My wife and I would like to personally welcome you to our web site: 21st-Century_Brides.Com. As your hosts, we would like to say that we are pleased that you were able to find our international matchmaking service and are taking some time to explore the opportunities that our service presents to you.

We felt it was important to prominently offer this page on our site because of how everything we bring to you within our site has tremendously impacted our own personal lives. We could bring you hundreds of success stories of men and women who have become happily married as a result of using our service. But, of course, none seemed as relevant and pertinent as our own personal story since we are the ones presenting this sometimes overwhelming and, perhaps, seemingly far fetched opportunity to you.

So this is our story that begins back in 1996 and has taken a path the neither my wife or I ever really dreamed our lives would go.

In May of 1996 I was employed by an international matchmaking firm to help them develop their web site and service. To give you some relevant background on both my wife and myself: I had been divorced for nearly 10 years and, at the time, had a 10 year old daughter by my previous marriage. I had dated and had relationships with different women but, because my previous marriage had ended painfully, I was determined that I would never make that commitment again unless I was absolutely comfortable that the relationship would last to the end of my precious years. In ten years I had never come close to this comfort zone and, at 37 years old, was somewhat resigned to the idea that this may never happen. I had never considered, during any of those years, participating in any kind of dating or matchmaking service - much less an international one! Similarly, at that time, my wife had recently left a relationship bitterly (although she was never married) when her boyfriend of several years abruptly disappeared for another woman when she became pregnant with who is now our 5 year old son, Sergey. When he was about 6 months old she had decided that she had nothing to lose by sending her pictures and profile in to the agency that I was with.

Part of my responsibility with the firm that I was working with was to coordinate and arrange processing of the new profiles of beautiful women that came from all parts of the world. Literally, I had seen thousands of pictures and profiles of many stunning women come across my desk and I can't say that the idea of meeting or corresponding with some of these women never crossed my mind - it did! But I never became serious about this or did anything about it. That is, until one day in November of 1996.

A profile of yet another beautiful woman came across my desk with pictures attached. As I said before, I had been privileged to be among the first to see pictures and profile of many, many -seemingly very sweet and sincere - lovely women that came into the service. But this one was different. There was clearly something special about this one. She was beautiful like many others but what I could not get over was her smile and her bright eyes. I saw something that I had hoped to find for several years in her smile and hopeful eyes. This one I had to do something about. Of course, I promptly talked myself out of this and off her pictures and profile went into the "normal" processing channels (yes, I did seriously consider taking advantage of my position). For about the next three weeks, however, I could not get this one woman out of my mind. I found myself comparing each new profile to hers. Even sneaking to the file cabinets to take a quick look. So in early December her pictures and profile disappeared from the file cabinet (yes, I stole them) and off a letter went to this lovely woman in St. Petersburg, Russia. Knowing full well that we recommended to all of the clients not to rest their hopes on just one letter (to send at least 10 or more) I honestly thought my chances of hearing from this one woman was a long shot at best. Much less that I would ever marry her! But it was one very painless letter and a few pictures so what the hell! I'd never forgive myself otherwise.

It was Christmas day and, since I was alone and my daughter was spending the day with her mother (my ex-wife), I decided to go to the office and get some needed catch up work done in solitude. When I arrived I had noticed that there was something in the fax machine but I ignored it for several hours figuring that I'd get to it later. When, finally, I went to the machine and pulled out the letter you can imagine my surprise and pleasure to see that it was from Irina. This wonderful girl, whom I could not get out of my mind, and honestly never expected to hear from, had faxed me a short letter on this holiday to wish me a merry Christmas, let me know that she had received my letter and was sending me one of her own with more pictures. Santa Clause had visited me in the office!!!

After numerous letters and phone calls, I finally met my wife in April of 1997 on the first day of my first trip ever to Russia. Before I left two weeks later I was as high as any man could naturally be and I knew that I had found the one woman in the world that I was searching for. There were instantly no barriers between us. I felt, in some way that is difficult to explain, an instant trust and confidence. All the fears and concerns that I had know about entering into a committed relationship had somehow vanished.

We had made plans for me to return in August of that year and see how our relationship progressed. But before that trip actually happened we had decided to go ahead and start the finacee' visa process for her to come to the United States. I did make that trip in August and surprised her on her birthday with an engagement ring. In November of 1997, the day before Thanksgiving and almost a year to the day after I first saw her photos, I picked her up in Los Angeles.

On December 19, 1997 we were married in a double wedding with friends (complete with a camera crew from the television show "Inside Edition") and we have never looked back except with complete amazement as to how both of our lives have dramatically changed over the last five years. In September of 1998 we had our first daughter together (Karina) and two years later our second beautiful daughter in September of 2000 (Katya).

There can be no argument that we understand why you are here and what you are thinking at this very moment if you have taken the time to read this. My wife and I can personally testify that you have very, very little to lose and an immense amount to gain if you find what we have found. And you can if you want to and are willing to give it a chance.

This is why we decided that there was no one more qualified to bring you our own international matchmaking site. My only regret is that the most wonderful woman in the (now very small) world is no longer available to our future clients. I married her - thank you. Forgive me if I stop short of apologizing for this however, if you experience just a small fraction of the security, trust, love and happiness that we have, you will probably want to take me to task on that claim. Of course, you'll never convince me - as I will not you.

We both sincerely wish you the best of fortune in your romantic adventure - wherever you seek happiness!

Rob & Irina Losacker