I'm considering going to either Odessa or Sevastopol in January for a Romance Social. I am aware that both of these areas are much nicer during the summer - but I cannot get away at that time.
If anyone has been to both places, particularly during the winter and during a Romance Social, your input would be appreciated.
I already wrote it, but in my opinion girls in socials have terrible make-up and clothes are crap. I didnt see any sophisticated traditional girls as all guys describe here. My boyfriend said HORRIBLE TARTS!
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Maybe you look these photos before going:)
Maybe we can see you in next year photos!
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we spent exciting evening with my boyfriend reading that and wotching pictures from socials!
I've been to a Romance Social before. And I was very satisfied with the outcome. The women wore very nice makeup and dressed quite well. And frankly, I couldn't care less what you or your British-god think of the women there. The question was addressed to any members who have attended Socials in one or both places and it should be obvious that that would exclude you.
If you and your British-god actually spent an entire evening looking at pictures of other people at their Romance Social I might suggest that it takes very little to entertain you.
I am aware of the websites devoted to Socials and it is unlikely that you would see me at the Scoail that I attended since the company that did it no longer offers that service and I never signed a realease, as all of these compnies require before putting pictures of the gentlemen up.
If any GUYS who are here have attnded a Romance Social or even just visted Odessa and Sevastopol, I renew my request for comment.
I've been to Sevastopol and I liked it there a lot, it was November last year and it was cold but it was still nice. There are some interesting things to see (historical sites) and of course you are right on the Black Sea which was really great. I also thought the women there we're the prettiest I've ever seen in my entire life before. I mean I've been to Kiev before too and know how great the ladies look there but the women in Sevastopol impressed me even more than them! I would go there again if I could.
The Romance Social I attended was in Odessa and I was also VERY impressed with the ladies - but that was in October of 2003. Since that time both Anastasia and AFA have had frequent Romance Socials. I believe that each organization has between three and four per year in Odessa. And that is not to mention those that European Connections did before it stopped two years ago. There may have been as many as 27 Romance Socials in Odessa since I last visited. I'm thinking that they have perhaps become to commonplace there.
jetmba,
I attended an anastasia social in odessa the summer 2004. Odessa has beautiful women in general. The social was pleasant, much like any bar scene in the States, but with perhaps 250-300 women and 40 men. The interpreters sat on the sidelines, and provided services as requested. No one is looking out for you to have a good time, as some of the ads imply. You're on your own, except that you may have a wingman or two helping you from the group of guys. The women were attractive in general, and dressed nicely. There were two or three knockouts, who of course garnered lots of attention. I got the impression they were regulars at the socials, and not easily impressed. There was a busload of women from Nikolaev, and they seemed less jaded, and very happt to meet the guys. It was okay, but for $400? If you could find a like-minded friend or two to go with you to the bars, and pay an interpreter to tag along, you might do better for lots less money. The main benefit to the social trip is the tour group trip thing, with all your details and sightseeing handled for you, if you like that sort of travel.
Yes we spent long time looking at these pictures from socials. My boyfriend thaught men were pathetic losers and women tarts with their strong make-up and long nails.
But he is critical person, I was suprised because I thaught girls look sophisticated and intelligent, but they looked trashy to be honest.
Men in rwguide are really critical about what they see.
Your boyfriend said horrilbe tarts? That's a brilliant assesment of character! Wow on that big buck salary, you guys sit around and watch the EU's version of Jerry Springer!! Why in the hell would anyone sit around, who has a boyfriend sit and watch socials about women from the FSU unless they had a hidden agenda?
Good point nastan6. Was your British-godfriend maybe taking notes Annika? Was he jotting down the ID number or the website of these "horrible tarts"? Hmmm. You say that you thought that the girls looked intelligent and sophisticated - but after oggling them all night (and likely taking notes whether you saw or not) your boyfriend was highly critical and said that they looked trashy. Did you expect him to say they were gorgeous Annika? Did you epect him to admit that the women he had drooled over all evening were better than you are? Come on Annika - give the your god some credit for brains.
