I have been a member of this site for over 2 years and have learned a great deal from both reading the blogs from men and also meeting so many wonderful ladies. I have not met any in person from this site, but now it appears that I will be traveling to Ukraine sometime in the next 2 or 3 months. Many trips have been canceled due to unrest in that country at the present, but when I found the one true lady that is everything to me, I will do everything I can to meet her in person. I have to say one thing that I have struggled with on this site is that it is very hard to convince a potential mate that it is very important to have outside contact information in order for both of you to really share important things about ourselves that you cannot really do effectively on a dating site. I will say that this site is one of the better quality places to meet and learn as much as is allowed, and I'm thankful that I have been a part of this place. So, to also agree with a post that was made here a few days ago about some people that never let up, even when you never receive and answer from your interest, you have to respect the wishes of that person and move on. It is hard enough to keep sufficient credit here to keep in touch with the one you want to talk to every chance you have. Most of the men here, myself included, work for a living and that will at some times during the month, require to back off and not go into debt to correspond. This is confusing for a lot of women here, and I really don't blame them, but one thing I have found that if you ask and continually get ignored the question of gaining outside contact so that you can concentrate on the one you want to be the closest to, maybe it is time to look elsewhere. I personally don't see how you can prepare for a personal meeting without actually speaking on the telephone to your love interest. Yes, a translator can be used, actually there are many ways to have that personal outside contact. For me, I will never request that information until the lady actually agrees to that, and then proceed to the next level. This has been a hard hurdle to understand, and on one point, I know how most of the women here have been mistreated in the past by men, so I give a lot of patience in that issue. So, I am finally at the stage that I have chosen my love, and she has expressed that same desire to me in letters. I am really looking forward to visiting Ukraine, and I will be staying clear of the Eastern half for obvious reasons. I hope and pray that others on this site will very soon find their love, and be honest about your interest and devote to one lady only, it does no one any good to be writing to dozens of women only to be let down in the end. My sincere thanks to this site for providing a wonderful medium to experience meeting some of the most beautiful women in the world. I only need one, and I have found her here - she knows who she is and I look forward to a lifetime of happiness and love with only her. Good luck to everyone here, this is the year of a miracle in your life.