a wife. But because I now view the women on your site as hardworking, educated, and intelligent women that are searching for the same thing that I am. They just happen to be very beautiful and don't mind being so, and just happen to be from Russia. In fact not only do I now consider Russian women as an option, but I also consider other women from around the world an option as well. 

Times have changed on the dating scene and the world is now much smaller thanks to the internet. I now view finding a wife this way as simply an option that was not available to me a few short years ago. Luckily for me I'm still young, open minded, and healthy. Therefore I am willing to embrace finding a "wife" that just happens to be "from Russia".

Will, USA

I am glad I purchased your book. I would like to suggest a change in your marketing. I would have bought it much sooner if I knew it was really a book (not just a few pages). There were so many interesting cultural differences in you 132 pages! I was a great learning experience. Your advice is filled with common sense that even an intelligent person might forget to use when thinking romantically. As always, I have the feeling that you are a wonderfully warm and earnest person who is providing an honest service.

Spasibo.....Hal

I have also read your Anti-Scam Guide. With the knowledge from these 2 books I feel much more confident in my endeavors. 

Sincerely,
Adam
Sacramento, California

I have just downloaded and devoured part of your e-book. I hope that by now you have got used to our western culture and so I am going to take the liberty to tell you that you are a genius of the first order. There were many things which I've been doing wrong but to tell you the truth, until your agency was recommended to me by 'Agency Scams' (Jim) I did not take the search very seriously for deep down I did not believe that my correspondents were real. Thank God for this intuition for it saved me from a lot of heartache and fraud. But I have bought an address of a lady from your agency and I am very interested in her and before I started to write my first letter I tried to search every possible aid so as to ensure a positive response from her. And then I happened to find your e-book and bought it as well. I decided to start reading it, but then moved immediately to the section of the introductory letter writing. Russians are so mysteriously different (I have always thought highly of the Russian people, and still do) that I had to read certain parts twice from that section. They are not obvious for us. Elena, thanks for your good work. Keep it up. We all appreciate an agency who is serious about its targets.

Warm Regards,
Paul Vella

Thank You,
George

I just finished reading your book 'Girl Like Me'. Thank you for all of the work you put into it. 

...I like your approach to this. A few years ago I tried making contact with several Russian women. But it was hard to get past certain practicalities, delays and even scams. Your information is sensible. I thought about it again because I will be spending time in Europe next year. My Ukrainian ancestry seems to be calling me. And then I thought... maybe I'll think about this again. Thanks for you site and the care you put into it.

Yours gratefully
In the most beautiful town in Alaska
Byrne

Thank you so much for writing not only a highly informative, but also entertaining and reassuring book. I'm quite sure I won't be using the 90 day money back guarantee.

Not only has the book put my mind at ease, but it has also clarified certain subjects and helped me concentrate on the task in hand.

As instructed in Part 5, I have made my list of mandatory, desirable and undesirable elements. I was a little shocked to count 25 items! I'm tempted to rename this section "Part 5: How To Choose The Perfect Woman" :-D . I wonder if she exists? I hope so! :-) Although I'll settle for a 99% match ;-)

I'd like to tell you that Part 6: "How To Write Introduction Letters That Receive 9 Responses Out Of 10" is amazing! At first I wondered how this would work, but after reading your wonderful suggestions I can see how a letter should be formed to assure the lady that you are worthy of her effort, and she is of the writers, demonstrate individual qualities and highlight the benefits.

I have been inspired by your book and enrolled myself on a 60 hour Russian language course which starts soon. So far I've taught myself the (obviously) usefull Russian version of "Cat" and "Dog"! :-D I've learnt a few others too! Sadly, but amusingly at the same time, at this early stage my hand-writing looks like that of a small child who is just learning to write! :-D

On a light-hearted note, I was highly amused by the saying "A man should be a bit more attractive than a monkey" - I often joke that when I was born that I resembled a chimpanzee, albeit a bald one :-D

Thanks for all the effort that went into the book, it truly is inspiring, confidence building, informative and entertaining and definately money well spent :-) Once I've got over my writers block and created an opening letter worthy of being tagged "a masterpiece" I will not hesitate in signing up for a platinum membership.

Regards,
John 

I purchased your e-book and stayed up to read the whole thing that night. I found it interesting, fun, and well written. Best of all it convinced me that with your advice I will be able to find the girl of my dreams in Russia, and marry her, and I'm going to do it.

Thank you,
Matt Akers

I have to say thank you for the amazing book and thanks for the way you did write it. I did enjoy reading it and I have acquired a lot of useful information.

I am communicating with a girl - absolutely amazing girl - and I will visit her soon... at least we are making plans together.

Most of the tips you give in the book work wonders. They are not magic, they are just reflecting a different reality/culture from what we (in the west) are used to.

I don't know if you do read the e-mails personally or not... if you do: I wish you success and you can be sure to receive not only a wedding photo... but an invitation (before the photo) :)))

All the best for you and your family,

Artur

Thank you for your book. I've just read it and not yet had the time and the chance to check out anything of it. But reading your lines gave me the impression that you're doing something with a commitment, a heart, a creativity and probably a portion of your life time, that - regarding only obvious chances (as I said I haven't checked it out personally yet) your book is giving to women in the east and men in the west - is becoming an added value to this world and I want to encourage you and congratulate for this achievement.

Yours
Sincerely
A.Erben

Thanks again and I will let you know how I go in my quest.

Regards,
Kristan

After reading your book I am very glad I did. It all made perfect sense to me and I would like to think that the things you describe would be things that I would have caught and questioned but as you said I might have ruined a real relationship.

Sincerely Yours,
Charlie

I just wanted to send you a quick note saying how much I learned from reading your E-Book. I should have read it months ago.

Russy

I really enjoyed reading your book and feel much more comfortable with the idea of finding a Russian girl now. I feel like I have a better understanding of the perspective of these women. This is something I couldn't fathom before, even though I heard all of the usual explanations. It just didn't sink in, but now it does.

I also wanted to say that I think you're a talented writer and I hope you keep writing. I think the book is intelligent, which makes it an interesting read, charming and funny (sorry about the multiple adjectives and superlatives!).

Following your instructions, I drafted and sent an introduction letter to the girl who got me interested in this whole thing last week. I also sent a letter to two other girls for good measure.

As I have looked over thousands of profiles this past week, I was really struck by how nice all of the ladies seem and my heart goes out to each of them. I really hope that they can all find someone. I think that this is what I really learned from reading your book.

Thanks again and best regards!

Erik

I have purchased and read most of your ebook "How to Find and Marry a Girl Like Me" I have read it other than I did skip the section on myths of Russian Brides as I had satisfied myself on those issues on your website.

Needless to say I knew very little about Russian Ladies until I found your website but I had responded to a Yahoo Personals ad to what appears to me to be a very fine Russian Lady. In the initial stages I did some of the dont do's and did not do some of the do's listed in your book but I think she has forgiven me for them or overlooked them one of the two.

