I have not travelled to meet anyone yet but have registrations with a few different sites. I am 50 years of age and have average looks and I am not rich. Lately I have been chatting with a few different women on Anastasia which I know has a horrible reputation. The women on there show a lot more interest than Elena's Models which I believe to be more genuine but I am also sure has it's fair share of scammers. I have also been in email contact with a woman on AFA for the past few months who is divorced with a child and mid thirties. Very nice person from what I can tell. But the thing is with some of the women that I believe to be genuine, they seem to be as doubtful about the whole process as many of the men. Even some of these women admitted that face to face meetings are the only way to be sure.
I just think it's a shame that some people are not meeting up simply because of all of the doubt about the process and the hysteria about age gaps, cheats, scamming etc... I offered money to the one feom AFA as her son was being operated on. She thanked me and refused. She sometimes tells me how hard it is in Ukraine as a single parent but still refuses the money.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should just go in with both eyes open and make a choice. If it does not turn out, life goes on. I have read some horrible stories on here re messy divorces and ripoffs but like others have said, it can happen in our own cities as well with women we thought we knew ! I hope you are having some success. Best of luck.
Yes, face-to-face IS the way to be sure. You can write hundreds of letters but you have to go there eventually. Everything in the letters can sound good but you'll never know about the chemistry UNTIL YOU GO THERE!
First of all, I'm sure you know that you should have never offered money to anyone you've never met. The fact that she turned it down is actually a good sign that she's not a scammer.
What you said about, going there with both eyes open and making a choice" is true. I don't think anyone should go there and expect to come back engaged or married. This is a process--a very expensive process and the expectation that you're going to come back with a fiance after a ten day trip is a poor one. Some websites refer to these guys as OTWs (One Trip Wonders)
In my mind, the process is only just starting after you return home. That's when the letters, emails, Skype and plans for a future are to be evaluated--especially after the excitement and newness of the trip have worn off.
The ladies have their own idea of how they're going to be scammed. They worry that they're going to be used as a sex recepticle and quickly forgotten.
Some guys write many, many letters and never visit the girl. She has emotionally invested in someone who will travel there to meet her. No wonder they're suspicious and wary!
Hopefully, we can avoid the messy divorces, the ripoffs, the green card shoppers, etc. by doing the go slow route. Look for body language, do her deeds match her words, etc. You can't read any body language via a letter or email. You can only choose wisely BY GOING THERE!
Wollo, Batman’s advice is good, but I’ll just add one thing to it.
Even if you do meet, and the date went well,, that is not a 100% sign that she is honest and sincere! Being new to foreign dating and a foreign culture, she might do things that don’t seem quite right! Is it the difference in culture,,, or is she just giving you a line of B$??
If you start to see red flags,,, walk away! If you start to see little red ribbons,, and you’re making sounds like Marge Simpson does when she‘s worried,,, be careful and be ready to walk away.
The one girl telling you, that she does not trust the system, does not mean she is honest either! She could simply be saying that to make herself look honest!! Scammer grade Level 2!!!
i dont think it can be said better then batman,, other then that the scamming system has already got its claws into you Wallo with the pay letter sites,, sadly this is the first steps most of us learn the ins and outs for oneself over theres.
i tried it then dumped it after first visit,,, i have no problem spending dollars but you really dont know want you a paying for in those sites,,,,, why the honesty part in your post sounds a bit laughable when you mentioned such sites.
not laughing at you dude, not at all. its just the whole bloody nightmare actually finding honesty when dollars are involved.
did you know once upon a time the rich russian business man was employing ex western soldiers for bodyguard work over russian mean mother fellas or russian soldiers.
its that honesty thing that the SAS or other fella's of good western background soldiering live by.
a code of honor thing, you dont back stab your employer.
a lot of our russian friends lived by the strength of the dollar.
same mentality still plays in many things theres..
I know what Anastasia is all about and I was willing to drop a few dollars to see for myself instead of believing everything I read. I have also read about success stories through meeting women from Anastasia.
Elena'a Models from what I have seen is good but I have also heard about guys that had problems through them as well. I did not say I have been in correspondence with someone for 6 months, only a few months on AFA. Am I a sorry man, possibly, about many things but I also advise women quickly if I am not interested. I don't string people along. One woman I chatted with on Anastasia told me that an Aussie guy travelled to meet her, gave her some expensive jewelry and said to her, "but first let's have sex." She said she handed the jewelery back to him and walked away. As usual none of this stuff is simple and I don't expect anyone to waltz through the process without picking up some injuries along the way ! AFA is pretty expensive but nothing compared to Anastasia. There are some impressive women on AFA and I don't mean the 22 year old stunners, I mean genuine women in their mid thirties or a bit older who are the sort of women I am looking for. Letters from 19 year old Filipinos are easily laughed off.
