Funny you should mention that, I was checking out Anastasiadate.com and Eurodate.com during the last few days. You are bombarded with babe after babe who want's you. I left the sites after reading the reviews, they are basically milking desperate men out of as much cash as possible. There are some real single girls on the sites to make them seem legit but there is also an army of people and translators who are tasked with making you stay chatting as long as possible - you have to buy credits which equal a certain amount of time to communicate. Some guys ended up traveling to Ukraine and the girls they'd been chatting to for months at great cost were nowhere to be seen.
Eastern Europeans are the most beautiful women on the planet in my opinion and they are open to hooking up with a much older man if he can help her leave Ukraine or whatever country she's from. The guys there drink way too much and many die young from car accidents etc. There are more women than men in some areas so there are genuine girls looking abroad for happiness.
I joined the Russian Facebook - VK.com where you can contact girls directly. There is also a free dating site:
http://russian-personals.com/ where the small ads look more authentic however you have to be aware that there will probably be scammers.
The problem with such girls is the permanent doubt that above all, they just want to escape life in their country and maybe you're just a useful idiot. Then again it might work out fine and I'd have a stunning girlfriend, with grade A ovum
, who loves me.
Brother, the choice is yours. Most of the repsonders to your post have limited knowledge of the situation. I spent five years working in the former Soviet Union (Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine) and visited Ukraine many times. Even when it is completely legitimate, it is expensive- flight, hotel, dates, gifts, and often a translator. The best thing to do, if you chose a Ukrainian site, is to go slow, write to several girls (letters are cheaper than chat), and narrow down your options.
Take your TIME. You say you are 45 and you think you are old? You might be 50 before you father any kids. Don't say you cannot afford to wait, because this means you are desperate and will take any girl who will have your baby. Yes, you can be a dad at 50. It is really OK. I am 61. Relax, buddy, you ain't old. Yes, on-line ANYWHERE it is difficult to assess sincerity, not just in Ukraine.
Regarding standard of living in eastern Europe, yes Poland and Hungary are not bad, but Ukraine is in desperate straits. There is a small war in the eastern provinces. If you go, however, I strongly recommend Ukraine (no war in Kiev, Odessa, Lviv, Nikolaev and many other cities). Do NOT expect to make this process last only 3-6 months. It can take years, unless you are independently wealthy and can fly there every month.
I have a smashingly gorgeous girlfriend, who speaks English, has her own career, and has traveled internationally. Yes, MOST women seek some level of financial security from a man. So? Most men seek sex from a woman. Simple reality. If you can find a girl who loves you for YOU, and who enjoys sex with you, then you have a gem. I have my gem. She has solid character and a sharp mind, is beautiful, has a 34DD natural bust and a 24 inch waist, and she likes me for me . It took years and many hard lessons and many trips. When I worked in the Eastern Hemisphere it was much easier to travel there, so not quite so bad for me. For an American, it is quite a hike to travel there. Good luck.