Your book has been very helpful and will probably be the difference of success and failure. We are in the process now of trying to get times and phone numbers coordinated for a phone conversation.

I want to express my sincere appreciation for both your website and your book.

Best Regards,
Chalmer Ditmars

First of all I want to congratulate you on your book. I really enjoyed reading it. I have been surfacing the Russian websites for the past year and finding your book, by chance, on the net is the most constructive thing that has happen to me yet. I don't know how long more I will be able to continue searching , I will certainly try for a few more months , but in any event your book is going to become my "Bible" of my search.

Now after reading your book I don't think its such a good Idea meeting all these ladies together at one time, anyway I have signed up and I think I will go anyway and I will just trust in God to fine a nice girl while I am there. I wish you Gods blessing,

Sincerely
Padraig 

I found your book very useful and interesting. Even though I was very serious in the past with a woman from Russia (who was already in the U.S.), I learned many things and it answered many questions.

Scott

Thank you for writing this book, I have told a lot of my friends here in Dallas Texas and some women friends in Russia about you, Elena. I was in Russia last year and met and was in love with a beautiful lady like yourself, at first we both where in love we thought until I left Russia and made all the mistakes you talk about when I returned home. I met her in Russia and we started dating, this time I'm taking your advice and writing to different ladies, and getting to know them, I was in St Petersburg Russia for a month I really like the people in Russia and can't wait to find the right lady for me.

Thanks again,
Don

We are never to old to learn and perhaps I can now see how I went wrong in the past, nearly right but not quite there. It has given me the conviction to try once again. So thank you Elena.

Regards, 
Richard

I have to thank you from bottom of my heart for making such a wonderful book. I think it takes a truly special person to help other men and women find love and happiness! Your book was simply amazing and insight, advice, and information about Russian culture was worth its weight in gold, printed of course. ;)

To give you some background I am recent college graduate from Southern Illinois University with Bachelor of Science in Information Technologies. I have always struggled with meeting QUALITY women, someone that I  could some day settle down with, get married, and have children with in the future. In college this type of women was extremely hard to come by, I felt much as Russian women do, all the good ones are taken long ago. Unfortunately, the only single women were "bad girls" who wanted to party and have wild sex! Guess I am not typical guy because they didn't interest me in the least bit. One night stands are never a good idea and sex is meaningless if its not someone you love. My first day on campus we were told by older student leading us on school tour that our college was in one of Playboy's top 10 lists. When I asked the lady giving the tour to explain further she said my college was in the Top 10 colleges for sexual transmitted diseases! (STDs) This always haunted me throughout my college years. 

I am very modest person. I don't feel the need to brag about myself but I do feel I am attractive young man. I am 29 years old, 6'4" in height, weight approx 240lbs, I have broad shoulders, athletic build, size 16 shoe, big hands, deep voice, and 100% Italian! =) Even with all these desirable traits even I have trouble finding QUALITY women. So I can only imagine the frustration older men go through as they have far less women available. Like them I decided to broaden my search and not limit myself to women just in the US. To be honest I never really considered marrying abroad. I did however used to joke with friends "I just might have to go back to the old country (Italy) to find my wife" =) Truth is I meant what I said but for the longest time thought it was a pipe dream to be honest. It wasn't long ago that I was online reading about exotic locations and reading about places I hope to travel to one day. One of my greatest passions in life has always been world history. Of all the countries in the world Russia has always fascinated me. How could such country of such size, limited resources, economic disadvantages, lacking in technology, and other important areas compete with Germans in WWII and later the US throughout the cold war. Like anything else in life, never underestimate human spirit, sheer will, and internal fortitude to overcome overwhelming odds! So because of my love of world history I recently began reading about more modern era in the former Soviet Union.

What really caught my eye was when the author explained there are 10 million more women than men in Russia today. Why??? That burning desire to know led me to read much more. Later I thought about it, I was deeply saddened when I realized this means there are 10 million women who will never know love, never be married, and never have children. This is when I had my epiphany! These women deserve happiness, love, and chance to have children like anyone else. I was outraged! Life is not fair, but I will not ignore such an opportunity, and do what I can to make someone very happy. :)) Now every day I spend hours pouring over profiles of Russian women. I registered on several Russian dating sites and yours is by far the BEST one. Like other men I ran into problems with other websites and had bad experiences with both the women and apathy the business owner showed towards its customers. After coming across your website I could tell right away you were running very successful It did not take long to realize both you and your business are sincere and your intentions are sincere and genuine and most of all wants to help all men and women to find love and happiness! Alot of other companies out there to be blunt are exploiting both American and Russians need for love, companionship, and most of all marriage. Like other men the idea of spending for some "romance tour" where your just a number to the business owner is not appealing. I think it was several weeks before I found your website. In the time frame that kind of money per trip made me loose all hope of finding Russian bride. Men, listen up, what separates Elena from other International dating/marriage agencies is she only charges a fraction of what large "romance tours" are charging. She's only covering the cost of the interpreter! The rest is up to you, not everyone needs champagne, 5 star hotels, and lavish accommodations. Besides, who wants to find the love of your life in that kind of setting! How could you expect to me quality women in what is essentially "high class bar hopping" where you're meeting women who might get the impression you live like that every day. Personally I would much rather spend my hard earned money on women of my dreams and not giving it to a business owner who really doesn't care you really finding love and happiness. Forget those Romance Tours guys, spend that money towards that special lady you hope to fall in love with. This is what makes Elena's business stand out from all the rest! =)

I have just started my journey but I have already found what I feel is very special lady. I found her with help of Elena and I am already researching what it takes to make my dream come true. These women on Elena's website are truly world class women. You will be amazed sheer number of quality women you can see here. It really has to be seen to be believed, like me you will wonder how on earth are these women are single! They have it all, brains and beauty, college education, love of art, history, music, poetry, etc. Russian women have the same problem we have guys, they can't find quality men! They want what everyone wants, to be loved, to find someone they can spend rest of their lives with, and to have children some day. Disregard anything you have ever heard from the media. We all know the only good news is bad news. These women are nor passive or submissive. They are not interested in your money, what kind of car you drive, where you live, or any of that nonsense. These are not American women, these are Russian women. They have whole different culture and view on life than what you are used to. They just want love and happiness. I strongly urge anyone considering Russian women as their future bride to read Elena's book! Your lack of knowledge into Russian culture and courtship will put you at serious disadvantage and ultimately have to learn the hard way. You only get one chance to make a first impression! Make sure have done your homework gentlemen. Best of luck to everyone out there and thank you Elena for giving me the knowledge to make my dream come true! Please, feel free use my story on your website and as a reference for anyone that has questions about finding love abroad.

Sincerely yours,
Ben (MO, USA) 

I am aware that the information that you have made available is meant as a guide only and is not set in concrete. As you are speaking from "first" hand experience having gone thought the process and being a "mail order bride" (I know you dislike this term) and obviously having done a lot of research I can and will use it with confidence. I know it has helped me and that it will help me in the future.

