Tim, dma, crash, and the rest of you gents that have read my posts lately. I was ready to quit this early this week. I had lost my leading lovely to an argument (mostly my fault i will add here), my responses had dropped off, and was basically feeling pretty sh*tty. I even (GASP!!) considered trying to find some local lady. (YEAH, I know, nuts). But then, a little lady from the crimea, who I had been conversing with nicely for awhile sent me an email that gave me hope again AMEN BROTHER JEFF!
Here are parts of it (and in case you didnt see my april fools joke, don't even try to blast me like I did to Michael!!) here are some tidbits:
"it’s my intuition which helps me understand I’m not mistaken about you and me, I think you are the man I could really make happy. But our meeting will show if we have this “chemistry” and mutual attraction. I suppose, it will be easier for us to understand things, since we already know each other quite well. Dear, do you agree with me? I do not want to give vain promises, since you are very dear to me. I want you to be sure about me, about my feelings and attitude; I just want you to experience on your own skin how much I do care about you. But time will tell and we will eventually go through this way, without being frustrated or disappointed, or both. That is why I try to make all my letters so personal and emotional, to make you feel the same. I want you to know I’m thinking about you. Sometimes my inner voice whispers to me the right decision. And now it says you are the right person, I just feel this. I do not want to lose this chance, I need to satisfy my inner voice : )"
So I say to my fellow seekers, I am back in the game!!! I now have a leading lovely back!! THanks for listening and good luck to us all! :-)))
Hey hey........nice thoughts Jeff,and I hope that it works mate.I first started this over 4 years ago now and there were times I really felt like jacking it all in,and yes even thinking of going local too......(common sense prevailed!!).But I kept at it,did a lot of travelling, a hell of a lot of learning,and after all this time finally got the lady of my dreams over here to the UK in January.
It really is hard to describe the change Inna has made in my life since she arrived.I guess before I was existing......Now I am living,and looking forward to each day.Without sounding corny all that is down to the love and affection of the only woman I have ever met who has made me feel that way.
It can be a struggle Jeff and there will be times when nothing seems to go right,but take it from me,the wait is worth it.
Good luck mate.
and keep the new ones coming Jeff.......we got a troll here....again and the sooner he disappears the better...........:))).
Wish someone would invent the electronic equivalent of a dum-dum bullet!!!!!
Glad, thanks man..Again it is veterans like you I learn something from every day. And congrats! Just a question, are you just hanging here for the fun (Tim can make it fun!! the 'ugly git') now you got your lady?
YW Jeff,
yes I still hang in here because it's a great bunch of guys,very informative,very funny,sometimes a little cruel but always with a good dose of honesty.
Trad:
is your lady scottish by any chance or maybe another typo.........:)))???
another typo, must drink less before typing, with regard to an earlier thread about alcohol, I find fsu ladies do not mind so long as you do not get drunk and even if you do, that you are not a jekyl and hide, I am one laid back man, if I have to many i get even nicer and more laid back if that is possible, however I am not sure they would feel that way if I was an alcoholic
That's good news Jeff. The same thought crossed my mind earlier in the week, which often comes with putting all your eggs in one basket - make or break - and yes, I also have 'local' options which I am turning a blind eye to - Joining a monestry seems a better option if I wasn't such a flirty cheeky little tease. I feel fortunate enough that I have selected, from thousands, someone who appears to be as equally as tolerant as I am when 'misunderstandings' occur which are inevitably from time to time moreso with the split cultural differences and lifestyles. I really don't think I could have chosen anyone else. Anyone that doesn't show tolerance or understanding should be shown the door a.s.a.p regardless of how 'stunning' they may appear on the outside.
Gladiator is an inspiration to us all how the rewards of today can be shown as equally is Tim in how when thrown off your horse, you can jump straight back on it and find love again.
Whoever wrote that sending flowers was the wrong thing for me to do this week - is sadly mistaken as I foretold. It has nothing to do with a dependancy for gifts, more an understanding of emotions. I've just had an AWESOME 4hrs on the phone with my girl and really couldn't ask for anymore, infact I had to tell her to stop! ;)
- she's quite simply, wonderful - ahem...as I am too (her words. lol). I know I and we will all will face what may seem like impossible days, days when emotions will be stretched, days when things never seem to go right - but I'm cool and will take it on the chin when it does arrive and ride the storm. You can't avoid your destiny, so just chill and let it happen.
I'm glad for all you guys! Ive been through so many girls here since ive started I cant even remember them all. Ive had my ups and downs just like all of you. Now have 3 girls, 2 im going to see for sure in about 60 days. But I can say one just shines above them all. Shes so special and she talks about things and shares thoughts that no girl Ive ever met even comes close too. Its hard for me to even concentrate on the other ones anymore. I think about her constantly now. I can't get my mind off her, not even at work and doing my daily things. Shes the first thing I think of when I get up, the last on my mind when I go to sleep. Its crazy and theres nothing I can do about it, lol.
