I can tell you that most of what is said on here is correct. First, the entire time that I was dating and waiting on the K-1 Visa for my now wife American women I knew bad mouthed foreign women and men that dated them. It was astounding. I could have brought home a terrorist and got less flak than what I did by dating a mail order bride.

Second, international dating is not cheap. But I’m a 2 in the looks department and she is a 12 so for me the gamble was worth it. Even to this day people look at us and try to fiqure out what the heck she sees in me. As for me I wake up every morning and ask myself the same question as to how I got so lucky.

Third there are con men out there posing as women and I find that men that get taken by these cons are usually the guy that decides he can find a mail order bride on his own and doesn’t need an agency (I used http://LovedbyHer.com ) or the man that decides that women just want him for his citizenship and money. (It seems from my perspective that evil attracts evil in these circumstances).

In my situation I dated women so beautiful I often thought it was a dream before I met my “keeper”. While dating my wife she never ask for a dime, told me outright she would prefer to marry someone from Western Europe because it was closer to her country (Ukraine) and that if I thought money was the most important thing in a relationship she wasn’t interested in me.

Years later I realize what a fool I was to assume that everyone else in the world wanted to come to America. Likewise, foolish is the man that thinks every foreign mail order bride is just after your money. I met NONE that gave me any idea they wanted me for money and I dated dozens over a several year period.

There are drawbacks, of course. And there are some scammers and gold-diggers as well. But if you have a reasonable amount of intelligence and remember to keep your BS detector on, you’ll be one of those guys where everyone is wondering “how the heck did he pull a hottie like that?”

Requirements for international dating:

1. Average to above-average income, to pay for international phone calls and quite a bit of travel.
2. A good BS detector. You HAVE to be able to use your head and not get sucked in by a beautiful girl. You will date better looking girls internationally than you will here, no doubt. But don’t be an idiot. If you have a mug that scares children and you have some supermodel chick online saying she adores you and wants to marry you and all you need to do is wire some money to her so she can afford a visa and plane ticket, then it is a scam.
3. Good writing skills. Don’t tell her you’re funny…SHOW her you’re funny. If you can’t write, you will have a hard time.