If anyone has more specific info on getting the Videos from the tour companys, let me know. I have emailed EuroConnections. I couldnt find the videos available on the website. Thanks,
"No woman's lib, no psycho babble, and very forgiving and caring"
The big Myth continues. Until she gets to America. Then you will wish to death you chose an US woman ... Im sick of this generalised , fictitious , phony mythology... you meet the girl In russia for a few days of course shes going to seem like an angel... The fact is that Russian woman are more liberal , pretentious , unsatisfied and demanding than the average yankk.. Its about time both sides of the equation are stated not just bloody gullable people with distorted realities
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Like most of you ive looked around at hundreds of agents. Same old story you get a login then get inundated with thousands of emails that the girls have supposedly written but anyone with half a brain knows its all fabrication by management to spend big buks. So Im wondering what the opinion is here of the most honest straight down the line agencies for both correspondence and also meeting up . Im reffering to ukraine...
I agree vanechka, FSU dating is a big myth and I am often suprised where the hell people get their ideas about Russian people.
I like russians and russian culture, but russian women are demanding and expect a lot from a man. They are caring but not defenetly forgiving. They are family oriented yes, but I start to realize, not in that way as americans think or understand!
And all that oldfashion values story, vanecka pointed well that women in so called FSU seem liberal, anglosaxons seem some sort of puritanic to me!
I agree with you also,Vanechka. I am also addicted to the mythical woman. If not for the advent of the internet,I might just be complacently satisfied with a Nebraskan farmer`s daughter. But also,Annika,people have misconceptions about all people. You do not have to look any further than this forum to see that people are ignorant about English/AMerican/Russian culture and society. And it is really about individuals,and has always been. The women you describe very much belong to any culture-anywhere in the world.Forgiveness is a virtue not owned by all people,and many will dissolve relationships based on squabbling silliness. The term "family oriented" means to me that a person puts many of their own self interests behind and makes decisions which strengthen and harmonize family. This is love--universally. Caring for others and not being a "gimme,gimme,gimme" person who demands "more,more,more". As people experience the triumphs and failures of a relationship,certain behaviors become unacceptable ( also an individual choice). These are lessons which strengthen our relationship skills. For me-number one unacceptable quality is covetousness,and this applies to all people,so I am certain this restricts my options in women somewhat. And so be it.
I can say this much that the 2 women that I have gone to see both have seemed like angels and devils.
What Spirit says is very true. I am hoping that I am moving towards that goal. Trouble is that there is only one way to find out.
Plunge.
So I keep trying and moving forward. I have hopes for the future and no longer believe that this will end smoothly and quickly. I can see how somebody would spend several years constantly visiting FSU until it finally came together.
I think I had beginers luck and then a disaster. It was a sad experience but I do not regret it. And as an aside I have made several women friends from FSU who I talk to all the time.
No matter though I still believe that it is much easier to find a nice woman to get married to for the rest of your life from FSU than America. It just seems at first that all you have to do is reach out but as time goes by it becomes apparent that there are all kinds of problems that can trip you up.
Language and culture just happen to be the most obvious along with distance.
It is very true that they are not very forgiving but then I can be like that also.
Actually I told of this site and these problems here to my friend who works in department of migration and is very smart woman. I asked why lots of men havent luck in such situations. She said men havent so good intution as women have and its easier for a woman to be what man want her to be. So sweet woman might actually not be so sweet inside.
I used to believe that care and affection could melt the coldest hearted woman. And the terrible way she treated me--I always thought,"She will come around,even if she only loves me 2 days out of the week--my care and attention will bring her around to the big connection". Also a fairy tale. 2 people usually have 2 different levels of feeling. In this case,my level of feeling for her was greater than her level of feeling for me. This is why we practice deference. You have no choice but to defer to the person with the lesser feelings. You simply cannot make them love you any more than what they can,or are able to. So,you take what little love is offered,even if it is only a morsel,and hang on to it for dear life-knowing the relations may never be better than what it already is. Izi,I feel that you are going to bump into the woman without any prior knowledge of her,and despite any planning on your part. Thanks for the kind remark,Annika!!
Spirit
I have been down that road my whole life and I do not do it anymore.
It is straight out of a victorian romance novel. Being (despite what anybody might think of me here) a rather romantic, giving person I have been used financially and more importantly emotionally so many times in my life that I cannot recall. Although my marriage was not perfect it was comfortable and a relief to be settled.
Now I find myself in the maelstrom again.
I am willing to take a chance and again risk everything. My relationship and recent engagement is on track and after some misunderstandings to do with cross cultural expectations and why all is ok.
I just wish the agency had stepped in and given me an explanation of a couple of thisngs and that I hadn't had to go floundering off until I stumbled into the answers myself. It would have solved a lot of anxiety on both sides.
So I move forward with my relationship and I hope for the best. I will just try to not make anymore mstakes and I am sincerely hoping she will reach out and make cultuarl allowances just as I have done.
Deep down I think that everything is Ok.
One thing I truly believe is that when a Ukrainian woman makes her mind up and commits it is total. She is in there shulder to shoulder with you in every sense. Family, financial etc.
The loyalty of a woman for a man,and vice versa.... I also believe whole heartedly in this. I hope you do not have to worry yourself too much about making mistakes. That is what we do--make mistakes,and hopefully small ones. I know too well the feeling of "walking on eggshells" to remain in a woman`s favor. One used to make me repeat her questions word for word to assure herself that I was listening to her intently. ANd I would do this,all because she was so hot in her black velvet capris. I did not see her as on my own level,obviously. She was another symbol of the mating ritual. The thing about an agency is that they do not relate what they really know about a woman. They do not read into her intentions whether she is working as a letter writer or she is a professional dater. It would be a blow to their profitability to tell you that she might have several other men whom she is interested in,or that she hs received 3 other men into her mama`s home in the last year who pledged themselves to her,or that she regularly vacations on the Black Sea,although she makes seamstress wages.
