I met my wife through the HotRussianBrides website. I believe this website collects profiles from other agencies although I do not know this for sure. You have to be realistic in your expectations. My wife is 11 years younger than I am. We exchanged emails for 3 years and over this time period I visited her 3 times in Ukraine. You can't expect the website or the agencies you work with to provide free services. Each time I traveled to Ukraine it cost me approximately $4000 including airplane tickets, train tickets, apartment rental, agency fees, and so on. We have been married for about a year and a half. It took about 1 year of paperwork and waiting to get the fiance visa. If you are serious about meeting someone from overseas it can be done, but it is not cheap.