I have recently started looking seriously at the prospect of finding my one and only partner and to pursue it hopefully to a happy ending. I started my search at another site (the "pink pages" I will call it, I think you will know which one) and picked a few girls (For some reason I find my attracted to Ukrainian girls. I can not find a reason for this. Most of the girls I have picked out from this site and yours are from the Ukraine) and purchased two addresses and consequently wrote to these girls. This was before I explored your site in more detail and found and started to read all the information that was available on the "myths", what not to do, how to do it, the why's and all the other very good reading that you have available on this subject. In some ways, I wish I had read all this before I had started, for I know would have started my search differently and written my letters a lot differently. Having said that. I sent letters to two girls (via snail mail). Both of the letters were in body the same, with only a few changes made to the introduction to suit each individual girl. They were only two pages in length with an introduction, a brief description of me personally and another description of my character and then where I lived and finally a short closure. I enclosed a photo of myself and some post cards on my city and surrounding area. One I had translated for this girl had poor English skills the other was sent in English. I made some errors in writing these letters, using superlatives and writing to the picture more than the person. 

Last week I received one reply from (would you believe this, the first girl I decided to write to. Hers was the first address I purchased. She was not the most "beautiful" girl but some thing really appealed to me about her) the girl I wrote to in English. Her reply was positive and we will for now, till we find out if we are suitable for each other, continue to correspond. I am realistic in my out look and am well aware that it may amount to nothing, but one has to remain positive and believe that it may also work. That is for the future to determine. I am not setting my hopes to high for the present. 

There is a euphoric feeling about receiving a reply from a very pretty girl from the other side of the world!

Now you may wonder as to why I have gone to such detail. Having read your e-book and taken on board some your points, ideas and gaining a lot better knowledge about this subject, I am now a lot more informed, and in a better position to change my outlook and the way I approach my search and write my letters. I have taken a step back and considered what I have read and learnt. My next letter to my friend will have a lot more detail and substance and I will know how to ask the right questions to gain the information required to form a judgment on us being suitable for each other. This letter I will have translated. 

Elena, I would again like to thank you more for your e book and other articles. It was money well spent and I am sure it will save me a lot of time, money and heart ache. I feel that you are willing to try and help people if they have questions and or need advice. 

Yours truly,
Phil Jones

I enjoyed your e-book, How to Find and Marry a Girl Like Me, immensely. Your intelligence shines through on every page. Your style is fresh and crisp, and you are exceedingly credible in that yours is a voice from outside our culture. Except for Biblically oriented advice, I personally do not find American "experts" expert on much of anything concerning the relations between men and women. Another way of saying this is that I feel myself somewhat disenfranchised from the greater American culture as portrayed in the movies and especially on television.

I am a lawyer, and in the days before going to law school, I used to teach German, which language I speak rather fluently. When I got my degree in languages, I had also taken in the period 1965 to 1968 many courses in Russian. I can, accordingly, speak, read, and write the very basics of Russian. Since my divorce in 1999, I have become interested again in my Russian studies. I deeply desire to have a meaningful relationship with a person of the opposite sex, and the evolution of Internet technology and the disintegration of the Soviet Union has caused me to become intrigued with the idea of meeting a woman from the former Soviet Union. Although I was married for some 27 years and have 3 wonderful children - my "babies", 18, 23, and 26 - , I have analyzed and reanalyzed the causes for the demise of my marriage, and, of course, it was not all the fault of my ex-wife. We are still rather good friends, but a marital relationship is not quite the thing between us. My mother and father had a great love affair which lasted until he died. I had a marvelous mother until her death at the age of 88 in 1995. In short, I have become somewhat skeptical of American culture. Your writer, Solzhenitsyn, upon giving the commencement speech at our Harvard University criticized Americans by calling us too materialistic. This angered many Americans, but he was correct. More accurately, I would say that we as a people are undisciplined. Materialism is only a symptom of a more underlying malaise which is really a lack of self-discipline.

I can not agree with the assertion that American women are spoiled. My mother was not by any stretch spoiled. During our Great Depression, - 1929 - 1939 - , she supported on her small salary, her mother, father, her two sisters and their husbands. In my practice as a lawyer, I meet many, many women who struggle to support themselves and their children, or themselves and their children and their either lazy or disabled husbands. What I do find to criticize is a total unappreciation for the value of self-discipline either in eating, spending time, spending money, organizing one's career, reading, thinking, or .... on and on. Additionally, what I do find is that since the 1960s, there has been almost a total breakdown in family values. This is merely one of the ripples from our country's bad Viet Nam experience. One of the byproducts of this is feminism. This is the idea that a woman does not need a man. Another idea is that children can be raised equally well without a father as with. And this is where your e-book shines like a beacon on a cold night through the fog. The very idea that there are women who recognize that although a woman does not NEED a man to survive and be economically productive, life with a loving person of the opposite sex is QUALITATIVELY superior to any other. When I read all the profiles of these beautiful woman on your site, the very idea that these intelligent, wonderful creatures would give up all with which they are familiar to travel here to live in this culture of excesses is astounding. They show a courage which, as per Alexander Solzhenitsyn, is the most important character trait one can have. Scan the profiles of American women on the Internet who seek men, and a significant proportion let it be known up front that they will not relocate.

I intend to follow your instructions and establish a long lasting relationship. I do so with a sense of awe. I have read many times the history of your country especially that with regard to the period of 1940 to 1945. According to Richard Overy in Russia's War, a well-regarded history, Russia lost 25 (18 million soldiers and 7 million civilians) million because of Germany's invasion. Counter factually, I believe it is safe to assume that because of the successful Great Patriotic War, the lives of countless Americans and British were spared. I have read also in Ovary, op.cit., that 80% of the Wehrmacht was lost in Russia. At any rate, I am convinced that the Russian people are a very tough people while at the same time being very, very bright, intelligent, and cultured. While I am aware of the dangers of over romanticizing and generalizing, I would nevertheless be more than a little honored to meet one whom would be my wife.

At present, I am being tutored in Russian weekly by a gentleman who teaches European History at our local college. Valery is from Moscow and has a doctorate in history from Moscow State. He has lived here since 1992 or so. We have had many discussions concerning the above, and he agrees with most of what I told you. He has in fact helped me form some of my opinions and in part pa russkey.:))

Most respectfully yours,
Ted (USA)

"I have to disappoint the man who is seeking a Russian "mail order bride" - they do not exist. The Hollywood "mail order bride" only exists in movies and media articles.  In reality, women are seeking partners for marriage, no more, no less."

Hedley

Your new friend for life,
Bob

Thank you. I have been reading your book and I think I am beginning to understand. It will be most helpful in my search for a wife. You are my hero.

Sincerely,
Robert

I would like to take this time to say thank you for what you're doing. 

