Yeah, online dating is pretty much worthless.
I did the "classifieds2000.com" thing on and off (admittedly mostly 'off') for about three years. The ones who replied invariably were seriously messed up -- I know, I know, ALL women are, but these were much worse than usual. [:p]
We're talkin' blimps with illegitimate kids whose personalities were so f*cked up that it was amazing they had managed to get anyone to get them pregnant in the first place. I mean, really, "tits by Goodyear" are ok, but entire bodies? "Ok, dear, you're a 'wiccan [s]nudist[/s]naturist' on welfare?? (But should you really be subjecting other people to 400 pounds of blubbery stretch marks?)"
I have met exactly one woman through a personals ad who was NOT on the extreme-f*cked-up end of the spectrum, and she had no interest in pursuing anything.
The "Russian brides" thing has a better chance of success IMHO, but it's still pretty small. At least you'd be getting laid by women with decent bodies, though, even if their end goal is to steal every dime you've got (about 50%, it seems).
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Good luck! [:D]