William and Natasha met through Anastasiaweb; after emailing and calling to each other for almost 1,5 years, they were married. The couple recently took the time to allow an interview for the benefit of other Anastasiaweb members.
Why did you decide to use Anastasiaweb?
William: I was tired of meeting the wrong people through friends and at parties. I saw your website and thought I would try writing to a few Russian women for friendship. I wrote to about 25 ladies, received many responses. I only met one of them in person - Natasha.
Natasha: I wished to make more friends, there was a possibility for me to practice my English . . . and I wanted to try my fate. Honestly, placing my profile on Anastasiaweb I wasn't sure that I could get any response. I tried to use such a service before, and there was no result.
What initially attracted you to each other?
William: Natasha was a lot different from other girls I met in the U.S. She was very kind and honest with me, and she knew what she wanted out of a relationship.
Natasha: William was the only man who wrote such wonderful letters to me. We started emailing each other regularly - we simply became friends. William was very accurate corresponding with me, trying to reply very quickly. I confess, I was lazy and made William wait for my emails, because it was uneasy for me to go to the agency and write letters there. But once I started, I wrote long and interesting letters about everything. Later we started corresponding through snail mail too. William knew all what was going on in my life, all what made me happy or sad, we used to cheer up each other and were happy for our successes. Once, our letters were lost and there was a long silence. This upset both of us. After this, we decided that, possibly, something had changed in our relationship. We both felt that our correspondence, which was just friendly in the beginning, had grown into something more.
Can you tell us a little bit about your courtship process?
William: Like Natasha said, we wrote to each other a long time - about 1,5 years. Sometimes we talked to each other on the phone, too. We became closer with each email and conversation. Finally, last July, I took a vacation to Moscow to meet her. It was the most wonderful time of my life!
Natasha: After the problem of our letters being lost, William wrote me a wonderful letter in which he asked me to become his wife. Frankly speaking, it seemed to be unbelievable and I tried to explain it in my next letter to him. However, he proposed that we meet in person to really find out if we were right for each other. He didn't try to make any pressure. He continued telling me about his feelings, how much I meant to him, how much his life had changed since he started writing to me. Once he told me that it is possible for us to meet in Moscow in a year, he made all the arrangements only one was left to make fix the date. I worried all the year in expectation. My parents, all my family worried for me, they hoped that it was serious. Finally, in summer of this year, July, I traveled from Omsk to Moscow to meet William. Together we spent two unforgettable weeks. We visited all the most famous places in Moscow.
William, when and where did you actually propose to Natasha?
William: I proposed to her in the flat that I rented in Moscow, two days after I got there. She didn't say yes right away, she said, "I want to think about it." As the vacation went on, I waited and waited and waited. Finally, after a week of waiting, she told me "yes!" when we were walking on Arbat street. The rest is history!
Natasha: My sister was with me in Moscow, and so I had someone who I could talk to about my decision. When I told William I would be his wife, he didn't believe his ears. He hugged me, clasped me tenderlyI think that we both memorized that minute. William was so happy! He didn't stop telling to me that he is the happiest man in the world, that he loves me and that he will try to do the very best for us.
Natasha, now that you're married and live in America, how do you like it?
Natasha: Well, I miss home very much, now and then, especially in the evening. Sometimes I cannot hold back my tears. William understands me and tries to comfort me, he knows that I'm very attached to my family.
Right now it is hard for me to compare Russia and America. However, one thing I have already understood - here in America, people live "enjoying life." In Russia, they are only "existing", in other words "surviving." Here life is arranged for people to feel comfortable, everything seems to be so reasonable. In Russia we meet a lot of obstacles and inconveniences, which I think were made artificially to overcome them. It is a pity, after all , because we also work hard, and where are the results of it? In Russia I couldn't provide even decent life with two university degrees! I couldn't even dream of buying something for myself. It was unbelievable - my salary was barely enough not die from hunger!
William and I talk a lot what is in common and what is different between our countries. Evidently, people are the same all over the world, the difference is only in their traditions, style of life. Of course, William and I are very different - our education, our backgrounds - but we respect each other and try to compromise when it's necessary. No doubt, in some period of time our enthusiasm and emotions will calm down to normal, but I think our aspiration for being together will always stay with us. It was not love from the first sight, but I feel that the more I know about William, the more I love him. He is dear to me like a man, like a person, like my beloved man. He had to make a journey to another part of the world for me, he proved sincerity of his feelings.
Do you have any general advice for others who are using this type of service?
William: Yes, I think that you should always be sincere when writing to these ladies. Don't make promises you can't keep! Also, don't be in a rush to get married, take your time. In the 1,5 years that Natasha and I wrote to each other before I went to Moscow, we got to know each other very well. Now I am a very happy and married man. Thank you, Anastasiaweb!
Natasha: First, I also want to say that I'm so grateful to the Anastasiaweb staff. I must admit, that I envy you a little bit. What a nice job - to make people happy! For advice to give . . . I would say to believe in fate, to seek for love and fight for it, and to never give up.
If it was possible for me to start all over again, I would . . . no I do not think that I would change anything or I would try to hurry up the events. They say: "Everything what is done is done for the best." I believe in fate, a lot in our life is predestined from heaven.
Again, Anastasiaweb, thank you so much for helping people meet each other. In this headlong century you help to realize there are no borders for feelings, that we all belong to one world.
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