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

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 h