When I first started looking for a FSU lady I had resolved to go no younger than 32 (being 42 myself) but the average age of ladies expressing an interest in me (and yes I know in many cases its the agency doing the "expressing interest") seems to be about 28 indeed the lady I've progressed things furthest with is 27, and another "prospect" is 26. Infact I even had a totally stunning 19 year old react very badly when I dared suggest that she should be looking for someone a bit younger - she gave me a right chewing out about how she was an adult and could make up her own mind, I guess thats a mistake I wont be making again :-).
The ladies themselves are absolutely adamant that this is not a problem for them but what is the reality ?. Any comments from any FSU ladies reading this would be particularly welcome.
"Please note that this is my personal opinion"
"Please note that this is my personal opinion"
"Please note that this is my personal opinion"
Martin above called it a minefield and he is correct. It's easier to win the
lottery then to find a 19 year old girl ready for marriage and a 42 year old
who can relate to her.
99.99999% of 19 year old girls are barely adult and not mentally or emotionally
prepared to get married. The fact that she argued with you saying that she is
ready kinda points to the fact that she is a typical teenager and thinks that
she knows everything.
I would highly recommend not considering ANY woman under the age of 25 and 29 or 30
would be even better. Sure a 19 year old may look like a Hot Smokin lady but how
many years has it been since she played with dolls? How can she relate to you on
any level? How will you be able to relate with her? You won't know anything about
the local pop stars, you wont want to go clubbin several nights per week.
Remember when you were 19 years old and your parents were stupid and always wrong about
everything??? A few years later your parents somehow became brighter............Remember?
It is possible to love at any age, but is it a good idea? I have communicated wth ladies overseas for two years now. I can tell you, 19 is not good for marriage in any country or culture. Remember when you were that age? You were so smart, no one person could tell you what to do and you thought you knew it all. IMPOSSIBLE!
Don't even go there. First, find someone who shares the same or similar values in life. Most will say, age is just a number and while technically it is true; falling in love takes time and common sense.
Follow your heart and just take your time. When the right woman finds you, you will know it.
I met a woman 18 years younger than me a year ago on the internet. This is the extreme as far as age difference goes. But, for some reason, we don't talk about age. I came to Nikolaev last April to meet her and decided to come back and stay for three months. I will go home early february and I plan to move to the Ukraine by April next year.
By the way, we care for each other very much. I have enjoyed meeting her friends and family. We cook meals together and try and do as much as we can together; yes, including washing dishes.
Good luck in your search. Women from this part of the world are both beautiful inside and outside
thanks for the relies so far. to clarify, I'm not seriously considering anyone under 26. the 26 year old I'm talking to is very mature - has lived in the US for one year and returned home to make a very good career for herself and has her own apartment and car. I've told her that I am "not a rich man", that I have few assets to my name because of my divorce settlement, and that if we were to start a family that she would need to help support them financially and she seems happy with all this so I'm reasonably confident she isnt a gold digger.
Its been pointed out before, and its certainly true, that women of the FSU have some similar cultural aspects to western ladies from the 1950s and 1960s. Watch some old movies and I bet many of you will SEE those similarities.
One particular old movie I watched recently "The Moon Is Blue" there was some discussion that the ideal age for a woman would be half the man's age, plus seven. No western woman (certainly no American woman) would adhere to that rule today - but maybe it isn't far of the mark in the FSU.
Its a LITTLE off the mark for me. I'm 50. Half of that, plus seven, would be 32. My lady is 27. but its close (kinda).
bragging, are we?
women in 50-ies stayed at home, and men supported them financially.
Since you are looking for a financial support from a woman, she will
have to have an equal say and won't be as submissive as these women in
fifties.
I am always trying to add 2 and 2 and see if it equals 4. In your thread "Accomodation in kiev" you say:
"I was going to do 2 bedrooms so that I could offer the lady a room of her own, and it doesnt look like it increases the cost too much and with current fx rates its dirt cheap anyway - that apartments au site has reasonable looking places in good locations for 50 UKP/night which is pocket money to me. Anyway I dont want somewhere too posh since I dont want to give the impression that I'm well off (even if I am ...). "
It is really none of my business and you do not need to answer but is the "need to work for starting a family" just a test to understand her motives? Personally if I could afford it and she wanted to I would be tickled pink to have my wife with the kids at this stage of it. Even though parents are usually inexperienced I still believe they are the best choice to raise the kids. Just curious.
All women in all cultures are looking for different things in a mate. In Ukraine one of the top priorities is financial stability. This does not necessarily mean rich. In a country where you can not trust the banks to stay open or the exchange rate can make money worthless several times in a lifetime they crave stability. This does not mean they do not notice the difference in age, it is just a lesser factor.
Rick,
Before you even contemplate dealing (financially) with an agency, or indeed lady, run their identity thru Google adding the word 'scam' to their identity.
"I read one thread here and found out I was a scam agency....."
Really??? You've discovered that you are a scam agency???? What a terrible thing to find out about one's self!
But seriously - thre are some real ones - but the terraine is crowded with landmines.
Best to go meet a girl directly than to take a chance just writing letters. I know that might soung impractical (unless you go to a Romance Social) - so read up and find ways to limit your risk. Many techniques can be found in the pages of this forum.
(I hope that I NEVER read a thread and discover that I am a scam agency.)
I am almost 50 and I get letters from women between 20-25
Sure it could sound tempting to have a wife the same age as my daugther so that they could eb best friends...
But...how would it be in reality to have a wife 25 years younger ??
She would love to go out dancing twice a week maybe, I passed those hobbies many years ago.
And when I retire and would just love to relax and travel...
Well...I had to wait 25 years until she also retires so that we could share our dreams together...
The obvious solution is to create enough income on yor own so that she does not need to keep working after you retire. Get busy! It's called "having your cake and eating it too".
well i am 36 and this girl from kiev is 23. quite a gap... but i still love clubbing and dj'ing and to honest my ex-wife who was a year older than me ended up boring the hell out of me! /pete