Your book is changing my life. I read your book and did what you said to do in writing letters; I have sent five letters to five beautiful women with 100% return. My letter is very long, at least I think so, four of them have written longer letters than I sent; I had these letters translated, just like you said, and these ladies have really opened up to me, I feel like I know them for a long time, one has already captured my heart, we have so much in common. 

Elena, I spent a month in Saint Petersburg, Russia, last year and made all the mistake you talk about in your book, but now I really have a problem which one to chose! The one I think is right for me, her name is Elena also.

If anyone who is truly interested in finding a Russian Lady will read your book and follow it in detail, and then put their heart and time in writing a letter, the rewards are far more worth the time and energy than they invest in it. I know I have just started but if it doesn't work out with these ladies, I am more than confident I will get the same response [again]. Of the five that responded only one didn't think we were a match but had only nice things to say about my letter.

Elena, I will keep you posted on my progress. I started this journey to find a Russian wife one and a half years ago. With your help I'm very close. If people read your book, they can do it in less than half the time I spent.

Elena I would like to give something back to you if there's anything I can do to help you please don't hesitate to ask.

God Bless You
Sincerely,
Don Fann

I enjoyed your book so much I couldn't stop reading it and I was at my desk at work. I hope my company doesn't mind too much. I didn't know the Russian culture, but I have a much better understanding, now. It was so informative and interesting. I hope to go to Russia this summer and apply what I learned from your well written e-book.

Thanks so much,
Wes

Alex (Spain)

I have to say that I enjoyed your book very much. I have learned a great deal. There was so much that I did not know about the Russian culture, and I am intrigued by it. I am talking with a Ukraine woman know that I think has possibilities, I also work with a Belarus woman here in the States for women from Belarus, though not having much luck with that. I do want to thank you for writing your book, it has shown me some things that I need to work on.

Thanks again,
Charlie Wagner

Rob

Regards,
Ron Dotson

I wanted to say thanks for your helpful and rewarding book.  I started my search months ago, and I go to Rostov, Russia in less than eight weeks to meet the girl I have grown quite fond of. Your website and especially this book, has been most helpful. I do not kid you when I say that I have read and re-read this book at least five to six times.  I have even quoted you on numerous occasions.

Again, thanks for your help, and please wish me luck!
Sincerely, Jeff McDaniel

I think it is time I update you on what is happening on this side of the world. I have been to Russia this past December visiting my Russian lady friend whom I met over the Internet (and if you can still remember, I asked your advice on several occasions regarding her). My visit exceeded ALL of my expectations!! We became engaged in Russia (I took the ring with) and personally asked her father's permission to do so and now it is only two more weeks before she arrives in South Africa, on a visitor's visa which will give us three months to get married and for her to become a permanent South African citizen. I must however add that the e-books I bought from you did help me immensely and without it I am sure I would not have been engaged today to the most beautiful girl in all of Russia, to be married in the immediate future.

Once again, tons of gratitude for your support via your e-mails and specifically your e-books.

Warm regards,
Clive

Thanks again for a fantastic book!!

Best regards.
Mike (Georgia, USA)

I just finished reading your book and I must compliment you on such a well written book. As a retired school teacher I found your book very easy to read yet extremely informative on critical information necessary to be successful in finding a Russian Bride. The book was extremely helpful in recognizing important factors in Russian culture that help you to understand view points of a Russian woman and how they perceive things. As a American I would never have been aware of some of the keys to gaining knowledge on just how to approach such a delicate matter in such a wise way. The book was extremely interesting to read even if I was not searching for a Russian wife because of knowledge and insight that you pick up on dating in another culture and society. I am fifty-four and wish I had found your book much earlier in my life but I am as pleased as could be that I found it now. 

Again thank you for the opportunity to gain such important information as I did from your book.

Sincerely yours,
Andrew

First, I would like to congratulate you on your success in finding your dream man! I have read both of your stories and they are truly beautiful, I can only hope to be as lucky as you and your husband! I wish you both happiness enduring.

Secondly, I have ordered your new book and it is fantastic; the knowledge I have gained from it most definitely gives me an advantage. Not to mention a little confidence. You answered all my questions and then some, plus I have a new found respect, and admiration of the Russian people! Thank you for enlightening me.

Sincerely
Don G.
Omaha, NE USA 

Thank you for sharing your experiences in this book. It is very well written and easily understood. I have been thinking for about five years now, on the prospect of going to Russia and looking for a wife.
 
I have been researching Russian culture and customs through the internet to know how to present myself to Russian people in the correct way, your insight and advice is going to be very helpful to me in August when I make my first trip to St.Petersburg.

Also been corresponding to several women over the last month and I've had a very good response. There is one lady in particular that has risen to be my favorite. We have been corresponding via the internet for almost a month and the last few letters were starting to get short prior to me starting to receive your 9 simple rules emails. Then I was able to use your advice to examine my intentions more closely.

See I was in the frame of mind to just go to St. Petersburg on a romance tour to check this phenomenon of Russian women, and see for myself if it was for real! After a lot of research I decided to put my profile on the internet, just to see what kind of response I would get. Well let me tell you I was not ready for the amount of emails I started receiving. Anywhere for 20 to 30 a day!

Let me get back to my original thought before I go on to much! After examining myself and really deciding that, what I am looking for is a wife, by the advice in your book I've decided to focus my attention to the one lady out of many correspondences (35 different women) that is the best candidate for me. She is the only one who I have called on the phone and now we are emailing each other directly through regular internet. She will not be home for a few weeks to finish college but after that we will be able to have more phone conversations. I have a real good feeling about her and think that she is feeling the same by her emails.

After reading your book yesterday, I went over all my letters to her and was amazed that purely by accident, from the beginning of our correspondence; I have done almost exactly what you say in your book as the correct way to do this thing! So you see what that means to me is a confirmation that I am on the right tract! And have decided to go to Russia to see only her. This is in great part by the advice from your book. It is sound advice when you stop to think about it!

Let me close by saying thank you for this valuable information and advice; for all the time and effort you put in to presenting it in such a way, which is so easy for a man to understand. You know sometimes we just don't get it! :-)

Sincerely,
Chad Trader

I have found the information you have provided to be very useful. The cultural Differences between that of Eastern European women and the west are many and sometimes subtle. A man can quickly get lost when over in Eastern Europe and I would suggest to any man going there to read the book or at least the 9 steps that you provide... I was In Kiev last year and met a pretty woman from Icq of all places. It did not work out for the two of us sadly. Strangely though The Girl who had provided me with accommodations when I was over there became my best friend. It is like talking to a part of myself and I go back there in three weeks to be with the best friend I have ever had. Thanks for your advice. I believe the things you say are genuine and hope Guys read it before they go. Don't necessarily look for beauty when you go over guys, look at the heart you are going to be with. Its not the outside of a diamond that necessarily causes the sparkle. Good luck to all who go there. Its worth the trip!

Cheers
John 

Best regards, 
Bob Perry USA

Once again - great book!  

