09th November 2006
Whether you realize it or not, your journey has been more about you becoming the Right Man than it has been about you finding the Right Woman.
COMMITMENT
What you are really looking for in a mate is a person who is willing to stay committed to your ma...
09th November 2006
Despite all the potential pitfalls and cultural differences, the vast majority of Russian – American marriages are successful.
Exact statistics are difficult to gather for a number of reasons. First, most census reports don’t keep statistics using ...
08th November 2006
Russian women are passionate. Once you have lived with a Russian woman, many other women pale in comparison.
Russians in general are very emotional in their private lives, contrasting with their stoic public face. A Russian woman is a very emotional cr...
08th November 2006
Russian women may be feminine, but that does not mean that they are weak. Conversely, Russian woman are strong and domineering enough that they might shock members of the National Organization of Women with their ferocity.
Russian women were in the fac...
07th November 2006
Usually at most weddings, something in the plans goes wrong. At our wedding, the limousine didn’t show up.
My wife insisted that she go to our house to get dressed for the wedding. This is a Russian custom. During that time, all of her relatives call...
07th November 2006
When I saw my friends later on, they would say to us, “what a beautiful wedding.” By American standards, it was pretty good.
My wife would remain silent when they made such comments. I would remain silent. From my wife’s Russian viewpoint, our we...
07th November 2006
As Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers" explains:
“Russians are completely convinced of their opinion. They see no reason to change. Americans are taught to exchange ideas or opinions. Russians are dogmatic. Everything is right or wrong. There are no sha...
06th November 2006
There are other differences in wedding customs. In Russia, the bride and groom stay attached to each other the entire time they are at the reception. They literally hold hands the entire time.
My wife got extremely upset with me each time I would get u...
06th November 2006
My recommendation is that you keep all of your personal correspondence and other personal files off your home computer. If you keep your stock portfolio or other financial information on it, it’s going to fall into the hands of the KGB.
I recommend t...
06th November 2006
Lynn Visson makes the following statements in her book, ‘Wedded Strangers’:
“The body language of Russians and Americans are different. Russians stand closer than Americans. They look directly and unwaveringly into your eyes.”
“Russians ar...
29th October 2006
Permanent Residency provides your wife with most of the benefits of citizenship, with a few notable exceptions.
She has the right to work and pay taxes. Oh boy!
One difference is that she cannot vote in elections, which may be a big deal or not depe...
26th October 2006
There are a number of different ways to complete the paperwork for the K-1 Fiancé Visa or the K-3 Spousal Visa:
· One obvious way is for you to complete the paperwork by yourself
· Another way is to use a service to complete your paperwork
· ...
23rd October 2006
The overview of the process of bringing your fiancé to America is as follows: The first step is to bring your fiancé to America under a Fiancé Visa. The second step of the process is to marry your fiancé and then apply to convert her temporary Fiancé...
23rd October 2006
One of the basic requirements of filing a Fiancé Visa (K-1) on behalf of your fiancé is that you both have met in person within the past two years.
One of the misnomers of the term “Mail Order Bride” is that you can’t just order your bride from...
23rd October 2006
Form G-325A Biographic Data Sheet is required for both you and your fiancé. These forms must be original and in quadruplicate. The person completing the form must sign each original. In addition, your fiancé must spell her name in her native language on...