To Philly. I'm guessing that you went on a tour with Anastasia. But I would be interested in fining if it was perhaps with AFA. I have to admit that I am a little turned off by what seems to be a singles bar atmosphere with Anastasia. When I went with European Connections it was entirely different. The Romance Social was much more formal. Each participant had a provided interpreter who was assigned for the evening. You generally found a comfortable table and then, having told the interpreter what you were looking ofr (in my case it was a woman 26 or younger, with good English speaking ability, and not having been married or having had children previously) sent her to bring back the qualified women from a group of four or five that you had pointed out.
This was all done in a well lit room with some refreshments being served and a DJ playing music for those interested in dancing (exclusively women dancing with each other as the guys were all doing interviews). I would simply look around me, at 200 to 250 of the most beautiful women I had ever seen, and pick out three or four for my interpreter to "qualify" for me. She would then get up and go talk to the women and briefly ask them if they met my criteria. If they did she would bring them back to the table to sit and talk with me. I would tell them about myself, showing pictures or whatever (I gave them some postcards I brought along from my home city) and the interview would end with a Polaroid shot (we were each dvised to bring a Polaroid camera) of the two of us together. (2 shots actually, one for her and one for me.)
The Socials actually began at (I think) 1:00 pm and ended at 8:00 pm. It was assumed that by that time you would have a date for the evening (of course) and arrangements to see some of the other girls, locals, in the future. We were advised that hotels rooms were available for $20 if the girls had traveled some distance to get to Odessa - as the one I eventually settled on had - and I actually gave the $20 to the girl in front of my date for that evening with the full acknowlegement of BOTH! (That was bizzare. She didn't even use the $20 - which I was to find out was for a crappy hotel (I only did as I was advised) she actually stayed in the hotel we were in with her the girl she had traveled with. Another guy had payed for that room while he dated someone else.).
Seeing that Anastasia's Socials are a lot more like a singles' bar, I wonder if AFA is any different?
I just visited the AFA website. They have FIVE tours scheduled in 2007 for Odessa alone. Again, Anastasia, has I think, four. That has to be too many. I have to believe that there a lot of women who make their livings just frequenting those in Odessa. I'm sure any other city would be a better choice now.
Annika, I tend to fully agree with you on this one. Men who frequent these socials are one or more of the following: old, fat, ugly, and desperate. Women who frequent these socials are either decent looking young working girls:) or trashy looking leftovers.
As you correctly stated, a look at the pictures posted on the web site of the love tour companies will convince anyone of the fact that love tours can be summarized in one of two ways: (a) the way for the lazy and incapable to find a lady (i.e. drag yourslef to a plane, everything's take care of, even your getting laid on the tour for a tip:) or (b) this is the last resort, everything else did not work, what the heck give this one a try as well:)
I am amazed by the inclination of some to not state their true intentions participating in the Russian dating scene (or perhaps a state of denial, the sort of my "ethics" do not allow me to admit the truth??), how is it possible an eligible man not being able to find someone in FSU for a long period already? perhaps they are attached more to game playing rather than seeking to find someone to tie the knot? but it is hard to admit ...
There are some that cannot do anything without an agency doing it for them, to organise a visa (never heard of an embassy website), to source and book air tickets (never heard of online bookings), to organise an airport transfer, an apartment or hotel, 99% of it is all available on the internet to do it oneself and to even have the women organised for one, well .....
Women lined up based on customer defined specs:) hired dudes going in the back of the room finding women from a lot for those who paid them to do so:) all this done in a well lit room:) and refreshments provided for the guests plus a DJ and music for those interested in dancing:) qualified women from the lot would be invited to sit at the client's table:) client and girl would talk about criteria for selection of a date:) picture showing is involved:) my favorite part is: "the interview would end with a Polaroid shot (we were each advised to bring a Polaroid camera) of the two of us together"
Sorry but the above picture reminds a strip club, especially if they change the decor a little by adding a pole in the middle of the dancing floor::)) and they also add in the specs the requirement that women in order to enter the competition must be possess dancing skills (especially handling the pole::)) in fact, in strip bars, they would likely not a allowed a Polaroid::)) so you get more for your buck in these socials:::)))
Hold on ... though ... it goes on ... you can even get a date out of this charade::)) by 8pm:) imagine this::)) even arrangements to see other girls in the near future:) and if a room is needed, no problem if you have $20 in your folder:) you can even give the girl the $20 and avoid all the pretenses:)
Well trav02 - the most positive thing that I can say for you is that you are consistant. You know nothing of anything that you have written about in this forum, politics, economics, or even the topic of this forum (in case you have forgotten) which is Russian women.
