Army of Brides - Hot Brides from Russia

Army of Brides is a Russian dating website where you can meet and chat to beautiful Russian women online. It's aimed firmly at the market for mail order brides. So is this a good site for chatting to Russian ladies?

Russian Mail Order Brides - Are They Any Good?

Well first of all let's blow any misconceptions out of the air. The Russian ladies found on mail order bride themed websites are normally well educated and often have good careers in Russia. In fact many of them are better educated and better dressed than the ladies you'll see in the USA and England. Yes the ladies don't often earn much compared to American women in similar jobs. But the world is changing, and many Russian women are much less reliant on men than they were in the past.

Unlike mail order brides from Asian countries such as China, there is a genuine shortage of men in Russia. So many Russian ladies who want to find good husbands have no choice but to look overseas.

Actually, although men say they're looking for Russian brides, very often they end up marrying Ukrainian women or women from other former Soviet countries. On sites like Army of Brides it's not unusual to find more Ukrainian women than Russian women. Thankfully Ukrainian or other Eastern European ladies are much the same as Russian women. They look very similar, and they often speak Russian. The smaller countries like Moldolva or Belarus are often good places to find brides from, as they can be a easier to travel to in terms of visa regulations.

Let's make it clear here - sex sells! Army of Brides is just one of many Russian dating sites that uses sexy bikini and lingerie ladies to lure in unsuspecting men.

The problem with Army of Brides and sites like it is the charging model it uses. Army of Brides is a letter writing site.

You'll find that all of these Russian dating sites that operate on the letter writing generate a lot of complaints. Look on antiscam forums and you'll see many stories of men spending a small (or even a large) fortune on these sites. Personally I spent loads of money on a Chinese letter writing site called Chnlove. I was lucky, the lady I was writing to actually existed. The translator who translated my letters was also very good. But the problem with these sites is that there's just a huge incentive for the sites and the marriage agencies on which they rely for their lady profiles to invent ladies. Do the sites actually invent ladies? It's very hard to prove. But read Russian bride forums and you'll encounter plenty of stories about sites like Army of Brides.

Another big problem with these letter writing sites is that it can be very expensive to narrow down a shortlist of ladies you're interested in visiting. Many of these sites have thousands of Ukrainian and Russian ladies listed in their personals. It typically takes at least 3-4 letters before you can even begin to know if a lady is a suitable marriage partner for you. By this stage it's a good idea to get the lady's email address so you can chat to her outside of the site. But this can be difficult if she doesn't speak much English. It's also a little risky because scam ladies like to lure their victims away from dating sites so that their communications with their victims can't be tracked so easily.

So are there any alternatives to sites like Army of Brides? There are plenty of free Russian dating sites. These won't cost you a cent to use. Normally they're supported by advertising. They can be a good place to meet Russian ladies. However, the sites often have basic search engines so be prepared to do a lot more searching or a Russian wife on these sites.

Sites like RussianEuro are often a better choice. RussianEuro has a subscription fee. However, take out a monthly or annual Gold or Platinum membership and you can chat to as many ladies as you want to. There are some very nice ladies on RussianEuro. The site tends to attract plenty of ladies who have access to computers either at home or at their place of work. These types of Russian lady tend to be well educated and sometimes speak and write a good standard of English. However, they can also set their sights higher in terms of potential husband, whichever country he's from. So they'll be less interested in marrying much older men, or men who don't also have good careers of their own.

Another alternative is to use a Russian marriage agency instead of a dating site. These usually have far fewer girls on their books compared to a dating site. But as far as Russian dating goes, less is usually more. Less ladies often means that they have been hand picked for suitability as wives of Western men. In some cases the ladies are previously known to the agency staff, so it's far less likely that you'll end up talking to a scam lady or someone just after a green card.

So Army of Brides is worth a look. However, bear in mind that letter writing sites like Army of Brides can be expensive to use, even if they do make the language barrier less of an issue when you're seeking a Russian bride.