International singles services have been flourishing in certain cases on the Internet as of late. The reader may have happened upon many of these sites and thought that the Internet must be flooded with many hundreds of sites such as these. This idea can be very misleading, as you must consider that the majority of these sites are no longer operational and are more or less "dead" sites, waiting for their domains to expire.

A number of sites have indeed found a niche, and therefore established a solid footing to maintain a steady readership to their pages. These sites are typically associated with Asian, Russian, or Latin pen pal or marriage agencies. Here the owners of these websites seek out these single women (and sometimes men) and publish their personal ads on their sites. For a small fee, an interested man may respond to these ads and begin their correspondence. In many instances these same agencies may offer personalized matchmaking services where they will assist in everything from e-mail forwarding, travel tours, and even marriage arrangements. With respect to marriage, they are not arranging marriages, but rather are helping with Immigration Visa services and much of the paperwork preparation that will be necessary.