The Truth About Russian Dating Websites - Scam Or Opportunity?

If you have been considering trusting a Russian dating website with finding your true love but have been worried they are all scams, rest assured that there are legitimate sites out there that can bring you real opportunity rather than heartache. It is true that there is a lot of money to be made in the dating industry as a whole, and the Russian dating scene does not hold any greater risk of scam than is found in every other avenue. Even dating sites that only serve your country, state, or local city have the risk of scam, so there should be no extra concern with a Russian dating website, provided that you follow your common sense!

The trick is to keep your head on straight, no matter where the women you deal with are from! There are many different features that can be found on a Russian dating website, and while some of them may be just to rake in more money for those who profit off the site, most of them are valuable features that allow you to contact women, one of which could very well be the love of your life!

Profiles

The ability to post a profile including your picture and a brief introduction of yourself should be a basic feature of any Russian dating website. Some sites will allow you to join and post your profile for free, while others may require you become a paid member before posting this information. If you are concerned about joining a site and finding that they do not have a large selection of women or have very few you are interested in, then find a site that allows you to at least browse profiles of the women before joining. You will be surprised at the number of available women some sites have right now, and it will not be a huge risk to join once you verify that there are women out there of interest to you.

Videos

A Russian dating website may also allow you to view videos of women, or even post a video of yourself. This may come at an extra charge on some sites, but it is worth the investment to hear the women of interest to you speak. There is a lot to be gained from a video, such as seeing more of a woman's personality and how she carries herself to a greater extent. Reading a profile is one thing, but actually hearing the words spoken takes things to a more personal level.

Translation

One of the extra expenses that many people raise their eyebrows at involve translations so that a couple getting to know one another can properly understand one another. While this may seem like a scam to increase the charges of the service, it is actually a necessary expense with any type of international dating. Without translations of your messages, there is a very high chance that the women you communicate with will not fully understand what you are saying to them. Misunderstandings could ruin relationships that would otherwise flourish.

Translations and similar services are necessary not only for the women to understand what you intend to say, but so you can understand them a well. While most Russian women do have some understanding of English, many are not fluent enough to read a letter and fully understand the meaning of every line. There are necessary expenses that go into dating women from other countries, and this is one of them.

Bottom line, joining a quality Russian dating website may cost a little to come in contact with women who have the features you desire, but it is no different from dating in any other way. When you take out women and pay for expensive dates only to find out they have absolutely none of the characteristics you desire in a woman, you are wasting money and time. At least with a Russian dating site you end up with a woman who is more than worth the time and expense.

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Online Dating: An Endless Supply of Opportunity

It's true. Online dating provides an endless supply of dating opportunities. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of single, separated, or subversive somebody's searching for love. The numbers are staggering. Annual revenue estimates for the US alone are close to $1 billion. At $10 to $30 per month for a membership that is a whole lot of love. At least the opportunity for love.

Mother has shared her wisdom in troubled times. You must kiss many frogs to find Prince Charming. Or after a troublesome breakup consolation is offered. There are so many fish in the sea and men are like street cars. Another will come by if you just wait. Yet in this age of information with boundless access to e-commerce, social networking, and online dating there is no waiting.

There are hundreds of online dating services, perhaps even thousands if foreign dating is included. At any time of day or night, in any time zone, culling the available population of men and women looking for love is at one's fingertips. An internet browser is all that is needed to search for the next opportunity for perfect love. At any hour, and in any language opportunity is found by simply reading profiles, gazing at photographs, chatting, exchanging emails or phone calls. When chance turns to certainty the meet is scheduled.

There are literally thousands of opportunities that fulfill the basic requirements for a mate. After indicating eye color and hair color, height and weight, education, interests and income the list is likely still remarkably long. Wait a few days and the population will change with the addition of new members and the reappearance of existing ones. This endless list of contenders is comforting. To find "the one" it is likely that the chances are 1 in 1,000 or less. So it is reassuring that there are so many men and women to consider.

While searching for a candidate, while qualifying and scheduling meets and dates the searching suitor might have 3 or 4 opportunities in the consideration queue. There are those that have attractive photos but have yet to respond or reach out. There are those that have chatted or emailed. There are those that have spent a moment on the phone or even scheduled a time to meet. Each opportunity regardless of the status of communications remains a mystery until such time as the defining red flag of rejection is raised.

There is therefore a long line of opportunities that stretches around the online block. Each person shuffles forward in line awaiting their turn to meet in the interview. Some fall out of line having found someone else. Others come to the head of the line still searching. And yet at the very moment that the meet is in progress someone is working to jump to the front with another invitation via chat, email, or text.

When does the opportunity at hand cause this interview process to close and the long line to scatter. There is certainly the risk of delaying a selection simply due to the fact that there exists so many more opportunities. So when does enough become enough? Clearly the one with the long hair is interesting and cute but what about the one with the blue eyes and the Golden Retriever. When is it time to make the decision?

The process of selection is usually accompanied by criteria including time frame or geography. If one is limited by time then there comes a moment when the decision must be made. Or if there is a limited geography or population within that geography then there comes a time when all the opportunities have been evaluated. In the opinion of the writer the constraints of time and distance should not be criteria for selection. Instead the writer suggests using one's heart.

D.J. Kelley is an author, speaker, storyteller, and a personal online dating coach. His fresh look at life is filtered through comedy colored glasses with a hint of irony. D.J. has been a featured contributor to newsletters and local newspapers. His Florida-based short stories have been described as both comic strips and fables. Imperfect Heroes, his first novel, is available at http://www.imperfectheroes.com.