I have some friends here who search for their soulmates, and I have a couple of friends, who got married with foreigners, from the USA, and Great Britain.
One my friend in the USA is married with her husband for about a year, and lately a child was born in their family:))) So we, her friends here, got together and celebrated that event for her:))) And they 2 (my friend, and her husband) seam to be very happy together:)
Despite the somber tone some of the 'failure stories' show in this and other forums about east-west marriages, I have the theory that there are many many many more success stories than failures....
My reasoning behind it is that the day only have 24 hours for both spouses, so most happy couples rather spend their time enjoying their relationship in private intimacy instead of coming to these forums to advertise their happiness....
(TimH, how about that mega dose of hope and optimism for a cynic, uh uh uh?...:)))
"I have the theory that there are many many many more success stories than failures...."
Absolutely !!
The successful ones leave the forums and never return, its only the ones seeking or starting again after a failed one who come back and tell the stories that they have lived through.
Be absolutely sure that for every failed marriage there are at least 4 or 5 success`s, and as I have nad my failed one Im due for success this time ;o))
I figure with the success rates of US marriages, how much worse could I do? I made it 12 years with a woman that was very western (wink wink, nudge nudge). With an FSU woman and her attitudes, I could probably make it 24 and that would put me past retirement. From there we just hop on the cycle and go see the country.
So does that make me an optimist or a pessimist?
P.S. I would wear my "If you can read this, the bitch fell off" shirt.
Ben
I have been married now 18 months to Russian lady, because of this, I have very little time to read this forum.
But there are the most friendly and helpful people here from all the forums I have read.
From my marriage I have found it is the most difficult and frustrating experience at times, but overall has been more than worth it, if you marry a woman from another country it is never easy, its something you have to expect from the beginning.
My wife ran in the London marathon last month, I am paying big time, so my advice is maybe less than positive at this time, but once we get over this difficulty life can get to some sense of normality.
I think if you spend the time to get to know the lady well enough, you will make the best move of your life, don't give in too easy to what they want.
Oh, by the way Ben, yes I do have at least 3 couples I know personally who have successful and happy marriages, she being Russian/Ukrainian, he being UK/US
Ben, Lucy (the girl that I am planning to see in Moldova) has three friends that have married U.S. men. From what I can see they are all doing quite well. The apartment that Lucy is sub-letting is from a friend that has married and moved to the U.S.. When I will be thaere in July I will have a chance to meet them as they will be back visiting.
Also I have had phone and e- mail correspondance with another of Lucy's friends and her U.S husband (John and Florintina). They have been married for about 5 years. They have a wonderful and happy relationship. The first year was hard for them, as she knew no English. She was frustrated and lonely, and he was impatient with her. But they both hung in, and now they are doing great. After Florintina told me that if "I got Lucy I would be very lucky", she told me that it is very important to be kind and very patient after Lucy would move to the U.S.. These women, as much as they may love you, are still leaving their lives behind, their country, family, friends, jobs etc.. So it is a big cultural and emotional transistion. But if I am patient and kind, then Lucy (and most FSU women)would be faithful, loving and great wives.
Lucy herself told me that she thinks that she would be missing her family at first (She has a very good family) but that if I was patient, that she would be strong. I asked her if it would be to hard for her to leave everything behnd. She replied that as good as she gets along with her family, and as comfortable as she is now, that she is very lonely without a loving realtionship with a man, and that she has no future in Moldova. The most important thing for her is to be with a husband that loves her, and that she can have a good family with a man she loves. She would be willing to start a new life with me, and I am more than happy to be patient and kind towards her during a transistion. Well when I visit in July we will know things more clearly. Meanwhile we are absolutely thrilled with each other and can barely contain our thoughts and affections for each other.
I know of a few success stories, these couples are very happy. I am not one of them but I believe there are plenty or I would not go back. I think we here about the bad ones because good news is not realy news. People complaining are complaining loudly bur happy people are happy with there lives so they care little to tell people about it say, here for instance
I don't know how news agencies operate in FSU, but the western ones are cursed with sensationalism to the point where only sports or weather news are worth waiting for.
It may be a good thing to share this with your FSU woman before and during her first time to your western country.
It seems to me that we spend an overly excessive amount of time searching for ways to protect ourselves from scammers but very little time contacting those with FSU/West successful relationships.....
All the shit going on in the East and the rest of teh world, what was todays big story on the radio and news broacasts ?
Beckham speaks out about his alledged affair !!!
Who gives a flying f*ck if he did or didnt !!!! In fact, Im sure at the world revolves around the Sun, not Beckham !!