Of more than 30 happily married couples that I know of and some personally are friends with, of those that used online sites, 90% of them met through EM. I know of more successes with EM than scam stories; the scammers are everywhere but smart men who have done their homework, plan and work a master plan, never have a problem. "Having injuries" doesn't have to happen if you know what you are doing.
Hi Petter! At 9:30 pm here in Kiev, my “ex” calls me and wants to meet me at the hotel in 30 minutes??!! I hadn’t shaved or showered today,,, I did it last night before going to bed, so I could be ready for the taxi early. I didn’t have anything unpacked either,,, so I quickly grabbed my clothes and showered, and ran downstairs,,, and of course waited!!
When she arrived, the hotel staff at first would not let her upstairs with me,,, not even in the restaurant,,,, but she convinced them it was okay. We had a nice light supper together. We talked a lot about my trip and all of the problems,, then we talked about her problems?? Her apartment was broken into, computer stolen, I pod stolen, she needs a new apartment closer to work with less crime,,,, etc,,,, etc,,,,!! Before I got onto the plane to come here,,, I anticipated about how much she would need, lol I brought along 6,000USD in cash, and have already spent a 1/3 of it,, plus I have used my card here.
I think the smartest thing for me to do,,, is to forget both of them?? But I have known Katya for 4 years now, and forgetting her is not possible!!
The other girl I only like,,, and she could drift away at any time,,, or keep bleeding me dry for months to come.
What should I do?? Go with the one I can never forget,,, or with the one I might love someday,,, in the distant future??
I’m so screwed!!
Obviously,,, my post above was not meant for the forum. A good thing to remember,,,, don’t take cold medicine after a double shot of Jaggermeister!!
Oh,,, I did not spend the “1/3” in Kiev,,,, that happened in Sumy.
Baron,,, if I applied the “master plan” to all of the women I chose to correspond with, I never would have left the U.S.!! That would be the good part of the plan??! (YES)
It used to be the rule, to try and separate the girl from the agency. You can’t be sure in that either. With out the agency looking over their shoulders,, the girls are able to do their own little scams.
Everybody says; that there are some honest ones out there!! Are there??? No,,, I have not dated all of them,, so I can not be 100% sure,,, but I have dated enough, and I’ll proclaim that there aren’t any!!! If there is a .00015% of honest women out there, I’ll let someone else look for them!!
I came to Ukraine this year to do 3 things; check the honesty and sincerity of the girl! Done,,, she is not! Meet up with an old friend,,,, started,,, but not finished. Have a little R&R in Kiev since I choose to do this instead of planting my a$$ on a beach in Florida,,,,, not done!! I’m stuck in a hotel room with a cold!! SOB!!! Not happy!
well it could be worse, you could be stuck in a chit hole and sick. I spent quite a bit of time in Sumy since my wife is from there. She is Slavic so at times she will push to see if I will give in to petty things she wants. Its in there blood to see how much or how far they can push, don't worry they also get over just as quick.
I did have,,,, or had!! She was not sincere with me and someone else came the day before me, so I never saw her!! That's whats known as fickle! I did not get one letter from her saying why!!
The "ex" is exactly that,,, an ex, but we are friends.
danny,, you don't know what you have yet either!! Once she gets her "green card" or what ever you have there,,, she could be gone too???!!! Don't talk so smart,,,, it could come back to bite you in the ass!! Remember,, I'm 11 or 12 years ahead of you,,, I've already been in your shoes. How would you like to be looking 11 years from now???
My lady yesterday, from the local little shop, bought a tin of corned beef that cost 20 of the local currency, with only a 100 note from her purse, and because the shop didn't have change, she didn't pay for it immediately but later on was about to return to the shop to pay worried that these poor people might need the money, she was going to give them the 100 note and wait perhaps a day or so for the 80 change.
As I caught on with what the problem was I took from my pocket a 20 note and gave it to her, she looked at me, thanked me, and was offering to me her 100 note in exchange for my 20 note, I just looked at her and joked "I don't want your money".
My lady yesterday, from the local little shop, bought a tin of corned beef that cost 20 of the local currency, with only a 100 note from her purse, and because the shop didn't have change, she didn't pay for it immediately but later on was about to return to the shop to pay worried that these poor people might need the money, she was going to give them the 100 note and wait perhaps a day or so for the 80 change.