Regards,
Michael 

For me right now, the most relevant part of your book is the "proposal of marriage" chapter....that's what I'm considering right now.

Steve

Derek, UK

I wanted to thank you for writing such an informative and insightful book! I enjoyed reading every word from beginning to end, and I recognized many mistakes I have made in the past in your advice! I have been an avid participant in Elena's Models since the year 2000, and have contacted many wonderful ladies from the site. Several I have made contact with have been wonderful women, however, after writing for a short while we would lose contact, and some I never had contact with. After reading this book, I realize that the reasons why this type of contact took place could have been because of some of the reasons you pointed out in your book. Things such as sending my letters in English instead of Russian and not explaining my reasons in the proper context were most likely reasons for this happening. I realize that now after reading this fine book, and I have a completely new outlook on how to approach and speak to the ladies of the FSU. I have much work to do and have a renewed confidence in finding the lady I would like to spend the rest of my life with. I also have found a much deeper need to learn even more about Russian culture and language than I had before. I am grateful for your advice here in this book, and hopefully I can receive even more advice from you in the future concerning my correspondence with these wonderful ladies!! Thank you once again,

Sincerely, Danny

I've just read your e-book from cover to cover. This has to be the single greatest resource I've seen yet for anyone who is even thinking about finding a Russian wife. I did not know and could not believe the amount of differences between my society in the UK and Russian culture.

I especially found the differences in Russian dating etiquette very interesting and to be honest, in light of what I've read, I can't see how any foreigner successfully gets married to a Russian girl if they don't have this insider information before they even write their first letter. (Unless the girl is VERY forgiving and understanding of cultural differences.) Though I also think there should be a compromise and acceptance of cultural differences, to a certain degree, on both sides of the relationship.

(Now I'm going to go off on a tangent here so bear with me as I don't mean to moan and complain, but..) I personally would never intentionally do anything to offend a lady no matter where she comes from, but the impression I got from your book made me feel that if I put a foot wrong while I was dating a Russian girl, she would be offended, take it thick and that would be the end of that.

Dating western women is already hard enough because they already think a man should be psychic to their wants and needs (because they never say what they mean, where as a man always means what he says), but if a girl is going to become offended because you aren't following her cultural etiquette and she thinks that being from somewhere that has a different cultural etiquette and you don't know any better isn't a valid excuse, then I'm sorry but that's wrong and very arrogant.

Perhaps I have mis-read your book but this is the impression I got from it. And I definitely agree with the examples you gave of women rejecting men, those men were very rude and inconsiderate to them, they deserved to be rejected. If they were going to treat a lady in this inconsiderate way just by visiting her, imagine how they would have treated her if she had married them.

On a more positive note, I definitely enjoyed the book and it has halted me in my tracks and given me food for thought before going any further with Russian dating.

Most western men will browse many online personal sites before they browse an international introductions site. The two look very much the same. Photo profiles and a description of the person and what they are looking for. But there is a definitely different set of expectations and attitude between the west and east profiles that is not apparent to the casual surfer. There's no doubt now in my mind that a guy's attempt to date or even communicate with a Russian girl will end in failure if they haven't read your book.

Personally I think most guys who initiate contact disappear because they weren't serious about the girl or marriage in the first place and just take the easy way out by cutting communication with her.

I've also realised that I went to school in the wrong country ;-)  Students are about £13000 - £20,000 in debt by the time they leave university in the UK, as they have to pay for it. They then have to spend the next couple of years paying it back in their first job.  Some can never afford to pay it back.

I found much of your personal story quite funny as I can associate your situations with things that have happened in my own life and the old saying "what CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong". But things usually all work out in the end. There's nothing better than reading a story with a happy ending.

If you wanted feedback on how to improve the e-book, I would say page numbers and get the document split into chapters within the PDF file for faster reference. You could probably outsource it to somebody on elance.com who knows how to do such a job. I'm sure it's not a big job.

I hope this feedback helps.

All the best.
Best regards
Jonathan S.

Andrew

Jack

Elena, you have exceeded all my expectations - the book is delightful, very candid; extremely insightful. Best of all I feel like I have met a new  friend (you). Believe it or not, having read only to page 55, I have gleamed 26 nuggets of wisdom (I write them on a notepad for further use). Things like - Russian women generally stay home with the child until 3 years old. Well, as a man, and a future father I need to know this and be prepared to offer a prospective Russian wife the opportunity to do just that and not expect her to earn income for our home during those early child rearing years.

That's it for now - again, THANK YOU. I'm looking forward to John's story as well. And thanks for all you are doing to help guys like me find our dream girls.
 
All the best always,
Harold

Chris

Hello Elena,

Where to begin, firstly your ebook is worth it's virtual weight in Gold, I swear it! Your website (www.elenasmodels.com) is equally as valuable. I sincerely state that even if I find no wife from your site the boost to my ego and self belief is already (less than 24hrs) worth every penny of my Gold subscription. I could not have and never would have recovered my battered metrosexual manhood in such a short time. I declare easily you and your husband are a remedy on battered Western men!

Why? Most Western men are taught to behave like Women, I mean that in the most disrespectful way. We've been taught that we can't behave like men. Strong, macho, liking to bed women and so on. Yet your book reminded me of my masculinity, actually I am strong, yet I do want to look after my partner, protect my children, work hard, be the bread-winner, take my place of honour in the World, in short be a man.

Don't get me wrong I don't want to be inconsiderate or rude! No, I want to be a strong shining Knight in armour, acting in chivalry, compassionate and respectful, I want to open doors, I want to pay for dinner, I want to give my beloved more than she dreamed, I want to look after the one so precious to me. Not what many Western men think being a man is, a drunkard, dishonest, unfaithful, the opposite. But I'm a man, I don't like shopping, I can't cook to save my life, etc. but can you say that in England, not on your life!

I was loosing faith, thinking 'can I not just be man, hold my partner as the reason for life and valiantly give her all she dreams of?' your site, the ebook and your fine husbands ebook have given me new confidence.

The women on your site, I was convinced it must be fake. So many beautiful women, I mean that, I spent almost all the weekend stunned, it was like surfing soft-porn! I picked women that I thought would not respond, some have porn-star looks others I looked at their photos so long, one I even dreamt about. I am stunned, truly. Would not respond? Check my inbox!

Tonight I received 14 emails! I'll end this excited, hopeful email as I began it. I sincerely state that even if I find no wife from your site the boost to my ego and self belief is already (less than 24hrs) worth every penny of my Gold subscription. (If any man is thinking about subscription, stop. Subscribe now, it will be the best money you ever spend even if just for the huge grin you'll have.)

Elena and John, may God bless you both, and may God bless the one lady I saw on your site first and who has unbelievably responded, oh my, I feel a change coming on!

Mark

Solly

Donald

We have been communicating for 3 months and write to each other once a week and this is where I found your book indispensable. It has given me a platform on which to base my letters and all the time without falling into the etiquette of dating or falling foul of the way in which Russian women think and how their value systems compare and contrast with my own.

