subject: There must be other ways to find a Russian or Eastern European partner ! [print this page] Yes, the internet provides some ways to find a partner from Russia or countries of the former Soviet Union, but if you're serious, get creative and look further afield at various other options :
Search the free online dating websites, hard work because of all the pop ups, free advertising and the fact that anything free usually attracts poorer quality results and a lot of rubbish to wade through.
Paid online dating websites, better, especially if you select one that really suits you and what you're looking for.
Free penpal online services, if you're not in a hurry and enjoy writing, perhaps cultivate a true relationship through a penpal network, slow and a little tiring, but possibly very rewarding in the long run.
Free social networking sites, possible but only if you make your dating intentions crystal clear from the outset, otherwise you'll be wasting your time. The advantage is that a lot of Russian girls use these services just for contact anyway, so why not say hello ?
Standard paid online matchmaking services ( also known as romantic tours ), very useful if a little expensive, for someone determined, purposeful and who doesn't want to hang about, potentially worth every penny.
VIP online matchmaking services, for those looking for luxurious treatment while you search for a partner, every whim taken care of for you, local knowledge, trips, arrangements and a potentially better choice of partner,if you can afford it, know your own mind and exactly what you want, an excellent choice.
Old fashioned paper catalogue of potential partners supplied by some online matchmaking services, a newsletter type arrangement, opt to be on the mailing list and sit back and wait for the post, a more traditional approach.
Be pro-active, place a personal advertisement in a newspaper in a certain city that interests you. Enlist the services of a translator/interpreter to place the ad and act as a go-between for the respondents.
Travel to a traditional land based marriage agency in another country and enlist their services, direct, very well received and purposeful, this method is sure to impress.
Locate a Russian community in your own country and place an advertisement in a Russian newspaper or periodical - the staff will undoubtedly speak your language, will be able to place and ad and even offer translation/interpreting services as well.
Create your very own 2 or 3 page website, specifically aimed at finding your soul mate. Free website builders are everywhere on the internet nowadays and you generally need very little if any programming knowledge. Place the link to your site everywhere that you can think of...blogs articles, comments pages or social networking sites, the opportunities are almost limitless.
Consider a 3 or 6 month intensive language course in the country of your choice, you'll meet real people with real connections and develop the ability to communicate freely without interpreters, an impressive quality for any single girl looking for a foreign husband.
Enlist the help of a Russian translator/interpreter specifically to help you find a partner, if you know what you want and can explain it clearly, an interpreter may well be able to help, at the right price of course. Russians are extremely resourceful by nature and will consider any, otherwise unusual ways to earn money, and she'll have friends, acquaintances and excellent first hand knowledge.
Buy addresses of ladies online and put together an attractive sales package with you as the product - sell yourself !, difficult to know what percentage of the addresses are genuine though.
Advertise, advertise, advertise, in English, Russian or whatever language. Be pro-active in your search, it speaks volumes about you as a man. Russian and Eastern European women live all over the world, and every county has a Russian community. Advertise in national, regional or local newspapers but be clear about exactly what you're looking for.
Join snail mail, penpal groups, not everyone in the world has a computer and some people still prefer to correspond the old fashioned way, the internet cannot compete with the thrill of receiving a letter from another country and reading it a hundred times. You need to be patient, improve your writing skills and you'll attract a very different partner.
So you see, there are a lot more ways to find your partner, the trouble is that the internet has made us all a little lazy.
Remember this, Russian and Eastern European ladies have little time for foreigners who can't or won't make any attempt to meet her half way, armchair dating will only get you so far.
Make the effort, be pro-active in your search and you will be well rewarded.
There must be other ways to find a Russian or Eastern European partner !
