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for business log in contact us review categories articles & guides about highya search review categories business education & learning entertainment finance health & beauty home & garden internet & marketing products & services software technology travel & vacation articles & guides beauty finance health holidays supplement ingredients home & garden scams & rip-offs technology travel & vacation community about highya faq review guidelines advertiser disclosure blog contact us log in for business my account anastasiadate reviews 11 consumer reviews write a review category: entertainment review topic: online dating website: www.anastasiadate.com about anastasiadate established in 1993 by a russian-american couple, anastasiadate is an international online dating site that specializes in helping men meet women from russia, ukraine, moldova, and other cis countries. with a staff of 300 and offices in the united states, russia, china, colombia, and kenya, anastasiadate claims to have more than one million worldwide members. in fact, the site has become so popular that it’s been featured on major u.s. television shows such as the daily show, 48 hours, the howard stern show, and across networks like cbs, fox, abc, and more. anastasiadate differentiates itself from the competition by tackling the problem of scams head-on, which is something very prevalent within the international online dating community. they accomplish this by contacting each woman who joins the site and verifying their identity, making sure their picture is a true representation of their looks, and that their intentions involve romance, marriage, companionship, or friendship. on top of this, anastasiadate hosts numerous romantic tours each year, which are primarily focused on russia and ukraine. during these tours, men (most of whom are from the u.s.) fly in to meet women through a variety of social events. packaged tours are available, and include airfare, accommodations, food, guided tours, transportation, professional translation services, and more. and whether or not you’ve already met someone special on the site, you can use these tours as an opportunity to meet women, or to get to know someone better. how anastasiadate works – from a man’s perspective if you’re a man seeking a woman, anastasiadate makes signing up free and easy. as soon as you’ve input a few of your personal details, you’ll immediately be able to begin browsing the profiles of russian women, just like with any other dating site. you can search based on age, weight, and other interests listed in her profile, such as personal details, interests, photos, physical traits, answers to common dating questions such as what she looks for in a man, and so forth. in addition to russian women, anastasiadate also includes women from the u.s. if you browse the site and decide it’s right for you, you can then create your profile, upload pictures, and answer typical questions that you’ll find on any other dating site. when searching for women, you’ll quickly notice that: most of the women come from ukraine, and they typically include professional, model-like photos of themselves. this would normally raise our red-flag-meter as a potential scam, but according to anastasiadate, each woman goes through a personal verification process, and a professional photographer who has teamed up with the dating site most likely took the pictures. which brings us to our next point… where do the russian women come from on anastasiadate? because anastasiadate is specifically tailored toward men seeking women, if you attempt to sign up for the site and indicate that you are a woman, you’ll be redirected to www.svadba.com (“svadba” means “wedding” in russian). there, a woman who is looking to be listed on anastasiadate will experience a wholly different process, infrastructure, and portal, all of which is completely in russian. soon thereafter, an employee from the company would call the applicant, and would begin the verification process. advertisement anastasiadate features & pricing like most of the more popular dating sites such as zoosk and christian mingle, browsing through the women’s profiles on the site is completely free. however, if you decide that you’d like to chat with one of these women, this is when you’ll start being charged—and which can become very expensive, very quickly. when you chat with a woman on anastasiadate for the first time, the initial three minutes are free of charge, after which point you’ll be prompted to purchase credits. even though the site is not subscription based, it is credit based (more about credit values in a moment). credits are sold in bundles, and are priced as follows: 20 credits = $15.99 40 credits = $30 80 credits = $56 160 credits = $96 320 credits = $185 500 credits = $249 1,000 credits = $399 one credit is worth one minute of chat, while two credits are worth one minute of live chat with video, (only you will be able to see the woman). for example: if you purchase 1,000 credits, you’ll have 170 minutes of two-way video chat (e.g. you both can see each other), or you’ll be able to send up to 100 letters. in addition, anastasiadate offers many other traditional features such as the ability to send virtual gifts, flowers, and much more. one little problem: fake review flood as mentioned in our triptogether observation, we have been receiving a ton of "overly-positive" reviews in our system all in extreme favor of anastasiadate. now we're not pointing fingers here but using our undisclosed proprietary process and algorithm, our system immediately red-flagged the flood of these reviews as ones that do not appear to be genuine and legit. on the contrary, it was what appeared to be as individuals trying to pose as consumers with hopes of artificially boosting the company's rating here at highya. as such, we completely blacklisted them. we even went as far as kindly reaching out to anastasiadate and triptogether twice and providing the courtesy of simply asking for such behavior to stop. both times we were ignored. with that said, it makes us question all the other positive reviews for these two companies available on other review websites. so just be careful and cautious when researching reviews for these companies! the bottom line – anastasiadate isn’t a scam, but is very expensive anastasiadate works differently than most other dating sites; from the way their verification process operates and the women they “showcase,” to their numerous romantic tours each year. if you don’t have a problem dating women who potentially just want to come to the u.s. for a better life, anastasiadate may be a good option for you. with that said, the reality is that many of the women on the site are genuine, and are looking for honest romance with a man from the u.s. however, some are definitely looking only for a free ticket, and nothing else. so as cliché as it may sound: be careful. if you have the moolah to spend, that is. despite the verification process that women undergo, or the wide variety of tours available throughout the year, anastasiadate is built to make money. for instance: after you chat with a beautiful woman for three minutes, your passion might be ignited, so you’ll want to chat with her more. if you and she really “click” with each other, you could easily spend thousands of dollars on credits in a matter of several weeks, only to find out that you didn’t fit together as well as you originally might have thought. and if you meet another woman soon thereafter, the process repeats itself all over again. now, you might be thinking, “why wouldn’t i just exchange personal information with a woman?” anastasiadate makes all women agree to certain terms in order to be featured on the site, and if these guidelines are broken, they will be permanently removed. as a result, you will not be able to obtain any personal information from them, including phone numbers, email