I learned about Natalie Koval and her work at the end of 2017. Our family friend, who knew Natalie's family very well and spoke very highly of her, and the results of her matchmaking, recommended her Ukrainian marriage agency. It's the main reason I trusted Natalie as a specialist and came to use her help to create a family. So I decided to become a client.
After talking to Natalie and learning about her service plans, I decided to become a Priority Client. I realized that by using that type of her service, I would receive considerable support from Natalie. Also, I would get handpicked introductions with men that might lead me to get the result of creating a family much faster. Natalie takes you by hand, goes step by step to get to know you, understands your strong points, and then looks for the matching man.
Well, it was not so easy. First, I had to go to Natalie's personal interview, which lasted for 3 hours. We talked about everything: my lifestyle, my preferences, my childhood, my past relationships, my parent's family, my interests, my hobbies, my values, my goals, and my future life plans. As Natalie was taking notes, I was also taking notes of how detailed her work was with me. Another advantage of Priority Clients` service was Natalie's recommending me profiles of gentlemen she personally knows or new gentlemen that registered with her. She suggests meeting them if they match me. That gave me a lot of hope that we could succeed and I could find my husband with Natalie's help.
Natalie warned me that the process usually doesn't go fast. It may take several years, depending on how my introductions go. I was looking for a young and secure man with profound family values, and finding that kind of man takes time. Not all men who exist in her database or new clients may suit me by age or by their relationship goals. We needed to have several matching solid criteria to become a couple. Because my plan was to create a family, have children, and live all my life with my future husband, I was ready for a lengthy search process…
I think I got fortunate because precisely one month after signing a contract with Natalie, she introduced me to such a man! It was a young and attractive Australian man of Chinese origin. There was an outstanding sparkle between us on the first date. I also felt he was a very good person. James immediately impressed me with his good manners, intelligence, care, and attention to me. But I was not sure of us becoming a couple, as he came from an Eastern culture I knew nothing about. Even though he lived in Australia, he still belonged to his culture. I needed to understand and feel how we could create a good strong family and what I needed to learn from his culture to be a good wife for him. We took the time. We spent all his time in Kyiv together: I showed him my favorite places, - and we discovered many excellent restaurants in Kyiv. But it felt like a holiday, far from real-life tasks and challenges. James suggested making a visitors` visa at the end of his trip so I could see Australia and his life there.
As soon as he arrived home, he started the visa process for me. The visa preparation seemed to last forever because Australian visas take a long time. I was already in Australia with James for a couple of months at his home. Soon I met his parents. I loved Australia! Everything I saw there and the way James treated me there too. James didn't change since I met him in Kyiv: he was the same caring, attentive and supportive man. To my surprise, his parents embraced me like their own daughter. His mother was so friendly to me! Soon James proposed to do a spousal visa and suggested that I move to Australia on my next trip. That would be a real-life test for both of us. I could take my time and learn about Australian life, how to settle down there and how we can live as a family. My answer was "YES."
We lived in Australia for a couple of years, and it was apparent we could become a good family. I got a reliable partner, I've got a good friend, I have got a very cordial lover. All was clear, but then COVID started. We were ready to marry and move forward in our family plan. Still, COVID and its restrictions were devastating for two years. We survived the hard times, and James brought my mother to Australia this summer for our wedding.
Finally, after 4 years since our first meeting, we celebrated our marriage. I cannot describe how happy I am. Now, being with my lovely loving husband, being in a complete family, being all together. My mother will stay with us for some time because of the war in Ukraine. My husband and I support each other; we do things together, plan, and look into the future with much hope. I am pleased that I trusted our family friend and came to Natalie because thanks to her, now me and James are happily married. And if it wasn't for my brave decision to use the help of a matchmaker, I do not know whether I would be now. Thank you, Natalie!
PS. My husband wants to keep our faces private, so we can only provide pictures of our wedding decor.