To tell you all the truth, having this forum has helped me by leaps and bounds. I really don't know if I would have come as far as I have if this place wasn't here. Talking to anyone where I live is like beating a dead horse. Nobody cares and they all think Im outta my mind. All I can say is I cant wait to get there. Im nervous about travelling that far but I dont care. I would travel to the moon for her if I had to. Wish you all could see when we finally see eachother in person for the first time. I think its going to be a moment we both will never forget. The other day she sent me some photos she took at work, the agency came and took them for her to send to me. In one of them I noticed it looks like she was almost starting to cry. I asked her about it and she said she was.. she told me she wants to see me and be with me so bad that her emotions sometimes get the best of her. Needless to say I was speechless and I still am.
dma- 4 hrs? man, my ear would fall off if I was on the phone for that long, lol
good for you though!!
it wasn't my ear I was worried about falling off after 4 hrs. lol (only kidding!) The longest I've been on the phone with a girl was 13 hours and she only lived 20 mins away. lol. that soon changed.
What kicked if off tonight is that she said she couldn't wait for me to come. word for word, I kid yee not. Obviously (well, kind of) a mistake in translation but one I had to tell her about in my own special way and make the most of. ;)
Crash, I can't even believe you're considering two others (backup) when your mind and heart is telling you the one to go for. It's probably a good strategy having said that should things not work as nothing is guaranteed but I've kicked my handful of 'possibles' into touch now and it isn't easy when one asks why I don't call anymore but I tell it as it is.
The forum swung my decision to join fiance.com and it was the best decision too by all accounts.
Your feelings are shared about how other perceive the situation and what any of us would do to be with your other half. I'm also lost for words with the office pics, who wouldn't be?
I was thinking of staying for 7 days, I really don't think that's long enough and if things click as I hope they do, it'll be damn hard to leave. How long do others recommend for a visit? I've been told it's possible she can get up to 28! days off for holidays.
Guys! THis turned out to be a good thread. I am on my way out for a night of drinking and revelry with two friends! I go with such a clearer and happier heart. I will respond further tomorrow morning (but not too early!!) catch you later guys Dma: I sent flowers today to my new lovely. SO I agree! WHat the h#ll, you only live once!``
btw when I now send flowers, I write the card message in Russian myself than cheat and have it translated for me. It's the little things like that which will blow her away. I can't imagine not wanting to be with a Russian woman and not seriously trying to learn the lingo - I don't envisage being fluent in the foreseeable future but comfortable would be nice and it can get you twice as far than not speaking a word.
jeff: I am sure she will appreciate that gesture very much and she deserves it from the sincere words she wrote. All you can do is build upon it and see where it leads.
How many of you guys get to talk to your girl(s)?
Letters can be great to write and better to receive but they can be quite limiting.
To talk to my 'harem' on the phone, I have to sacrifice the entire weekday morning because of the 10-11 hours difference. most of them leave for work early in the morning.
To reach the one in Vladivostok I have to get a double espresso at 1:00 AM....oh well, it's worth it I think.
I know, I know , I know....weekend rates are cheaper and easier to schedule a long phone call with the dear eastern ladies.
But most of my weekends I spend traveling with my kids or with the few "western female sperm recepticles" still worthy of some small amount of attention on my part.
Honestly I never in my wildest dreams thought I could befriend so many quality beautiful women who are over 1.75 mtrs at the same time.
Amazing...!!!!
Maybe it has to do with the geographical distance, but US women in the west coast don't even believe this is happening....hahahahahaha.
The ones that do know about it, react worse than if the divorce courts had told them that THEY are the ones obligated to pay child support and alimony to their ex-hubbies.
It really drives them up the wall.
One of our local afternoon radio DJs, Tom Lykas, has a 5 hour radio show dedicated exclusively to teaching of his Lykas 101 Philosophy on how to "Teach men to get tail for less money...and teach women how men think"....
The show, simply put, reflects every damn reason all of us have for looking for serious relationships with foreign women...
If you know Tom Lykas, and if you read some of my other recent posts, you know I'm a Lykas 101 Graduate.....:)
Actually, I am old enough to be his class co-author, lol...
dma, yes its hard to focus on the others now. I feel I am starting to neglect them a little, and I know they are going to be very disappointed if things go the way I think they will. I almost feel like its wrong what I'm doing to them. They have no clue, and thay have all since had their profiles deleted. I'm almost tempted to tell them, but what am I to do? What if it didnt't work out with me and my sweetheart. I can't travel that far and not have others that are very interested in me while I am there. Thats just way to far to travel. Plus the fact that they all know me very well now. Please guys tell me your thoughts about it. What would you all do?
I'm going for 7 days as well. I just cant get away for that long, too many responsibilities here. I asked my agency about it and they seemed to think a week is good to meet with at least 2 maybe 3 girls. They told me that the feelings they see she has towards me is a veryrare occurance. They told me they are very sure we are going to be happy together, but they also told me to keep my options open as the meeting will decide everything.