Dear Anastasiaweb,
During July of 2010, I sent you a message asking that you remove my profile from the site after 4 years of membership. At that time I told you I no longer required your assistance because I felt that I had met my perfect match, and I also promised to write to you at a later date if everything worked out as I hoped. I am thrilled to tell you that Marta and I are now engaged, and we await processing of her fiance visa!
Our meeting on Anastasia was by pure chance. As I prepared to log off the site after a brief period of browsing, I noticed a really cute photo of Marta at the bottom of my browser page. She was ‘new’ to the site and online at that time. Though I planned to turn off the computer and do something constructive around the house, I thought I could stay a few minutes longer to introduce myself to this woman. That was the best decision I ever made! We easily conversed about anything and everything, and it felt like I was chatting with my best friend who I have known all my life. Marta was enchanting: her sense of humor mirrored my own; she had one interesting story after another to share with me, and she eagerly listened to my own random tales; she was clearly intelligent, and I could sense her very sweet and affectionate personality. I was hooked immediately, and what seemed like mere moments was actually a several hour conversation. We met on Anastasia to chat on a daily basis thereafter, and at the conclusion of a seven hour chat I knew I had to meet her in person. She felt the same, and we agreed to meet in May 2010 in Odessa.
Anyone on this site who has actually taken the final step in this process (the actual meeting) understands and appreciates the nervousness and apprehension both people naturally feel prior to the face to face encounter, and we were not exceptions. I had previously traveled to Ukraine on a few prior occasions, but those meetings were not successful so I was quite nervous. Would we communicate so easily in person without translation software? Would we have any topics remaining to be discussed since we had talked so frequently in chat? Would something unrecognized cause either of us to lose interest in the other at the moment of the meeting? I can admit now that I even wondered whether Marta would be present at the airport to meet me? :)
All my worries were quickly washed away when I stepped from the airport terminal into the parking lot. As I walked into the lot I sensed someone approaching from behind me. Before I could turn around, I felt arms around my waist. It was my Marta! I turned to face this woman who I had corresponded with for more than 4 months, yet I could say nothing. Before me was a woman who is even more beautiful than her profile photos and chat video indicated, and her smile was captivating. We immediately fell into a long embrace outside the terminal doors, and I am sure we annoyed many other travelers who struggled to move around us with their luggage. I paid no attention to them, however. The feel of that first embrace, her lovely smile, the smell of her hair and our first kiss there near the terminal doorway is something that I will cherish for the remainder of my life.
I will admit that our May meeting was not without some difficulties. I spoke very little Russian, and she spoke only a little English. Communication was rather difficult, but we struggled through everything with the assistance of a pocket translator I purchased and with Marta’s future sister-in-law who was fairly fluent in English. Notwithstanding some frustration with the language barrier, we both knew from our long chats at Anastasia that we had a lot in common with each other and we could not allow our inability to communicate directly with each other to interfere with a promising relationship. I returned to America and we promptly planned our next meeting.
In August I visited Marta again for two weeks, and we had a wonderful time touring the Crimea and Koblevo. I had previously met Marta’s brother, and on this trip I also met her mother. Both were wonderful people who welcomed me with open arms. While it was great to meet some of her friends and family, we also spent a lot of time alone together. Walking on beaches, sitting on hotel balconies, cooking together and just enjoying getting to know each other. It was a magical time for us, and we were both quite sad when our meeting came to an end.
By this time we had moved our communication to more direct methods such as Skype. Yahoo and text messaging. I think we typically exchange over 150 text messages per day, and it is great that no matter where I am Marta is only a few keystrokes away from me. My love for her grew each day, and I knew I had to visit her again. That visit took place in November 2010, and at that time I met both of Marta’s parents at a fantastic dinner Marta cooked for the purpose of formally introducing me to her family. They are wonderful and very warm people, and at that time I sought her father’s permission to ask for Marta’s hand in marriage. Permission was given and Marta accepted my proposal!
We have since submitted our visa paperwork, and we await Marta’s interview in Kiev. I will be visiting her again next month because the time we are apart is understandable, yet unbearable to us. My family also eagerly awaits her arrival in America, and I know they will welcome Marta in the same way her family welcomed me.
Marta is a true gem - kind, caring, romantic, beautiful, intelligent, active, etc., and I am the luckiest and happiest guy in the world now. I have Anastasia to thank for my happiness, however. Without this site I would never meet the love of my life, and I will never be able to thank you enough. I wish everyone much success with their searches, and I hope others find the happiness Marta and I have found.
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