Hello from Gary;
While studying search terms that men use while searching for Russian brides, I noticed that huge number of searches occur using the term “free dating site”. We’re talking about more than a million American searches per month using the terms “free dating site“, “free dating websites”, “free dating”, etc..
Now these search terms don’t specifically designate “Russian brides”. But to the search engines, because Russian brides are also actively searched for, these search terms will produce results that lead men to Russian women that post their profiles on so-called “free” sites.
So to me it’s important to address this issue of finding a Russian bride on a free dating site. And here are my perspectives on the issue.
The bottom line is that yes of course you can find a Russian woman on a free dating site. But I certainly don’t advise it. In fact I strongly recommend against it.
Why?
1. First of all let’s define “free dating site.” When men search for this they are invariably looking for something FREE, as in no cost, no credit card payments, no hidden fees, no nothing. Now realistically, what value in terms of product quality or service can you expect to receive without having to pay anything? Do the terms “you get what you pay for” or “there is no free lunch” ring any bells for you?
2. Can a free dating site really be free? The most you can realistically expect for free is something like Facebook where you can connect with a variety of people and share stuff. But Facebook is NOT a dating site and does not operate like one even though people no doubt can find romantic relationships there. But to use it as a dating site is a very haphazard process.
To qualify as a dating site, a site must provide for you to search profiles and meet people for dating and marriage. And if a site advertises itself as a “free dating site” the first thing you need to ask yourself is “at what point in my membership am I going to get a bill?”
3. O.K., numbers 1 and 2 are obvious put-downs to using “free dating site” when searching for a Russian bride. And when it comes to Russian brides, or any foreign bride for that matter, consider this: to legally provide an American man with communication interfaces with a foreign woman, a marriage agency or dating site MUST conform to American IMBRA law. Conforming to this law requires certain manual processes to be performed by the site. Manual processes require labor expenses to be paid. So how does a “free dating site” pay their labor expenses? If they have no labor expenses they are no doubt NOT conforming to IMBRA, and if they don’t conform to this law, guess what: You may meet the love of your life on a free dating site but not be allowed to bring her to America on a fiancee visa to marry her. In fact, you’ll probably have problems bringing her to America on a spousal visa if you marry her in her native country. So NEVER use a site that circumvents IMBRA; and if the marriage agency/dating site has expenses, expect at a minimum to compensate them for those expenses. Read this article on our site to find out more about IMBRA: http://russianbridefacts.com/blog/2011/10/16/more-about-imbra-what-is-it-and-how-to-deal-with-it/
4. You are much more likely to find scamming women on a free dating site than on a paid site. This seems counterintuitive but I believe it to be true. You’d think that scammers would hang out on paid sites where men already have their wallets open. But this is not necessarily the case for three reasons.
First, paid sites generally have barriers to scammers. Barriers are a hassle and most scammers work to avoid the hassles.
And secondly, as a practical matter, if you’re on a paid site making payments for connection services, there’s less money available than if you’re on a free dating site where all your money is available to the scammer.
And last it’s a matter of psychology, and I verified this with a couple of trustable, savvy female friends. Lots of women detest men that use free dating sites to find a foreign bride. Their attitude is “damned cheapskate- - he’s got the money but is too cheap to spend it for a good woman; I’ll show him.”
So, enough bum-rapping free dating sites while searching for a Russian woman to marry. It seems to me that items 3 and 4 above are killer arguments against using one of these sites.
But it’s important here to make a HUGE differentiation. A “free dating site” is not by any means the same as a site that offers “free registration.” When a marriage agency or dating site offers you “free registration” it means you’re being provided with the opportunity to post your profile on their site. They will also process your profile per IMBRA requirements which means they have invested in you with the hope that in the future you will purchase some of their introduction services.
And a legitimate “free registration” site will always tell you up front what your costs will be for each of the products and services they provide. Further, they will not guarantee you success, only the opportunity to reach for it.
For examples of legitimate “free registration” sites check out either of our top recommended sites for finding a Russian bride.
And here are links to our reviews for each of these sites:
EACH of these sites provides:
A. Free registration which opens many site features for you in addition to allowing you to post your profile on their site.
B. Protection for you with regards to security features, scam busting procedures, and “squeaky clean” IMBRA compliance.
C. Many thousands of Russian women who are seriously seeking marriage to foreign men.
So in summing up, if you’re serious about finding a Russian bride, avoid using a free dating site and focus instead on legitimate marriage agency sites. This will protect you and provide you with a quality opportunity to find the love of your life.
Wishing you success in your search,
Gary.
P.S.
Here’s a small sample of Russian women from A Foreign Affair’s site. You can click each woman’s photo for her profile info and more pics. ENJOY!
