Online dating sites are everywhere these days Online dating is, by many estimates, one of the fasting growing internet-based businesses generating tens of billions of dollars annually for literally thousands of websites

There was a time, fairly early in its history, when the Internet was an almost purely social place for most of us Shortly after it became popular, the average person connected through America Online (AOL) or CompuServe and paid by the minute to enter chat rooms and meet new people

There was a time when the largest determining factor in any romantic relationship was proximity The girl next door, down the street or on the other side of town was pretty much the extent of the options available for most single men

There is no doubt about it – the Internet can be a very dangerous place Just like being a stranger in a foreign country, if you don’t know your way around and aren’t familiar with the possible dangers, it is very easy to fall victim to all sorts of scams

Check out the Internet, and you will find them: Site after site after site that is devoted exclusively to helping men find, date and, in some cases marry Russian women It is a phenomenon that started shortly after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union and which has, in recent years, continued to expand

The market for men seeking to date, form relationships and even marry Russian women (and women from the various Republics inside the former USSR) has never been larger, and seems to be growing every day A quick search of the subject on Google or some other search engine will get you literally thousands of hits and offer you literally hundreds of choices as far as what services to use