Hello Elena, my name is Matteo and I am 30 years old. My wife of 24 and I want to thank you for your wonderful site. I decided to use Elenasmodels.com out of frustration in dealing with free dating sites. I subscribed to your website in May of 2009 to look for a Russian lady to share my dreams, wishes and heart with. I was flattered to receive letters from ladies even before sending any out. It was an indication that many users of the website were serious in their search for a companion (something that seemed to be lacking from other dating sites). One lady in particular was interesting to me. She was a law student who worked in aviation. When I got my first letter from Elya I felt an instant connection. We happened to be on-line at the same time and wrote letters to each other filled with curiosity and genuine intentions. It didn’t take long for us to exchange e-mail addresses and Skype names so that photos could be shared and voices heard. At first Elya was shy about web chatting, but I helped her overcome her shyness by simply offering to turn my camera on first. A few days later she surprised me with a beautiful smile to go along with her sweet voice. We spent countless hours communicating. I guess I can say that I'm a very lucky guy in that Elya was the one who travelled all the way to meet me. We shared an amazing two weeks together in New York, Washington, Miami followed by a cruise in the Caribbean Sea. Day by day our love only grew. Within a couple of months after that first meeting I got on a plane to visit Elya in Moscow. Her family welcomed me with open arms and on her birthday I took her out to an elegant restaurant called Sky Lounge and proposed to her. She responded with an emphatic “YES” and her smile filled my heart with a joy which is indescribable. Instead of wishing to be together on Christmas Elya encouraged a special meeting during this holiday. She flew from Russia so that we could spend some time together in New York City. Within weeks she was also able to visit me in my home country of Canada. She shared her passion for traveling with me and in getting to know each other we confirmed what we already knew early from the start: that we shared the same dreams and goals in life. In between meetings we desperately spent hours writing e-mails, calling and doing web chats to try and be closer together. Over the months we made prodigious efforts to visit each other as often as possible and we moved from being simple acquaintances, to best friends and lovers. On the 17th of April of 2010 we got married in Niagara Falls and after the honeymoon I was fortunate to be able to spend a month with Elya and her family. We’re looking forward to moving in together while I work in Family Medicine in USA. My goal is to have a family with my dear Elya and eventually move back to Canada and grow old together. The only difficult part now is waiting for her to get her new passport and the two of us to secure our visas so that we can be together once again. My goals became real the moment I signed up to Elena’s models. Both Elya and I feel very fortunate to have joined your site. Going online to search for my one and only wasn't an easy challenge, but I can say it was the best decision of my life. What helped was perseverance and self-reflection to discover the type of person that I was and then to realize the type of person that I not only needed in my life, but wanted to be along my side. I think taking the time to know that person as well as arranging to meet within a few months will help the relationship to develop normally. If you’re serious about your intentions and are ready to put in the time then you WILL find your soul mate regardless of how you initially meet. Thanx Elena for providing a unique opportunity and thank you Elya for making my life complete. I am full of happiness. Matty (USA/Canada) and Elly (Russia)