http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_123709_35.html 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 datin... http://www.articlealley.com/article_123708_39.html 26th 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. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_123084_1.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_123082_39.html 24th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_118642_39.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_118641_39.html 10th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_118278_39.html 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 ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_118273_39.html 09th 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 th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_117105_39.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_117104_28.html 06th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_116429_27.html 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 ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_116428_27.html 04th January 2007 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_115028_27.html 29th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114845_27.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114844_27.html 28th December 2006 In a dating scene you are bound to come across several men. How can you tell who are the ones to avoid? Here are some indicators that might be helpful. The Muscle Guy These kinds of guys are super easy to pick out at the dating sites: he’s the one ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114633_39.html 28th December 2006 Advertising is essential since it not only introduces something but has a mass appeal that draws everyone’s attention. Imagine how our lives would be without advertising! No business can survive without advertising. In case of online dating advertising... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114632_39.html 28th December 2006 Online dating is fast and fairly painless and so if you have been dating for a while or getting back into it, or just starting out then you should try online dating. But those that are new to dating online often make a number of mistakes. Below are a few ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_114310_39.html 25th December 2006 While at odds with each other on almost everything else, Russia watchers and Russian officialdom seem to agree on the problem of Russia’s demographic decline. That there is a problem is out of the question. Unfortunately, much of the debate about Russia... http://www.articlealley.com/article_113198_17.html 19th December 2006 This is a question I had been asking myself for a while. It has been simply a curiosity for me. Recently I have been thinking about this quite a bit, and think it might serve to make us men more effective by being a bit choosier with whom we correspond. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_113196_39.html 19th December 2006 What do you drink or not drink in Russia? Let's start with the water. 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Certainly this does not a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_112139_39.html 14th December 2006 You must find out that the woman you are writing to is real, a woman, and genuinely interested in writing to you! This may seem very basic, but let me ask this question: how do you know you are writing to a real woman? How do you know she is genuinely ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111838_39.html 13th December 2006 "Maybe I'm still single because I'm just too picky." "My parents tell me I'm too picky." "All my married friends say I'm too picky." In the 23 years I ran a dating service not a day passed that I didn't hear one of those comments. Picky, pick... http://www.articlealley.com/article_111609_39.html 13th December 2006 So it happened that all dating services work with pictures. It is awful! As it is impossible to see personality behind the picture, but only appearance. So it happened that age influences our looks. So it happened that age becomes one of the major... http://www.articlealley.com/article_70728_39.html 07th July 2006 Instead of epigraph: > Hi Slava, > > I am corresponding with a lady from chanceforlove.com. >She's almost exactly > the kind of girls I am looking for. However, I do have >serious concern about > whether the language barrier could be overcome. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_70725_39.html 07th July 2006 Just so: don't humiliate! There are things that are impossible to change: this awful term "mail order brides" or the stereotype opinion that the economical situation in Russia is really bad and people live poorly and therefore women are ready to marry ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_13298_39.html 26th October 2005