… I have always been interested in how Russian women live having moved abroad for different reasons, what new they find for themselves having plunged into a different culture, different reality, having faced a different mentality. I have been living for about 3 years in Switzerland, in a very beautiful place called Berner Oberland. Though to tell t ...

        I am writing this in reply to numerous publications about the conflict of Russian “soul” and lack of it in the West. Why is the word “soul” in quotation marks? I don’t agree that Russians (Soviet people) are a special race and don’t support racism and ultranationalism in any form. The peculiarities defined by the pla ...

After living in the UK for about half a year I would like to write about the things, events and phenomena which made a great impression on me. They are only my personal impressions. First I set my foot on English land on February, 6. I flew from frosty and snowy Kiev and in some hours I found myself in spring. The climate of Western Sussex, W ...

With all my respect to all the participants of the discussion I would like to add that it is senseless. And here are my reasons. We don’t discuss if women who got married to our local men should work or not. Every one of us chooses on her own depending on the circumstances. Some work and others don’t. Foreign husbands differ from ours only in the ...

They say that if you want to know your husband get divorced with him. In November, 2006 I got married to a French man with 2 children (a girl of 12 and a boy of 17). The age difference between us is 12. I have a daughter of 11. In the beginning of our relations I practically idolized my husband calling him an angel and all the people around us said ...

In Germany it is allowed to register a marriage only after the potential bridegroom submits all the papers about his income. So the state sees if he can provide his future foreign wife. There will be allowance paid from the city administration. A woman will have paragraph 8- a foreigner. Theoretically the husband must give 20% of his monthly income ...

Many women on the wave çàpositive feelings easily take on trust what their foreign candidates say. They seem to fly on wings of love having too positive view on moving which is mostly inspired by their beloved man who assures that everything will be fine as “we love each other and I will do everything to make you happy”. Yes, many of them discuss ...

The number of Greek marriage agencies offering to get acquainted with women from former USSR is uncountable. But taking into account all the data the popularity of such like services is still growing. Though there is a great difference between words “marriage” and “love” which unfortunately is very clear for the Greek side but not to our fellow cou ...

It is not a secret that our ideas about the country and life there are too Romanized. Following our beloved man we don’t think about what and how we will go on living. We seem to be grown up, clever, rather mature women who were getting ready for marriage reading a lot and getting qualifications more or less useful in new surroundings though we are ...

…In my today’s letter I would like to describe the whole process of virtual romance with a Japanese in more details, how it happens usually from correspondence to real meeting and coming of the bride to Japan to get acquainted with her bridegroom’s parents and register their marriage. We all have heard a lot about getting fiancée visas to the ...

It is more than strange that there are very few letters from Russian women married in Israel. In my opinion this county can take the first place in the number of Russian wives. So I have decided to fill in this gap and write about my experience. I have been living in the “promised land” for about 2 years and a hals and know many women who were br ...

Very often widely spread reflections on relations with Eastern men are not well-grounded and based only on several examples which people see in the life. It doesn’t give the right to say that all Eastern men are scoundrels. Equally well we could say the same things about American or other men whom we might hear about from some people or see some ep ...

Once I saw the article “Why do you fall in love with Syrians, girls?”. I don’t even remember the newspaper I saw it in. The matter is that those Syrians married Russian women, registered in their flats, lived at their expenses and even beat them. I couldn’t understand how it is possible to put up with a parasite, register him even let him beat you! ...

In my article I would like to touch upon some aspects of marriages with Arabs basing on the experience of my friends and close people. Firstly let me mention that I will speak not about getting acquainted via Internet. Why not? The matter is that Russian women looking for a husband abroad prefer to find a person close to their European Christian cu ...

If you decided to get married to a Turkish man I would like to pay your attention to the place your candidate lives. Take the map of the country and draw a line through Ankara down. If your part is to the left most probably you will be able to get accustomed there, if to the right it will very hard for you. Do not forget that villages here are not ...

Not many women want to get married to a Polish man. Many foreigners think that Poland is a poor communist country with wiled animals roaming along the roads. As a matter of fact this country is situated in the very centre of Europe and that is why all people who say that Poland is the centre of ex-Soviet coalition infuriate the Polish. Really geogr ...

Have you decided to start searching for a future husband in Norway? So you have a good taste. But do you imagine yourself being married to a Norwegian? Do you know this country at all? How do people live there and what is a Norwegian husband? Here is a brief guide for a bride. So, let’s start! Norway is still a little known place on the map for ...

For many Russian people New Zealand is a far away and strange country as it is situated practically at the world’s end, near Antarctica. Though nowadays many of those whose native language is Russian live in this far end. Quite a number of Russian women want to get married precisely to a New Zealander. For those who want to get married successfully ...

Those who come with true intentions to get married to a Dutch man and build a family as rule can not admire their husbands sufficiently. Do not try to make the Dutch man sure that you are a good housewife and value home coziness. In the West cooking is so simplified with the convenience foods that it is very easy even for the most inexperienced man ...

Are you drawn to a sweet word “Italia”? What do you feel when you hear “I am getting married to an Italian”? To meet an Italian is a dream of many European women. This country can not make anyone indifferent. Though for any lady planning to get married or just acquainted with an Italian it would be helpful to know about Italy and Italians much more ...

You haven’t decided yet where you to look for your happiness? Then start looking for your future husband among Swedes. To marry a man from this country is an ideal perspective. If you are looking for paradise on Earth there are no doubts that Sweden is the country of your dreams. Among its Scandinavian fellows Sweden occupies a peculiar place. Th ...

It is thought that Israelis can appreciate the beauty of “northern” women better than our fellow countrymen. Also Russian women dreaming about marriage with a foreigner having felt the fresh look of Israeli admirers improve their self esteem. Satisfaction of female need in tenderness and beautiful courting very often encourages our women to a marri ...

To marry an Icelander is not a problem for a Russian woman who will be valued in any country of the world! Have you ever thought about getting married to a man from this country? No? Then correct this mistake right now! Iceland is one of the countries where one would like to come back over and over again if he/she has a Nordic temperament. It is ...

There are many legends about unbelievable, holy and sinful patience of green eyed Irish men! Many songs were sung, romances were written and Hollywood films were made about it as well. It is not easy to marry an Irish man of course but it is easier to make him fall in love! Use your chance here and now! Most foreigners know about Ireland just from ...

Do you want to get married to a Greek man? If you are decisive, independent and self assured then changing the country will not scare you at all. But the person for the sake of whom you leave everything is very important. If you are about the person like about yourself then there will be mp place for fear to make such a serious step to be together. ...

Of course when Russian people speak about getting married to a foreigner they mean sharing life with some European or American man. And if you are going to get married to a Turkish man according to our stereotypes you are going to become the 7th wife in a harem. But the fact is still that Turkish men marry Russian women and Russian girls leave acti ...

From the day of your coming start learning the language! It is very important. If you speak English with your husband stop doing it – only French, and ask him to correct all your mistakes explaining them. Do the courses of the language for foreigners. If you don’t know the language at all and something happens to your husband or the relations don’t ...

About virtual love Dear Tatyana, due to your site I have met a man who has very serious intentions. But I am worried a lot by his persistence about getting married as soon as possible. I don’t understand how he has managed to fall in love by correspondence and makes an offer without seeing me. But of course we talk on the phone a lot but I don’t t ...

Mentality difference. In general I have to say that it is very interesting and healing for women’s self-esteem to correspond with French men. I had never heard so many compliments during all my previous life! (I was 45 and not a beauty, let’s say I could be called a woman with some charm). French men have a lot of respect for personality, politene ...