1. When addressing Russian women, use her full first name, you might use "Dear Lidiya!" for example. Some agencies can insert the lady's first name if you send a multiple introduction letter. Try to avoid just "Hello" or "My beautiful princes" or "I am seeking a nice, loyal lady start a family with, if you match this, please respond". Even though it is your introduction letter you send to several ladies from your contact list, it should make a feeling you are writing to the one and only.

2. If you are writing to a one particular lady, personalize the letter, try to focus on keywords she uses in her advertisement. Like if she is interested in mountain baking and this is what you do, mention this or say you have always wanted to. If she is saying her child brings her joy and she enjoys watching him grow up, bring up you like children too and would like to share all the beautiful moments of their upbringing with your future wife (if this is true of course).

3. Be romantic and sincere. Show your serious intentions and your interest to the lady.

4. Provide essential information about yourself (height, weight, age, country of residence, profession)

5. Tell her about your family status (if you're divorced or if you have children - state their age and names).

6. That would not make a good impression if you talk bad about women you've dated. Don't go into intimate details writing about your previous wife or lady-friend right at once unless the woman shows her interest herself.

7. That will most likely be against you if you boast about your wealth, scientific or sport achievements in the first letter. Just give an impression what your job is about and how you feel about it, that sport is important and you do it professionally and generally have reached certain things in life.
It will also be irrelevant to list your career achievements in detail and enumerate the places you worked in and your job experience in the 1st letter, this is not a CV.

8. Don't try to impress her with your intelligence or money. Most Russian women are seeking for a financially secure man and this doesn't mean "rich". This means they are looking for a partner who is stable and able to provide for the family, not a money sack. It will also affect badly if you emphasize that those looking for citizenship or money may not bother to reply. Imagine a lady sincerely looking for a life partner receiving warnings straight away. This may just offend.

9. Don't initiate controversial topics like sex, politics, sport etc. in the first letter.

10. Don't tell everything. Leave space for her to ask questions.

11. It would be advisable to state what is important to you in the 1st letter. For example if you are religious, and it is vitally important that your partner is also a believer it is important to inform this at once in order to avoid misunderstanding and false expectations.

12. It's also interesting to read what a person is fond of, what he likes and dislikes, if he has friends and what way of rest he prefers. Telling a bit about what you enjoy gives plenty of room to ask a few good questions.

13. Don't tell about your writing to the other women if she doesn't ask you. If she does, be honest, and explain she should do the same.

14. Send good photos. Always enclose a good photo of yourself when writing to a lady - no friends in a pub, no women even if she is your friend. A photo of you in boxers, with naked torso, in home stretched t-shirt or with a bottle of alcohol is probably the worst thing that you can send to a lady with your first letter.

15. Don't send photos demonstrating your house, car and other material riches, at least with your first letter. It's supposed that your photos should attract attention to you but not to your possessions.

16. Try to find a photo where you smile. It's better to take a studio portrait or studio photo to your full height, where you're dressed in a stylish suit in which you can go out.

17. No intimate photos in the introduction letter.

18. Don't send more than 2 photos with your first letter.

19. Try to keep the letter not too short and not too long. 2 - 3 sentences are not enough to show you're really interested. Besides in this case the girl hardly will answer you with a longer letter, but the purpose of the correspondence is to know each other better, to help to decide whether you match each other. And you should keep in mind that you're writing not an autobiographical novel but just an Introduction letter. One page or 600- 650 words will be enough.

20. Ask her questions. The following questions will help you to imagine the girl's life better and show you care: whether she likes to visit restaurants and discos, whether she has a pet, whether she lives with her parents, if she can drive, if she likes her job, whether she thinks her career to be important, if she plans to have children, what country she would prefer to live in, what she likes and dislikes about her country/city and about her life in general. The questions you put will also help her write a reply to you. Try not to ask too many questions at once and at the same time write about yourself in order it didn't sound like a questionnaire at a job interview. Such approach may offend the girl.

21. Use simple language if you don't order a professional translation for your letter.

22. Use a spell checker if possible.

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