Site2Date

Like other foreign marriage sites, Site2date features a selection of beautiful single women from Russia, the Ukraine and other Eastern European locations. The format is the same, as is the business: women signup for free, and men pay to talk to them.

How it works: for men

From friendship to romance to just having someone to travel with, once you join, you'll find that you can browse a vast number of different profiles at no charge. Joining up is also free; however you must choose one of two options in order to contact potential female matches.

Choosing a Gold membership will allow contact with all women for a monthly fee or you can opt for a credit system that allows one contact per credit. Just be aware that credits do expire, so I recommend only purchasing what you need.

Women: As with other sites of this type, many of the female members are enrolled through a network of marriage agencies in their home countries - they don't signup directly on the site.

The services

The searching and browsing tools are simple and easy to use. Women's profiles can be either searched using the form provided, or browsed by age.

Once fully enrolled, you can then send messages with useful Russian terms learned from the site's helpful advice page.

Is it worth it?

Site2date.com encourages habitual correspondence and getting to know prospective matches extensively before meeting in person.

Along with dating advice, the site also offers information for recognizing scams and where to report them. Language options allow the site to be viewed in either English or Russian.