The first thing is to say that there is a difference between marriage agencies and dating services. If marriage agency selects candidates for marriage, the dating service will help you to find friends with the same interests, companions for leisure pastime and business partners.

Marriage Agencies may be Russian, foreign or international. There are three main types of agencies.

Online agency. This search service the second half, using the sites. They kept many forms. The most common check is paid, sometimes for women filling the questionnaire procedure is free. Normally, serious organizations authenticate the information by contacting the customer by phone, and in the case of inconsistencies removed profile.

Offline agency. It is the agency where you must be present in person to fill out the profile. They are situated in ordinary offices and in order to formalize the membership, you need to provide a passport, divorce papers and children, if you have any.

Agencies that use both types of search. These are the most popular and effective marriage agencies, because their database has the largest number of profiles compared with the others.

Once you decide to take advantage of marriage agency, you need to come to the office and fill out a profile. You will mention some data about yourself, how you would like to meet your future life partner. The agency workers will pick suitable candidates for you. If you decide to use an online agency services, do not forget to check incoming emails and messages regularly.

Once you like any candidate, you will get her profile and after your approval you go out with her. It is likely that you will have to date with several candidates before you meet your soul mate. Clearly define for yourself which qualities in a partner are important to you and which are secondary. Do not wait for something with the relationship, if you see that the candidate does not suit you. Possibility to make a choice is the main advantage of any marriage agency.

Employees of a solid marriage agency – are primarily good psychologists. They can get to know you and understand what kind of person is right for you in short time. In contrast to blind dates and online dating, dating agencies provide real photos of the candidates. And when coming to a meeting, you will see exactly the same person whose pictures you saw before.

A big plus of marriage agencies is that you can be sure of the seriousness of all the candidates. It is unlikely that anyone would use paid services of marriage agency for fun. You'll save time and efforts. After all, it would take years to get acquainted with the same number of people in real life.

You get valuable advice and experience how to deal with the opposite sex. In a good marriage agency it is required to have a psychologist who will help you to prepare for a date, discuss all of your problems with you and help to find solutions.

If you prefer to use services of the international agency, you can find your soul mate anywhere in the world. If you are dealing with an offline marriage agency to find a Russian bride, then you should check if it is officially registered and licensed. It must have a real legal address, phone number and a large office.

The assess results of the marriage agencies is very easily. To do this you need to know just how many of the agency's clients created a family during one year. If we talk about serious company, not notorious swindlers or one-day agencies with a small database, the number will depend on the type of activities the agency.

Statistics confirms that for the average single woman in the big city probability of marrying within a year is about 45%. A major impact of Moscow marriage agencies is 25-40 pairs per month. In Petersburg, for example, this figure is lower. For example, only 150 women per year find their own happiness seeking a foreign husband. The normal result of the agency is considered to be 250 couples per year. Good luck!