dream on:
I suggest you be more direct since men respond better to that. Just point out to him how you two were closely web connected and now you are not. Tell him you won't break if he found a new contact, but if not you expect a commitment to remain connected until you both discover ways to know one another in a face-to-face way. Otherwise, you are going to move on and not be kept in reserve. Just tell him what you are thinking...communicate!
Why are you so hung up on age, baron? When you were dating at home, is that something you asked every girl you met or was interested in? Aren't there some more important aspects in a relationship?
As long as a guy has reasonable expections, interests and personalities match...what is the problem?
I do agree there are many guys that think they can buy their way to a young girls heart but they are only buying some time or as olga says entertainment.....and then come to public forums and complain about being scammed.
What does true love have to do with age? Do real women have to be a certain age?
As long as a guy has reasonable expections, interests and personalities match...what is the problem?
I don't have a problem with that. It's just that I get frustrated at all these guys' talk about finding some young hottie. That is a complete myth (yes it can happen once in a while).
I am just trying my best to stay the course and keep a constant chant on for these guys. Maybe I am wasting my time with them.
Baron...it is just talk, I don't worry about it. Any guy can 'try' to get whatever he wants, my problem is when he comes into this forum and complains about getting scammed or used. I do understand the % of finding a younger girl is lower than that of an older women but it is MY decision as to what I am looking for.
thanks again for your opinions!
I'll try to take this situation easier.. and try hard
And yes, i think, it's better to tell directly, what doesn't match me in this situation ...
When someone comes here and complains that his relationship didn't work because of age difference, do you have a problem with that?
I think that this forum is most useful when people come in with their complaints. I choose to come in with my story to warn people, not to complain. As in any venture, there are risks and rewards. One must calculate his own risk. Anything can happen. There are those who are not aware of what can happen. Once someone is warned, it is still up to him to evaluate the risk and to take it, if he feels up to it. As we have learned, even being married is not an indication of success.
To be honest if someone is really hung up on looking for a much younger woman then I don't think FSU is the right place. My experience of Ukraine in particular (some dozen or so visits) tells me that the dating norms are not much different to the west in this respect, especially amongst the "perestroika" generation: the majority of girls prefer to date someone within 5 years their own age, with a minority intent on exploiting their looks for social advancement who are less fussy. Well perhaps there is a little more of the latter than in the west due to FSUs traditional "divorce culture".
On the other hand there ARE cultures where it is more the norm for example I have dated two under-25s in the UK who were both very serious about a long term relationship (me being mid 40s). Both of them were of ethnic south african origin, one of whose parents had a 15 year age gap.
Baron,
I always looked for a much younger girl and I was never scammed. Of course, I did deal with a string of immature girls along the way, but for me that was all part of the learning experience. I was in no hurry to get married and I knew exactly what I was looking for (a young "hottie" ... with the best character traits that match my difficult character).
I understand that my "unrealistic" expectations made my search last many years, but I was prepared for that. I wanted to be with somebody I really liked or with nobody at all. For me it was more pleasant to live alone than to settle with a person that did not match my expectations.
Now I am married, and I am very happy that I waited all these YEARS to find the right girl for me, without ever lowering my expectations. She's very young (in her early 20s) and beautiful for MY taste. However, her best quality is that she has the perfect character for me and what I expected. She has already told me that she wishes I were a little younger (I'm in my 40s), but such difference is not out of the question in Russia and she feels lucky to have found me.
Beemer and others,
If you are realistic about what you want and are prepared to do what it takes, wait as long as it is needed, and overcome bad experiences without being a whiner, then go for it, because once you find what you want, all the trouble and effort becomes well worth your while.
Ragingbull,
I agree with you: "even married is not an indication of success." I understand that I can only feel that I was successful if the day I die she is still next to me telling me how much she will miss me.
Fsulover : There are no guarantees in life, only character in good times and bad. Just hope for happiness and a long life for your bride and maybe you will even be there as she passes though, a very old man. I once was purchasing real estate from couple that was married for over 70 years.They had purchased the property from what was the original Spanish Land Grant in California and passed through only a few generations. I think they wanted to buy new Harley/Davidson motorcycles and then just a year later I lost the last woman I loved at the age of 26 from a sudden illness.