26th January 2007
Even with all the manuals offering advice on how to nab the perfect partner and ensure you are happy ever after, relationships remain a tricky affair.
In most cases, boy meets girl, they fall in love and once the honeymoon phase fizzles off, the diffic...
26th January 2007
Don’t wade into the digital dating pool uneducated. With tens of millions of people looking for love online, you’ve got to work doubly hard to stand out. Don’t Kill Them With Adjectives
Sift through a dating site, and you’ll find unending list...
24th January 2007
I'm not diseased. I'm not cursed. I'm not even sad and miserable.
I'm single.
And no matter what anyone tells you (especially my mom with her desperate fixation on grandchildren), I do make an effort. I take this apparent defect very seriously.
...
24th January 2007
1. Visualize and "act as if" each person you meet really "gets you" - in other words, really understands you.
2. Make a decision to make each person you meet feel really comfortable. This will alleviate any nervousness you’re feeling. Think of yours...
10th January 2007
Getting your Russian woman home to the USA is a very important and involved question. Before I start I want to tell you: YOU can do this! And you can do this successfully without spending thousands of dollars on an immigration attorney! More info.
By t...
10th January 2007
Finding an honest agency is a huge help in this process. However, you should know that most of these places, especially the agencies that are based in the FSU, are only interested in separating you from your money. The advice in this chapter will save you...
09th January 2007
A Russian woman will indeed have a different world view than most of her American (or Western) friends. This has been shaped by many things, such as: 80+ years of Communist rule, Russian domination of the FSU, a very chauvinistic culture, etc…
One of...
09th January 2007
One of the most common questions I am asked by clients is whether they can find a younger woman to marry in Russia, Ukraine or the Former Soviet Union (FSU). The answer is usually, "Yes, but with an explanation."
Allow me to explain.
The culture in ...
06th January 2007
Well, after 4 years of reading far in excess of 10,000 profiles of men and women searching for a partner through online dating services, I’ve laughed at my fair share of poorly written introductions...
Of those 10,000 online dating service profiles, ...
06th January 2007
Contrary to a popular belief, it takes more than loads of personal experience to find out what kinds of things men really hate doing in bed. Are you sure you know every little bit about your partner? You could be wrong being under the impression that your...
04th January 2007
"We are not considered to be people. We’re like a completely separate state"
A man from a Roma settlement near St Petersburg. "I didn’t go to the police because I’ve been hearing more cases that … even people that go to the police to make a rep...
04th January 2007
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on additional measures for state support of families with children as a long-sought measure to improve the country's demographics, the president's press service said.
According to the new law, a family ...
29th December 2006
Not long ago we discussed this subject and then I came across the letter of a Russian girl in the Internet. Take your time to read it! It is very arguable, but it shows well the state of public opinion in today’s Russia. Sometimes I see an opinion in th...
28th December 2006
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, said Winston Churchill, Britain's World War II Prime Minister. Not much has changed in the world's perception of Russia, even though the press is much freer. The news is dominated by contract killi...
28th December 2006
Today’s Russians have much the same attitude to money as people in the rest of the civilized world. But 20 years ago things were very different, thanks to the specifics of the Soviet set-up. During the Soviet era, everything was relatively cheap, althou...
