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A man who was unable to find love in his Utah hometown and claimed he was 'sick' of local women has told how he found his future wife via a Russian dating website.
Nathan Adams, 45, an aircraft mechanic from Syracuse, met Elena Adamchiyk, 11 years his junior, on AnastasiaDate.com last year, and now the two are set to wed before Christmas.
He told The Salt Lake Tribune that his Ukrainian bride-to-be makes him feel like he's won the jackpot, adding: 'Dating Elena is like dating a model . . . who has the values of my grandmother.'
Online love: Nathan Adams, 45, an aircraft mechanic from Syracuse, met Elena Adamchiyk, 11 years his junior, on anastasiadate.com last year, and now the two are set to wed before Christmas
Divorced for several years from his six-year-old daughter’s mother - who has since passed away - Mr Adams said he met women who either didn’t want to help him with family responsibilities or were interested in his money.
In a bid to find a future partner he decided to buy a home computer and give online dating a go.
'Everything I wanted she fulfilled. If somebody had told me a year ago what my life would be like today, I wouldn’t believe them'
At first, he tried a website that connects Western men with Asian women, but was scammed by someone he believed was a model.
When he began hearing good things about Ukrainian women he signed up to AnastasiaDate.com, a Moscow-based matchmaking site founded in 1993 by a Russian-American couple.
Over 9,000 kilometers away, in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, was 34-year-old Ms Adamchiyk.
Last resort: Father-of-one Mr Adam's tried online dating after the women he met locally either didn't want to help him with family responsibilities or were more interested in his money
You've got mail: Determined to settle down with someone not Russian, Ms Adamchiyk decided to join AnastasiaDate.com, which has a high percentage of male users in the U.S.
She told The Salt Lake Tribune that she'd been married twice before to Russian men who were unfaithful, a behavior she says is common in the former Soviet Union.
Determined to settle down with someone not Russian, she decided to join AnastasiaDate.com, which has a high percentage of male users in the U.S.
Mr Adams chatted with several women in 2012 before Ms Adamchiyk’s profile and video caught his attention.
'Dating Elena is like dating a model . . . who has the values of my grandmother'
After talking online and exchanging letters, Mr Adams traveled to Odessa in September 2012 to meet Ms Adamchiyk and went back in May this year for several weeks.
The first time they met Mr Adams decided to propose and Ms Adamchiyk finally recieved her fiancee visa in August, allowing her to return to the U.S. this month.
The look of love: The couple got engaged after meeting for the first time last September
Perfect match: Mr Adams is now learning Russian, while his bride-to-be is working to improve her English
'She runs to her all the time, asking her questions. She wants her to give her a bath every night.'
The match, he says, is a dream come true.
David Evans, an industry consultant who blogs at Online Dating Insider says that today, one in five romantic relationships begin online.
Blonde beauty: Proud Mr Adams says his future wife is 'like a model' with the values of his grandmother
It’s not known what proportion of the fiancee visas the U.S. State Department issues are related to online dating.
But, Mr Evans says, 'There is a market out there for dudes that want foreign brides, for whatever reason.'
The U.S. State Department warns citizens that international dating is fertile ground for scam artists and people should never send money or disclose personal information to someone without verifying his or her identity.