Many, many thanks
Kind Regards
Trevor Watson

P.s. If this relationship does not work out I will be enlisting your services with the utmost confidence!

I just read your book about finding a Russian woman to marry. It's excellent. Very informative and interesting. I am composing a letter of introduction today, based on your advice and suggestions. The book was well worth the money.

-Doug

Hello to you both and a sincere blessing on your family!
A cross Cultural marriage is a challenge beyond what same Cultural ever could be, which at once is both a sobering thought, yet fascinating. 
However, such persons, such as yourselves, that determine there is no stronger bond than Love beyond a horizons cannot help but be encouraging to your readers.

It is much to your credit Elena that you have opened so many closed doors to men such as I outside of the Slavic woman's world, her motives and reasoning. We are forever in your debt. 

And to John, so many men I have read from, written to, and have known, missed their chance with an FSU lady, not knowing why (I among them, until now!), congratulations Sir, for winning the hand of such a lady in marriage.

I go now with a much better depth and it is all a credit to your efforts, both of you. These books are to me wonderful guides to what I can say marks a successful man in this world, to know Love rather than to hope for it. 

Теперь, я имею Веру!

Vern

Zdravtsvuite Elena, 

Hello! Thought I would practice my new and one and only Russian word that I know! Laughs! 

Thank you so much for your wonderful book. I was very impressed, both with your knowledge and insightfulness, as well as writing skill and articulate thought. You use what I learned in school in the American literature Honors and English honors class, as power writing, stating things in a powerful persuasive manner, such as "It IS" as opposed to "it is similar to". I got a very positive feeling from your book.

So've read your book, twice, and John's book as well. I even took many notes, 28 pages of notes on your book to be exact, and 3 pages of notes on John's book.

I even wrote a paper to clarify my thoughts entitled "§why do I want a wife"¨ and I did it BEFORE you suggested it in your book. Many of the ideas you listed in your book I had already thought of, but of course there were many I hadn't thought about as well. I see you have given great thought on the subject, for wisdom comes not with age, but effort.

Most difficult for me to assimilate immediately and effortlessly, was your unique insight into appealing to a woman's EMOTIONAL side. I could immediately see its irreplaceable value and importance, but I must admit as a man I guess I just simply don't think that way! Well I can, I just have to switch into a different side of my personality. But I felt your Guidance to seeing through a different window was priceless.

And of course I will take your advice and BE PERSISTENT! I have learned persistence alone can take a person to places where all the brilliance and talent cannot. I heard a very nice saying once that said "always allow a lady the dignity of saying no at least once". Grins!

I must say I thoroughly enjoyed your book, both for its complete honesty and sincerity, and straightforwardness. You write in a simple but overwhelmingly powerful way that is convincing. I am convinced the simple reason why your writing is so powerful is simply, because it is truthful.

I knew you know what you are talking about, because unlike other so-called 'experts', you actually have a happy and loving marriage! For example my mother is an astrologer and professional marriage councilor with over 20 years experience. However I never seek her advice on relationship matters because she has had 3 marriages and none of them were happy. She is the most man hating and bitter woman I know! So naturally if a person wants advice on how to lose weight, they would be wise to seek advice from someone who used to be over weight and is now thin, etc.

It was very touching to read how you described your feelings when you started thinking maybe God doesn't have plans for you to be married and happy so you decided if you're not married by 33 to adopt a child, he will be your family and you will be his. I very much know that feeling right now very intimately. My greatest fear in life would be to live a wasted life, the life of a liar and a selfish coward. But my second fear is that I will always be alone, despite how sincerely I try to be good to the world. 

Yet I persist, and your example has given me more reason to hope and have faith.

Previously I have received letters from 4 different Russian women, and was appalled to find out that 3 out of the 4 were Scams! Receiving the exact same letter word for word from 2 different email addresses with 2 different photos was rather educating. It was most disturbing.

Thank you for your many efforts to bring happiness into so many people's lives. I know God is watching.

Dear Elena, thank you most kindly, for your efforts for others happiness.

Respectfully,
James V.

Again thank you for such a brilliant book I wish you the greatest success.

All the best
Alex Clegg

Jon (Australia)

Thank you for your wonderful book. I have been communicating with Russian women for a few months already and now feel very comfortable with the knowledge that you have provided me.

Your guide gives great insight into the customs, psychology and motivation of the women of the FSU. Hopefully, I have learned and understood your lessons concerning our selfishness and the necessary adjustment to the Russian woman's priorities.

As you promised, the cost of the book was insignificant in comparison to its value.

For any man that has even the slightest curiosity about Russian women, or about anything that has to do with Russian family dynamics, your guide is indispensable.

I was also pleasantly surprised at the sophisticated and very professional writing and printing. I am a former journalist, and I could not find any real mistakes.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Mark Menachem

Chris (USA)

Eric

"HOW TO FIND AND MARRY A GIRL LIKE ME by Elena Petrova is an informative, educational, entertaining take on international dating that is also a pleasure to peruse. The subject matter is covered in an uplifting and invigorating manner that makes it appropriate for social scientists and laymen alike, especially those who are reticent or gauche, which encompasses about 90% of the males in both groups.

The candid book has a unique blend of statistics, quotes, opinions, and examples, and is colorfully illustrated. The most valuable assets, though, are the author's grasp of human relationships and her ingenuous self-disclosure, the latter of which is priceless and highly instructive. The content is thorough and provides a step by step guide to success in courting Eastern European ladies. More importantly, the life story that unfolds is honest yet far from boring, which is a welcome relief and undoubtedly is a first for a work in this particular field--or any other, on second thought.

After reading this nonpareil tome that is destined to become the last word on Internet dating from cover to cover I found myself twice as knowledgeable about Slavic women and their customs than I was before. Now I must buckle down and implement my newfound wisdom."

Dr. Dawk Ziti, 
Satirist and retired counseling psychologist (USA)

Gary (www.SundayisFunday.com) 

What a fascinating book! I was riveted to reading it, I started reading it when I got home and it is now 4.30 in the morning and I have to go to work in a few hours without any sleep. I could not put the book down; thank you, it is brilliant.

I have been writing to a beautiful lady in the Ukraine for 3 weeks and we are about to meet for the first time in 6 weeks time, we are both very excited and looking forward to the meeting but Anna is a little worried as you state in your book that she might not come up to my expectations, now thanks to your book I can answer her in a more reassuring way.
This is the most valuable book I have read in years.

Thank you very much for all your useful tips and may God bless you and your family.

Yours Respectfully
Terence

You asked for comments about your book... 

When I bought your ebook, I had responses from 78 ladies using the Absolute Agency as my primary source. It was the only one I subscribed to, although somehow I received several letters from God-knows-where. I was swamped by contacts, and I suspect I had been had by two or three gals before I found you and your books. I probably lost 3,500 dollars to scams or mistakes... But Elena, I count that money as the cost of doing business, i.e., I would have spent that kind of dough on ding-bats here in the States going on dinner dates or evenings at the opera before I found out what was going on with them. 

