Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about Marina, ID #86215. She first contacted me on this site about two months ago. At times her answers seem guarded and unresponsive to my questions.
If your questions aren't answered at all, that is surely a scammer sending form letters.
But if the letters are inconsistent, sometimes responsive but sometimes not -- it's harder to know what that means. I have had trouble in correspondence with women who I believe were probably serious (one is now married to a western man!), which I think was due to foreign-language confusion, or a defensive attitude from a history with other foreign men.
But my friend who is happily married to a Russian woman, had very strong correspondence -- they were writing often, and telling a LOT about themselves and what is important in life.
If she is serious, she'll want to know a lot about how you live, what you want from life, your likes and dislikes, etc. -- and will be telling you the same kinds of things about herself.
Girls (and maybe guys also) are a bit skeptical about a long distance relationship. And even if they are willing to move abroad in there head, it still might be a big emotional burden to deal with in the heart. I know for a fact I can move anywhere to be with a girl but I have best friends who will not ever leave there home state or city for any reason so I can relate to what the girls over there are going through. You would be leaving your family, friends, your comfort zone to move to a place that you will not know how to move around in to take care of yourself. When I was in Ireland I ding'd my rental car with a small scratch, in America I would go to Walmart and get a touch up kit, in Ireland I had no clue where to start looking for something like that!!! The little things become daunting. Grocery shopping was also a pain because I am used to everything pre packed or at least a little bit pre-prepared ;) And how embarrassing was it when I could not figure out how to flush the damned toilet and had to ask a friend for help!! You have to give it a good hard pump, not just press the the button and walk away, another incident I was stuck at a gas station for 30 minutes because I could not figure out how to open the gas cover on the rental car, well that was o.k. because it also took a few minutes for the English lady to help me out with it also, but still embarrassing.
I can't imagine how I would fare in Ukraine under similar circumstances, or how she would fare in America. Its one thing to want to move to another country and another to actually be faced with the reality that you might actually do it.
To be honest, Ive found the better you adapt to her country and show her you are comfortable in her country, the more comfortable she will be in contemplating
the move to yours. As you are the man,showing your adaptability to difficult situations in a foreign country to you will help her to be more comfortable in knowing you will also take care to make her transition easier as well. From my experiences and from others Ive met who are successful in this venture, It really helps if they know the move is not "permanent" in so much that you are able and willing to travel back and forth several times per year. This way they dont feel "trapped" in your country. Just because you find and move your girl to your country doesnt mean the trips end. Quite contrary! In most cases you are going to find that you will still travel back and forth often and will experience life in both countries as long as you are married. Its obviously not a hard and fast rule as I know a couple of girls who havent been home in 3 years. Her family visits here in US. Just be ready to make that commitment. I love ukraine and spending time there so it makes it all the better for me and my girl
I never searched for a smart phone over there,,,, but they did have a better selection of regular phones than what I have seen at home. In any mall, and in little shops up and down the city streets!!
I’ve heard their service is much better than our own!!
jking of course, being a wise-ass, I never needed a phone over there and phones are full price in Ireland, now contract deals like here in the u.s. so to by a phone like that for only a few weeks didn't make it worth the while.
Blu,,, I bought a plain cell phone in Odessa for only 500 to 550UAH . It was a Life phone and it works great in Ukraine. I also had limited function in Germany, Amsterdam, and Zurich! If I had bought minutes in each of those places, I believe I would have had full function?!!
Rick,,, then you need to pay for a data plan. I only need internet on the go for 1 to 3 weeks a year. I priced a full plan,,, cell, data plan, and hot spot internet. About 120USD per month.
Use free wi-fi since it is becoming more available. all mcdonalds and puzata hata both have it. You could of course get a fairly cheep data plan in Ukraine.
LR1701 wrote:"Rick,,, then you need to pay for a data plan. I only need internet on the go for 1 to 3 weeks a year. I priced a full plan,,, cell, data plan, and hot spot internet. About 120USD per month."
In US or Ukraine? For US, T-Mobile or Simple Mobile offer plans with 4g data for 40-60 per month which include unlimited voice and data
For Ukraine, Life sells internet modem and 5gb of use for 40 bucks. pre-pay for phone service will run you 30 bucks will buy you all the minutes and data
you will need for 2 weeks, easy. Ive had the same phone number on Life for 3 years now.
Rick,,, only for a week or so here in the US. I might use it more if I go to Florida instead of Ukraine. While hunting in Canada, the outfitter has wifi!! Lol
While in Ukraine I still need my computer,,, so a smart phone really isn’t necessary.
On another thread, Bowhunter advertised some cheap rates,,,, I can’t believe how cheap!
Jetmba:
“A good cheap way to make sure your girl can always communicate with you - bring home your Ukrainian phone and keep it on and plugged in.
She can send you a text message on your Ukrainian number anytime, just the same as if you were in Ukraine.
So that you don't burn up you prepaid card - I suggest you use KyivStar's or MCI's free internet message service to text her back. “
Jetmba,,, have a professional check your home for carbon monoxide!!!!