Zach A.

Have travelled extensively throughout Russia and Ukraine and Europe and dated girls from Aanastasia Date—here is my take.

The whole culture in cities like Odessa encourages scams, deceit, and lies--- It is part of their culture. Even if you are young, handsome and in good shape, and have a good steady job with a high income-- you will still be looked at as an opportunity by 90% of the girls on Anastasia Date—most are interested in chatting for money and that is all—heck some don't even chat they just sit there expecting you to pay to look at them on video camera. They think men are stupid while they are the ones lacking in intelligence and critical thinking, and are too lazy to get real jobs.
They claim to be interested in dating foreign men but the Irony is that as a foreigner over there you are looked at as sex tourist no matter what or how good your intentions are-- so it is doubly hard to approach local girls because they are very insecure and think they would be looked down upon by other Ukranians if they talk to you in person—they will talk to you on internet chat--- that scam is acceptable and OK.
It is not impossible to find someone over there but very difficult—some tips 1- Learn some Russian or as much as you can 2- Do not correspond with anyone below age 24 to 25 no matter how many times they tell you they love you and want to marry you. 3- Do not correspond with anyone until only a few weeks before you depart—if she is interested she will show up-- spending more money on chat and endless letters is not going to make her like you anymore. 4- If she insists on a 20 Dollar interpreter beyond the first date then tell her to go date someone else—ever one is an adult no need for a babysitter. 5-Know and understand that there is a high chance and probability that the girl who you were corresponding with who was telling you how much she loved you may not show up at all—there is nothing wrong with you but over there it is the norm—again an accepted part of the Anastasia culture. 6-- If you go there go with the attitude of nothing to lose just think of it as a vacation-- If you happen to be lucky to meet one of the girls in the 10% who actually are serious then great, but also understand it is going to take many repeat trips and a lot of money and effort to get her out of the country.
Depending on what you are looking for --you can have fun in cities like Kiev if you go to the right place, but that will also be even more true in other cities in other countries like St Petersburg in Russia or Prague in the Czech Republic.
Be careful Gentleman and above all be strong and firm and stand your ground and let them know—the girls who you are interacting with when they are being wrong.