I came to Goldenbride.net after having a bad experience with LoveforHearts.com. I 'dated' a woman named Alina and she and I quickly grew closer and planned a meeting. After preparing for the meeting, securing airfare etc, Alina told me that she was afraid to meet because she had a bad experience once with a guy she met on the site. Ok, I understand...so time went on, communication was continious and we spend many hours daily for 1.5 years and she always had a reason to not be able to meet. Death of her father, bad exprience, the war...she did, however, write me letters on my gmail account and chatted with me some on google chat. This made here a bit more real but we were never able to meet. Then, she picked a fight with me and communication cooled. After some time, I began to think this was not going to be a feasable way to find a Ukrainian site. I did some google checks and found that there is a TON of negativity about the Ukrainian dating business...that it is a scam and that all the girls are there to get paid IF they are the real girls at all. I met another woman on the site, exchanged information with her like email and phone number and even spoke to that woman on the phone. This woman told me that ALL the dating sites are all about extracting every penny out of men that is possible. That they kicked her off the site (findbrides.com) and still used her photos to scam guys. I did find a legit Ukrainian dating site and that is MatchGuaranty.com. No marriage, no fee. That's pretty legit but it's not cheap. In conclusion, I never thought I could fall in love in a chat room but it happened. Beware of these paid letter dating sites. They are definitly sketchy. BTW, each time I wrote support, they answered quickly. The last time I wrote them, I asked to have my profile shut down. No reply. I will be writing letters to the US Justice Department, and everyone I can think of to stir up interest in the practices of these 'agencies'. My conclusion is simple...I don't think you can find love on any paid letter site. The incentive to get paid is why there are so many women on these sites. I hope this helps someone. I am a 58 year old businessman, in good shape, decent looking, stable and was widowed three years ago by breast cancer. She was so beautiful and so amazing. Good luck to all who read this and I hope it helps. Roy