Perhaps I should interject by telling you I am writing from the perspective of having finished ...A Girl Like Me for the third time.... 

First, I skimmed for points I was mainly interested in. I put it down. I was surprised that I could give too many compliments to a woman... I thought  that was a well a man could never fill up. Or that one should offer three times before giving up, etc. 

Then, I practiced what I could recall from the skimming in my correspondence with the next set of ladies... but it was hard. I was in contact with so many attractive ladies. I got mixed up and sent the wrong letter to the wrong address. That way, I wiped out two candidates at once, and I did that stupid trick twice more, before I found a way to file and keep track of four Marinas, six Svetlanas, and five Olgas, three Innas, etc. 

Then, I studied your book carefully and picked up a dozen things I had been doing wrong... by this time I lost a dozen really nice  ladies... probably my fault for not reading your book earlier... 

Finally, I have narrowed down the field to five. One seems crazy about me, a 57 year-old surgeon. Another who is a 48 year-old psychologist who is very reserved but sends me warm drawings of flowers she does while thinking of me; she is in almost instant contact 10 or 14 times a week by email. A young, thoughtful art design student of 24 who writes the longest, most touching and thoughtful personal letters daily. A 44 year-old garment business owner who is a stunning beauty, and is the most articulate writer of English of them all, and finally a 53 year-old lawyer, historian and philosopher who has an extremely pleasant countenance (not beauty), but perhaps the best educated and most intelligent of all. All of these, including the art student, have been previously married. None of them have Instant Messaging. 

What am I going to do....? Well, I will travel there late this Summer or early Fall. I have completed lesson 18 of the Pimsleur conversational Russian course of 90 lessons. By Fall I will have finished it. I have read two history books, and I am looking for more, especially on the Ukraine. I want to spend, maybe three, months getting to know country and language of the one and only. At this point I am happy with all five, although I have a strong preference for the 24 year-old art student...Yeah, I know she is terribly young...! But there is something so special about her. 

Who am I? Well, Elena, I am a retired, thrice divorced USMC Major, a writer, a sculptor of Presidents, and past president of a couple national organizations...I am athletic, physically fit, financially secure, and certainly not rich. And I am 74. 

I have presented myself exactly as I am including moles and warts because I am sincerely interested in finding the right woman soon to spend the rest of my life with... Life is too short to lie or obfuscate. And I am happy to find so many intelligent, attractive, well groomed, educated people from which to choose. 

Your book is a gold mine of practical insights to these charming people. I wish I had read it six months ago... I am sure I would be three months ahead of where I am in my search for a wife. Heck, I wish I had read it 50 years ago... 

Sincerely, 
G. R. 

I have read your ebook, "How to marry a girl like....."

Thanks to you I listed "mandatory" and "wishes", as I call it. To save time and work, I think there is no other way. I searched the Net for 5 years and I think now it is the time to do it the right way.

Thanks again,
Pelle (Sweden)

Thanks again,
Pelle (Sweden)

I am sure you receive many glowing reports on your book, and this one will be of that category. There are many mistakes I have made up to this point, mistakes that were unintended, yet very foolish and with disastrous results. Your book would have made a world of difference to me.

After about four months of writing to Russian women, I was becoming a bit frustrated by:

1. Not getting much in the way of replies back to my first letter, 
2. Believing that things were going well when she would write and say she has fallen for someone else (and then her profile appears on another site, suspicious, but obvious!:-),
3. My inability to understand some of the golddigger/scam issues.

It got to the point that I was about ready to totally forget Russian women, not because they were unworthy, but because I could not understand what was happening. If I had read your book first I would NOT have made those mistakes, and I realize now how some of the women must have thought of me. It is sad to think they ended up either thinking wrongly of my intent, or that their feelings may have been hurt, unintentionally.

From the bottom of my heart I say, "Thank you," Elena, for your book has made me realize that this can work out. My initial thoughts in beginning this adventure were true and valid, that now, with your book, I will be successful in my quest, and I will not cause any unintended discomfort to the wonderful women I will come in contact with.

I've memorized the Seven Truths, and they're becoming a part of my life. It was never for a lack of trying, but application, and your book has provided me with the practical techniques and basic understanding of the Russian psyche that I need to make it work.

Thank you, Elena

Most Sincerely,
Rick

I live in the USA and met a woman from Russia where I live, but unfortunately I had not read your book when I was trying to win her heart. Every day I regret the mistakes I made and just wish I could start over especially after reading your book.

Thanks,
Matt A. (USA)

I must say that without doubt, the book is excellent, well written, it had me completely hooked as once I had started reading, I didn't stop until the end, and thank you so much for writing it, because having made a good start with my lady a few months ago (without even knowing it I was doing all the right things), I now realize that I have recently been coming across quite badly and potentially ruining what I think could be the perfect relationship (we really are compatible and flight and hotel are already booked for 2 weeks at the beginning of June) because of all these cultural differences you have highlighted. Now I will know better.

Thanks and regards,
Robert (UK)

I would just like to say thank you for your very enlighting and informative books "How to marry a girl like me " and "John's book " also. Like most guys out there I was a little skeptical about the concept of getting involved and later marrying a foreign girl but after reading your book you can most defiantly call me a convert . 

When I first looked at your website { which I had stumbled across by accident while looking for information on another unrelated topic } I was amazed at the shear numbers and the beauty of the women there and found it hard to understand that they could not find a man in Russia. 

This got me interested in the reasons why and after doing some more research including your other website "Cyber Guide to Russian Women " I was stunned to learn why and that their motives were not as you would believe as written by the media, but driven by the need to be married and have children with a good man that they spend the rest of there lives together, basically to love and be loved .

I have known a few men that have married overseas women and they all are still married today which says alot considering the divorce rate in Australia these days.

As a side line I conducted a survey of some male and female friends of mine to gain a better overview of the idea of Australian men seeking women overseas and the women they were corresponding with .

The results were amazing and shocked me to say the least, of the women surveyed 80% regarded the men that looked for a wife overseas as { in there own words } losers , these were all Australian born women who had never lived outside of Australia or have parents that were born overseas .

Yet they were the first to complain that there were very few men out there that were interested in them, but when I asked what there priorities were in there future, 95% replied that their career and personal wealth was number one with family and marriage rated at almost 0, some that were married even thought of there husbands as little more than a stepping stone to getting what they wanted in their chosen career .

Now I'm not against a woman having a career, there is nothing wrong with that at all, I just think that family should come before everything else regardless if your a man or woman, call me old fashioned if you will but that's the way I think about it .

Of the men surveyed most were very skeptical {60%} as I was about the concept of marrying a overseas women { mostly due to what they have been told by the media , which as we both know is just a pack of lies } .
But what surprised me was that although most men were a little skeptical nearly all {90%} would look at going overseas for a wife without many reservations at all .

