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By: ..">AnastasiaWeb in the media.
Posted Wednesday, August 2, 2006

MOSCOW, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to star athletes like Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova, to movie stars like Mila Jovovich and current Miss Universe Natalie Glebova, it's no longer a secret that Russia has some of the most beautiful women in the world. So, it should not be a surprise that successful men around the world are looking for a Russian beauty. However, the stereotype for someone seeking their true love via international online dating sites is still less than flattering. According to a recent survey conducted by AnastasiaWeb, one of the industry's leading and fastest growing American-Russian online dating sites, this stereotype could not be farther from the truth.
According to Daniel Jordan, a spokesperson for AnastasiaWeb, these results should be expected. "Successful men like beautiful, intelligent women. It's no longer a secret that Russia has some of the most beautiful, talented and intelligent women in the world. AnastasiaWeb simply offers a comfortable and secure way for them to meet. In fact, more than 12,000 couples have actually married since Anastasia began operations in 1993."
Online dating has become more accepted over the last few years. A leading UK-based dating and friendship site, MakeFriendsOnline.com, recently conducted a survey in which 80 percent of the 10,500 respondents over the age of 30 said that they actively use online dating sites. Only five years ago similar surveys revealed that less than 10 percent of the respondents admitted to using Internet dating services. So why the change? Comments from respondents suggest that this is largely because the Internet is now an integral and accepted part of everyday life.... More
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