How do people meet in today’s Ukraine? Just like everywhere else, large numbers of Ukrainian women and men meet online.

Even celebrities meet their matches online and they aren’t shy about telling their stories.

KP.ua reported that last weekend a prominent Ukrainian sportsman Ilya Kvasha married his sweetheart, whom he met online. His bride Ilona Sergeeva has no connection to the sport universe, and is 6 years younger than the Ukrainian champion. Sergeeva is a lawyer from Kharkov.

27-year-old Ilya Kvasha is a platform diver, who won the bronze medal at 2008 Olympics. He is a 7-time European champion and 3-time World champion.

The couple met online through a social networking site, and after some time the future groom traveled to see his virtual pen pal to another city, giving start to a real-life romance.

The couple dated for a few years before tying the knot last weekend. The bride and the groom didn’t stage a huge event for their wedding.

• The groom was wearing a blue-grey suit with a stripy shirt and no tie.
• The Ukrainian bride’s dress was more traditional, with a veil and floor-length silk gown of champagne shade complimented by long waves of her dark hair and a simple tiara. To add a modern twist, the dress was made of layers of a semi-sheer fabric over a mini-skirt.
• Light makeup allowed her beauty to shine naturally.

The high-profile sportsman didn’t hide how he met his future wife, as opposed to many people who still feel there is a stigma attached to connecting online. It was the fateful click of the mouse that started this romance, which now has moved to a new level. The 21-year-old bride looked relaxed and happy in the photos that the couple posted online.

Meeting with the help of Internet through dating sites and social networks is now a proven way of finding someone special in Ukraine and other post-USSR countries. This is why chatting online to men from other counties doesn’t seem unnatural or hard for Ukrainian women.

Photos: VK Ilya Kvasha

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