You know the easy way guys --agencies waste of space -what did we do before agencies were invented ?? whos got the good memory ? well in aussie we went to a pub , or a club we found a girl --ohh so simple - we never had to grease 25 palms on the way to a good time.
I know i found my girl in russia after roaming around for 3 days ( actually all of a sudden you find you have that many girls you just dont know what to do with em all ).
I do suppose though its if you want marriage ( PASS)or long term great girlfriend ! the marriage thing -ahh why make a rod for your back -some guys need it some don't, id rather cark it with long term girlfriend.
Lot of aussies would ( that clean out road bestowed upon us by lovely aussie girls is just to much to handel)
I see a lot sobbin on the sites ohhhh i got scammed fer $100 --its peanuts and id rather give all my loot to em / as good or bad one thing is sure they aint materialistic they'l spend it on food , accom , clothes, god give 10 k to aussie or usa girl --she wont remember your name after the initial thankyou .
I give my girl 5k to have a life with -when thats gone another 5k what the hell you might be dead tomorrow --can't take it with yu --
We dont know what gold we have in eastern block - absolutely yummy aint they !and all class ---as opposed to our bush pigs hear . god let me win lottery so i can scratch out $50k CHEQUE to each and every one of the 9 russians i know .
they dont rip you off guys not by western economic standards ! -the most they can get is what you give em -and everybody in charge of thier own destiny .
Get a lovely western girl ohh she'l rip yu right off and for 500k plus -depending on what your worth --she will take the lot .
but a ruskie no i dont think so (A) the system id just be to complexed for em (B) sure they like a dollar but what in life that we have in western countries could they really take home ( be pretty hard trying to fit a 4x2 house in your cabin luggage lol lol .) the only harm they can do is whats in your pocket at the time.
My trips to russia yes ive got to say when there i stayed well clear of agencies ,''by mine"" scams '' trust us scam joints '' we have the best girls ! bollicks ay -a girl does not want to be like a objest to be bought and sold .
I know my first trip was strange -danger yes there is but hey 10 days just treat every day like your in either bronx or sydneys redfern of old -you keep your wits about you--------then your only in danger if your a drunken fool , i did see a pom get a terrible pastin from putins police -but i also watched him taunt them for 15 minutes too --so you know ! stick your head in lions mouth he'l bite !
I found my first girl in russia working in a cafe -never knew her from bar of soap but tell you what after 2 hours -we camped together for 2 weeks --how hard is that ? no bugger to pay ! treated me like a king ! i mentioned agencies to her she did not know what i was on about.
Man went with woman for thousands of years --agencies appeared what 6/10 years ago ive no idea ? maybe they thought we were to dumb to cope ?
Its a bit like the basterd thing invented called ''resume '' like a bundle of papers that talks for you --what a lot of crap ay -who needs it - surely one can speak for oneself ? .
As an employer id never look at resume --old analogie works better -take folks as you find em --break the ice with a russian bunch of flowers and shouted out to good time does wonders -also easy for me i speak russian that REALLY does help .
stevo 48
Stevo48 another aussie here. How many times did you visit her before you applied for the visa
I hear its nearly impossible to get a fiance visa in Australia from Moscow. If u dont mind me asking
vanechka --mate i visited well about 3 times - i never applied for fiance visa --she is my girlfriend --iam not looking to head down the marriage road ( been there done that --i dont need to get cleaned out again ) lol .
i get my girl hear on simple 48r tourist visa .
I get my girl hear with that visa i cant say ive had any earthshattering probs with it .
Matter of fact 1 chap i know lives 4 ks from me his girl hear right now with him -same deal tourist visa --its not hard the 48r --he had no worries -applied on a wednesday approoved 8 days later .
Tourist visa mate --could you imagine how many empty planes there would be roaming the world if the humble tourist visa was hard ! we'd have a lotu broke airlines ay.
The fiance visa yes its got a lot of criteria attached to it -i work with govvy and i looked into it for the mate here in perth . its certainly not impossible but its got more pages than a novel and it all has to be correct there are costs involved and it does mount up .
I can send you some info if you like as ive many contacts -happy to help you email me on my home mail at
savell.com@bigpond.com
il send you what i can --i can give you 2 contacts consulate in moscow - i found them quiet easy to deal with - but yes it comes back to a quid !
but mate il stick to getting mine hear 1/2 times a year and i visit ivans land 2/3 times a year --do me --no wedding rings --this duck -no sirrie !!
Martin --shemale dictating ??? how do you mean mate ? steve.
lovely place martin --more crumpet than ''tip top bakeries'' lol lol.
terrific girls --but never complicate it with marriage ----errkkky --man does not live by bread alone lol stevo 48 .
Stevo,
Vanechka is all bitter & twisted, obviously having had failed relationships and just read through the threads started by Vanechka. We're all wasting our time, Russian women are laughing at us and all sorts of bitter & twisted bullshit being dictated to all others, just have a read.
The moderator obviously removed the Vanechka post above, inbetween my 2 posts, probably because of Vanechka's bad language.
no such thing as a tourist visa to Australia for russian girls... the government isnt stupid. they want to be sure the girl can get back... err unless some Aussie guy is a dill and gives the girl 10 grand. Im sure Aussieman41 will verify this...