As I caught on with what the problem was I took from my pocket a 20 note and gave it to her, she looked at me, thanked me, and was offering to me her 100 note in exchange for my 20 note, I just looked at her and joked "I don't want your money".
Danny???? Close enough!!! You always talk about the age difference,, my Ira was only 2 years younger!! That is one reason why I have searched for younger ones!!!
She did come from a small town,, but I met her in Moscow.
We both decided to wait a year or two to have children. To better adjust to her new life and to make sure the marriage and the paperwork would last or work out.
We never had major disagreements, but she was stubborn on a lot of little things.
She moved back to Russia after a tragedy in her family. There was not much I could have done to change things.
You and your girl have a lot of plans and dreams???? They are just words right now! Plenty of time for your reality to change!!!
Ivor,,, I had an odd situation in a store too!
Part of my time in Sumy that I have not yet talked about,,, and shouldn’t! lol
I met with a girl I had seen the year before, she agreed to meet with me outside of the hotel. She had claimed to speak some English, but when she arrived, she had her brother and a friend along. We all went out to eat,,, The Grand Palace, then to a pharmacy to buy some prescription for her mother. When we got there, they were looking at a blood pressure monitor,, for her mother I would expect,, or me??? It took 30 minutes to buy, and then she also bought shampoo,,, I never saw the prescription? The monitor was less than 400UKR,, but the bill was 800UKR or 100US!
From there, we went to play pool? Wow,,,, there is no polite way to say it,,,, the Ukrainian people are a bunch of hacks when it comes to pool!! And I am no good at it!! Haven’t played in years. Balls rolling around on the floor, the sticks hitting the lamps over the table,,, the works!!
I slowly noticed,, that everyone was watching me?? We were playing 8 ball,,, they had two small tables for it. I played call your pocket, and the brother slowly caught on. The girls were drinking Martinis, then switched to Absinth with white soda. Walking down the sidewalk, I had to hold all three up at times!!
I mentioned needing something from the EKO market,,, they did too!! I wanted to grab a cart,, which are very small, but they insisted on the baskets,,,, we don’t need very much!! That basket got pretty heavy,,, then her brother had one too,,, grabbing things from my basket to make it lighter. Lol The thought going through my head was,,,, ahhh, you bunch of A holes!!! Lol
It was mostly practical things, that every one needs, except for the 2 bottles of white wine and the 2 teddy bears? While checking out, a bottle of dish soap leaked on the conveyor!! The flip cap was broken off and other items had become wet from it. The brother went to get a new bottle, and when he came back, two security guards were waiting for him!! They all argued for at least 20 minutes!! I’m thinking to myself,,, only in the Ukraine would something like this happen!! At home, the grocery store clerk would call a stock boy for a new bottle, and then apologize to me for the delay!!!! They got their new bottle, but I would rather have paid them for the first one, and got the fxxk out of there!!
When they tallied up the bill, it came to 1,100UKR!! Oh sh!!,,, I’m not sure if I have that much,, so I handed them my card. It did not work?? Oh sh!!,,, I started counting money,,,, just so. I started the night with over 3,000UKR,, money that was meant to pay for three nights at the hotel, (more than enough)! It was a Saturday night,, tomorrow is Sunday,, will the little money exchange places be open?? Yes!
That same night, I tried the ATM outside the hotel,, the same one that gave me problems last year,,,, it did not work!! I had that to think about all night, and got up early to try another ATM,, it worked.
All of that running around outside is probably why I have a cold now??!!
I had such a fun time in Sumy!!
DUNT,,, Perfect is possible?? Now everyone here knows you are lying!! Or,,, you are so desperate to have anyone, that you imagine she is perfect. Or,,, you finally found one who can actually fly??
“ Im lucky and for normal guys looking in fsu they can easily be as luckey as me. But lowlife wont get anywhere only get timewasted and troubles. No normal person will have trouble finding a good fsu girl plenty are honest kind girls “
First thing DUNT,,, no one is as,,,,, “luckey” as you!!!
Don’t you think there are a lot of normal guys looking for girls in the fsu???
Most are having all sorts of troubles,,, that’s why this forum exists!!!
You think I am a low life?? I told my ex here in Kiev about the troubles during my trip,,, and she told me; that I was too good for a Ukrainian girl!! I agree!!
Back some time ago,,, someone here wrote; that the only reason why you have a girl,,, is because you have the word “moron” written on your forehead!! I agree with that too.
Danny,,, if your girl is pregnant and growing bigger,, why would she go online for a dress??
She needs to see a seamstress, most likely some old local woman who has been doing that job for years!!