Where today people can meet in Ukraine? In transport, at the park, theater, cinema? Probably it was popular 10-20 years ago. The easiest way to youth: during student years they have a lot of new friends, they are keep in touch with school friends. And some of them even fall in love with these friends. But if you are an ordinary Ukrainian woman... and you are still alone? Where should you find your happiness?
In this case you should pay attention to the marriage announcements. Many people believe that this is the most popular and the most reliable way of dating. This is the most accepted option for shy boys and girls, and for self-sufficient businessmen who are always busy. But you probably do not even guess how ancient this kind of a dating is. It turns out that the European marriage announcement is more than 315 years old. For the first time the ad was published in 1695 by the London publishing house How to improve the economy and trade by John Gauton. Approximately a half a century marriage announcements were exclusively English affair. But very soon in tabloids appeared their “competitors" - some dating agencies have begun to publish their page, besides, which at first was a manuscript. In other European countries this became in fashion in half a century. And Germans were the first who adopted English marriage announcements practices.
How do they different from the ads, which can be read nowadays in the press and on the Internet? For example, during that time for women, it was not necessary to write about their weight and height. But it was very important to describe the appearance in details: beautiful eyes, delicate features and overall refinement. Primarily there were represented men: merchants, cavalrymen, manufacturers, merchants, landowners, engineers, doctors, operatic baritones, and even with a "simple title." Often they mentioned: I do not drink, I do not smoke, but only in men's ads. Also sometimes they wrote: “I am not a gambler." And the prerequisite was the ability to dance and play musical instruments. Usually men honestly indicated their income (even the cost of their property). Requirements for future partner in life, as now, were different. Among women doctors were very popular. But they were also looking for a man finances. So many women dreamed about a handsome and healthy millionaire even in those times. As for the men, some of them were looking for a quiet and home lady, others - “the aristocrat of the spirit." There were also those that were looking for a “girl without a past." Each new century brings something new; new laws and regulations. Today the modern versions of marriage announcements -marriage and dating agencies of the 21st century replaced the old forms. But most of them offer the same services – the creation of happy and loving families.
After all, every person always hopes for a good luck and wants to get rid of loneliness, meet a life partner and create a family.
With the advent of the Internet, as well as online and mobile services and dating agencies the methods of finding a partner and the ways of courtship are significantly changed. Telecommunications and computer technologies have developed rapidly in 1995, allowing people to find partners without leaving a home. Preliminary dating began to occur on the phone, e-mails, online chats or even video chats . In 2004, in the Ukraine there were about 200 marriage and dating agencies and the market for these services continued to expand each year.
Dating industry has come a long way from the early marriage and dating agencies of the 18th century to the online services of the 21st century. Nowadays there is no bias towards dating via the Internet. Many people appreciate the new features and began to use online services of dating and marriage agencies with pleasure.