Most men were worried about being dumped and being used as way to get into the country or the idea that if they were to marry the woman they would have the woman's family to take care financially of as well. { I have seen this happen to some men that have married into Asian families but as we all know this does not happen in Russian families }

After all the research I have done on this I now look at it with totally open eyes and being a single unattached man I will also be looking for a Russian wife in the not to distant future, the ideals and the shear femininity of these smart ,educated, beautiful women appeals to me now very much.

Regards .....
Peter (Perth, Australia)

I read, understood and enjoyed your book. Thank you for information that can tip the relationship balance from positive to negative.

I like your book because you write basing on concrete facts that have occurred and you are able to learn and update on such a theme as Finding the Love of your Life.

You are helping people to achieve maybe the most ambitious project in every man and woman's life.

Sincerely,
Johannes 

"Dear Elena,

I have just read your ebook, "How to find and marry . . . ", and enjoyed it. I read your book about scammers before my trip to Ukraine, and now I wish I had also read this one!

I spent 10 days in Ukraine, and learned some of the things you wrote about for myself, the hard way!

Having read your book on scammers, I was wary of women wanting gifts, and I still don't entirely understand this part of the culture. Fortunately, the woman I met in Ukraine is, I think, a decent and understanding woman, and tried to explain things to me. My camera died while I was there, and she thought it would be a good idea to buy a new digital camera, which I could use while there, and then leave with her to have when I am gone. Her request raised my suspicions a little, and I believe I conveyed this with body language. I should have simply said, "No, I don't want to buy it," as you suggest in your book. Instead, we had a significant conflict over this. Not because I wouldn't buy her the camera, but because she perceived me as being "greedy" (which I only later came to understand means "stingy" to her!).

We have had some other misunderstandings which could have been avoided by a prior reading of your book. Fortunately, she is very understanding, and I have been able to explain to her that we have cultural differences that I am trying to learn. Also, her mummy loves me very much and understands some of these things, and has helped me (us) out.

Your discussion of sexual expectations is very much appreciated. Of course, every man wants to have sex, but that is not what I mean. I want sex to be in accordance with what she expects, and comfortable for her. So this was something I wondered about quite a bit, but it is not something that is easy to get good information on! Your straightforward explanation was most useful.

Kevin Andrews (USA)

In any case, I think you're doing a great service to those sincere, loving but perhaps unfulfilled men who don't realize that there are thousands of sweet, beautiful, eager and loving world treasures waiting and hoping for them in Eastern Europe. I'm fixed up for life, but I'd advise any loving sincere man who's looking for the opportunity of a lifetime to seek out a Russian or maybe Ukrainian girl who's just as eager to meet him as he is to meet her. You write with integrity about a potentially hazardous but highly rewarding topic: finding the love of your life (I consider I lost my virginity figuratively, at 44!) in the former Soviet Union. Did I mention that you yourself are compellingly beautiful which just adds to the intrigue?

Please accept my sincerest compliments on your many achievements.

Kindest regards, JF.

1. Purchase Elena Petrova's book entitled "How to Find and Marry a Girl Like Me" and follow its advice. (And yes, yes, yes, please DO take the time to write a 10 page letter of introduction and pay the USD 200 or thereabouts to have a superior translation done - It is SO IMPORTANT.)
2. Purchase Marina Smiley's book entitled "Your Russian Bride - The Shocking Truth" (THEN re-read it several times to REALLY let the information sink in - The insights that Marina shares in this book are essential reading.)
3. Go to Russia with an absolutely open mind - You will see things that are very different to your COMPARATIVELY uncouth/uncultured Western ways! (Sure, Russian men spit a lot but then only the most abject Russian hobo would stoop to pick up a cigarette he'd inadavertantly dropped!!!) While it's my opinion that some things about Russia are not so good, others are infinitely superior to what I've seen "Westside" - So I can only assume there are still things about Russia that you personally miss Elena? (Irrespective there are differences, so be happy and accept - Hey, where else can you buy a beautiful lady a magnificent rose for AUD 3 [or USD 2?], live in a motel with cracked and missing tiles in the bathroom plus threadbare carpet and STILL have absolute masterpieces of art on the walls and staff who take the most genuine pride in the cleanliness of their establishment? Plus so much more!!!)
4. Please DO make the most serious attempt to learn the Cyrillic alphabet and begin to communicate in Russian to the best of your very limited ability - Sure you'll be hopeless but it is a sign of respect. And if anything earns you "brownie points" (apart from being able to hold your liquor and showing a generosity of spirit - In things like splitting an apple five ways when there are five people present!!! You don't have to be "generous" (and probably are best NOT to be) in a blatantly materialistic way!), having a genuine interest in Russia, it's history, it's culture, it's politics and it's people (including their language!), your potentially new Russian family will open up to you in a way that I can only describe as humbling.
5. Just a little comment but if an Ozzie bloke cares to look, I think he will find remarkable similarities between Russians and Australians. If we spoke the same language it is my personal opinion that Australians and Russians would enjoy an affinity that Australians have with no other nationality I know of. Our jokes are identical, our views on our political leaders are equally cynical, we both place immense value on freedom, booze and ladies (being brutally honest - Smile) and we both have a "make do" attitude in adversity .... So it wasn't hard for me as an Australian to like and respect Russians.
6. And lastly, but a biggy .... Bite the bullet, get a psych test done and find out what characteristics YOU need to look for in a compatible partner. I did this and when the lady replied I went straight back to the psychologist and while she didn't match two of his "preferred" criteria regarding age and birth position in the family, she came in so strong on the "mandatory" criteria that he just said "Yep, you need to go and meet her!" (Plus which MY positive vibes were so strong that I'd pretty much determined to do just that irrespective of what the psychologist said anyway - Smile!) I'd searched your site about a month before and narrowed 249 "possibles" down to 9 "probables" but just didn't have good enough feelings about any of them to make contact - And then a few weeks later Natalia registered ....

There's much more I could say of course, with the major one being that I respect the lady immensely. But if you've read this far I'm sure you are in desperate need of either a sleep or a Martini - And probably both!

But one final thing - I monitored "Russian Bride" sites (and other internet dating services) for several years before taking any positive action and on everything that I've seen yours is certainly the best.

Best wishes Elena ...
Bevin (Australia)

The advice regarding content of introduction letters, formatting etc. and how to respond after receiving replies is something I have spent considerable time and energy and more than a few dollars trying to find and finally I feel like my search has been rewarded. This may well turn out to be the best purchase I have made.

Your insights on agencies especially that offer free profiles and the pitfalls associated with so called FREE PROFILES is dead on and yes I figured it out the hard way I wish I had found your book a few weeks ago but it is a not a great tragedy just an unpleasant learning experience which hopefully having the benefit of your book will help me avoid in the future.

On one hand I hope not too many of my competitors find this book :) on the other I think it qualifies as a must read for any Man who is serious about finding his Russian Bride.

Sincerely 
Les Alton