Why do you immediately jump to references of nude photography and hookers when a Polaroid is mentioned? Is that maybe because you photographed yourself getting a bj with a hooker and posted the link on this very forum sometime ago? I have never ever been with a hooker. But I suppose that if I was endowed as poorly as you showed the world that you are, I might have to succum to it. There are new surgeries available by the way that you might consider. If not for yourself then for the sake of your wife.
The Polaroid was for use in a fiance visa application. If you could forget about prostitution just long enough - you might recall that a photo of yourself meeting your lady is a neccessary part of the fiance visa application.
Not that it is any of your business - but I have been with the same lady (except for a brief break in 2004) since 2003. We have visited each others countries for that length of time and have finally decided to go our seperate ways. So I am trying again. Is that too difficult for your consistantly wrong mind to comprehend? (I'm betting it is.)
A Romance Social is an event where a number of eligible single Western men and Eastern European get together to make a connection. Why is this so difficult for both Martin and trav to comprehend?
Following this path is no more or less desperate than writing to "Lonely Hearts" in the Personals Section of any newspaper or an online service.
Don't they go, after all, something like this:
"Hi! I saw your desperate ad. I am desperate too and living in a foreign country. I can find no women within country's borders so I thought I might try yours. I don't know if you are sending me real pictures of yourself that are current, or whicgh were taken when you were much younger. I don't know if you are actually an agency scam or a man posing as a woman, but I will continue to write to you until I either catch on or you ask for money. I might even try and visit you and then discover nothing about you was real."
Isn't THAT how you two found YOUR women? At least I am meeting them face to face from the get go.
I just so suprized why some guys dont belive me!I have tears in my eyes:):):)
These girls seem professional daters, at least in that you agree, dont you, jetmba. Did you read this rwguide.com article?
Yes we looked photos because I asked opinion of my boyfriend! Maybe I am too conservative! But my boyfred a man, who likes goodlooking women found them trashy and called them tarts and activity cattle market! I know how estonian russian girls dress, they are a bit overdressed, but never dressed so as these girls in Odessa! And their make-up...everybody who knows a bit about make-up find this just horrible! In their case their make-up what must do girls prettier makes them uglier!
But as guys in rwguide.com said : You laugh, but sex sells and agency owners laugh in their way to bank! After looking these girls I am not suprised tours are booked:):):):):):)
Thank you wtrav02! I am suprized too, why people who want to get just f....d (pardon my french), bla-bla about traditional women and howly bloody family????
Martin UK, naiive men arent my taste too:):):)
I think Jetmba you just must go and when we all wotch your pictures in tour company web-site:):):)You can inform us of course what city so less tarts to admire:):):):)
"There are new surgeries available by the way that you might consider. If not for yourself then for the sake of your wife"
I can say with confidence that you left your most negative mark in this forum with the above sentence let alone the rest of your reply. You replied to a joke by launching an utter insult (and assault) not only directed at me but also at my wife (I guess by association). I saved the above on record since I am certain the moderator will delete this soon.
I realize that I touched your sensitive nerve although unintentionally by just stating my personal view about socials (a topic that is not your personal property). From now on, I should know that whenever I or others state our views about socials or any other topic about which you have strong feelings, we should expect a strong and disgusting personal attack involving comments and hints about the sexuality of ourselves and our wives' ...
jetmba, you're a very sad and mean individual ... I never made any comments that involved any of the ladies that you said you were dating in the past. Further, I never made any comments about anyone's lady, significant other let alone spouse. Perhaps you could get some help by visiting a pastor at a church wherever it is that you may find peace (if you do) and confess what you said about my wife whom you've never known. I refuse to go down the path of exchanging sexually explicit insults with you. Have a good life!
As I understand it a guy goes to a romance social (aka cattle market) armed with a polaroid camera, he interviews (he doesn't 'date' or 'romance') one or more ladies, they have a photograph taken and that is it, job done and next step K1 visa.
Bl00dy magic, now I understand where the term 'mail order bride' comes from :)