Nicole, 30

Nicole is a composed woman, attentive to others by training as much as by temperament, and she knows exactly what she expects from meeting someone: a serious, dependable man with whom to build something that lasts, rather than a passing story.

Her balance comes from movement. Sport shapes her weeks in all its forms, out of discipline as much as pleasure, and she does not give it up willingly. The rest of her time goes to books and cultural outings, from which she rarely returns without something to tell. She does not smoke and drinks only on special occasions.

Life has already asked her to rebuild, and she came out of it more clear-sighted than wary. She has learned to tell quickly what is solid from what is not, and she now moves forward without haste, giving her trust to those who earn it.

The man she pictures has a settled situation and stands by his word. Everyday kindness and respect matter to her as much as stability: she is looking neither to be entertained nor to be taken care of, but to build alongside someone who knows where he is going. She is ready to leave Russia for that life.