Hi Cecil and Marianna,

After the frustration of dating different women, I had come to the conclusion that it literally would be easier to find the proverbial needle in the haystack than it would be to find an unspoiled, attractive, intelligent woman who shared my values in today's modern American society.

I deeply love my country and I wouldn't trade the US for any other in the world. But let's call a spade a spade, when it comes to marriageable women, the US is sorely lacking. Yes, there are many physically beautiful women here, but the majority are so self-centered and spoiled that no matter how physically attractive they may be, they quickly lose their beauty when their self-centeredness and spoiled nature becomes evident. I don't know what caused the current situation to come about, whether it is the feminist movement or something else, but the sad fact remains that it is very difficult to find a sincere, feminine woman to marry in modern US society.

I had received several unsolicited e-mails advertising ways to meet women from Eastern Europe who were interested in meeting Western men for marriage. I was naturally wary after hearing stories, including on CNN, about women who ended up taking unsuspecting men for a ride and milking them for several thousand dollars before unceremoniously discarding them.

Still, my goal was to meet a decent woman to marry. I ran a Google search on marriage agencies and Marianna's Marriage Agency showed up on the results. I read some of the testimonials written by other men who had met their wives through Marianna's and I became intrigued given this agency's unique approach to handling the process of meeting women from the Chernovtsy region of Ukraine. I called the agency and spoke to Marianna who explained the entire process personally to me. She was honest about the hard work involved and explained that, like with everything else in life, there are no guarantees but that nevertheless their approach had been tried and tested over time and that if one followed the steps that had been proven to work, the likelihood of meeting and eligible woman, becoming engaged, and ultimately married was pretty high.

I took advantage of Marianna's Marriage Agency's special of writing to six ladies for $78 with guaranteed responses. Sure enough I received six responses, including one where the particular lady indicated that she was not interested in corresponding with me. A small blow to my ego to be sure, but this didn't deter me from pursuing my goal. I eventually narrowed it down to corresponding with two of the original six ladies. After four months of writing I made arrangements to go to Chernovtsy, Ukraine in late May.

From the beginning, Cecil and Marianna were very helpful in setting up the arrangements for my trip. When I arrived in Lviv in Ukraine, Vadim and Sasha were waiting for me to drive me to Chernovtsy, about 4.5 hours away. I immediately felt at ease with both Vadim and Sasha. Sasha, in particular, speaks excellent English and I often accused him of being an American masquerading as a Ukrainian due to his excellent knowledge of English including his familiarity with idiomatic expressions you normally wouldn't expect a non-American to have. Svetlana was very honest and professional as she went about arranging interviews and dates with the ladies I requested to meet.

In the end, I chose Ksenia and Ksenia chose me and accepted my marriage proposal. It's funny how things work out sometimes, but like I mentioned to Vadim and Sasha towards the end of my visit to Chernovtsy, Ksenia was the one who first grabbed my attention when I first visited Marianna's Marriage Agency's website to see who the eligible ladies were. Yes, I did correspond with other ladies before making the trip to Chernovtsy and yes, I went out with other ladies during the early part of my visit there, but in the end, I am very blessed and happy to have become engaged to Ksenia and I look forward to a life of happiness with her. In retrospect, I can't imagine having ended up with anyone other than Ksenia. As Vadim said, whether you believe in fate or not, sometimes what's meant to be is meant to be. And for that, I couldn't be happier.

As a final note, the help you get from Marianna's Marriage Agency and their dedicated staff does not end upon your becoming engaged. They continue to help and guide you after your engagement by handling the process of filing the paperwork to get your fiancée's visa. Additionally, they see to it that your fiancée attends English language classes during the fiancée visa waiting period. In conclusion, if you're serious about meeting a decent, unspoiled, intelligent, attractive lady from the Ukraine to marry, Marianna's Marriage Agency is the best way I can think of to go about achieving your goal. Go for it! You've got nothing to lose, except your bachelorhood.

Martin