Determining people’s motivations for doing anything is difficult whether online dating or in real life. We can only make assumptions about others motivations for doing anything based on circumstantial or real evidence from their words or actions. The real danger arises when our conclusions are derived from faulty information or even lies. Read more…

For all of you uninitiated in USA “Suthin` speak” or Southeastern USA dialect, colloquialisms, talk or expressions, “What cranks your tractor?” simply means; What "turns you on"?, What gets your “juices” flowing or gets you excited? So what fuels your specific desires, dreams or is your primary motivation for seeking an international dating and a cross-cultural relationship? Read more…

From Virtual to Reality: Here’s the trick. This is the quandary for both men and women. Women dream from the time of being a young girl of finding her “Prince in shining armor” or “Mr. Right”. Men look for their “Queen” and “Woman of my dreams” or “Fantasy woman”. Of course all this is subjective depending on the person. Read more…

I’m David and I’m an Online Dating Addict: It’s a fact. I’m an online dating addict. Like most people addicted to something or someone, I don’t want to be this way. I hope to break the cycle and be a recovering addict and find a real-life long-term relationship leading to marriage with a Chinese woman. Read more…

My “Obsession” with the concept of Internet dating first began many years ago in the 1990’s with the A Foreign Affair website featuring photos of sexy and voluptuous Russian women eager to meet foreign men for love and marriage. This was the early days of online dating and matchmaking. Communication, translation and numbers of such websites were limited. I spent countless hours perusing the photos and profiles on AFA dreaming of finding the perfect girl who only wanted a good husband to love and a decent place to live. I even considered taking one of their “Romance Tours” to Russia. I never acted on these dreams and desires because more and more stories were being published about the Scams perpetrated by many of these women and/or their boyfriends or husbands. Warnings were published many of these girls had husbands or boyfriends in the USA and were simply using the man as a vehicle to get reunited with their true love. Other stories and official government reports abounded about the problems then with these Russian/American cross-cultural relationships. My bubble had burst. Read more…