I think the most impressive thing is to hear her actually speak. Looking at a picture is one thing, but to get a sense of who she is spoke to me the most.
Randall
Well as finally promised we are posting more videos of Mascha answering some earlier questions that were submitted from an earlier post.
Thanks to all of you for being patient..
But most of all thanks to Mascha for volunteering her time and energy for all of us.
Russian Women - The Real Truth 
March 19, 2008 at 12:18 am
I am guessing it is still cold where your at. Here it is the hottest season. Thanks for sharing the videos. I was wondering and that is if you guys are up to it, about life in russia in general. I have done some research and there are a lot of extremes, some really nice places and some that stand in contrast to those. Understanding life in general gives a very good idea of why and how people come to have their customs and their goals and objectives.
I live in a third world country so I see contrasts all the time, understanding them is a big part of living with such contrasts. One of my major concerns is always to share with people and try to make sure those people are at ease and happy. Sometimes cultural differences make a difficult gap to close. So in order to increase the odds of living a happy and fulfilling life as any couple you have to ensure both parties understand where the other is coming from and what their expectations are. Again thank you for sharing and my best wishes.
T.
March 19, 2008 at 1:36 am
Mascha,
Let me say it again… You are absolutely charming. You are very pretty in RW’s photos, but seeing and hearing you talk about yourself, relationships, and son on, is truly marvelous. It really helps to discover the real you (not just the pretty girl in the photos). 🙂
One question: Why do so many Russian women seek foreign men for relations (and marriage), and more specifically, are you looking for a foreign man? If so, why? And what type of man are you interested in finding?
Thank you once again for your wonderful chats and for taking the time to do so and for helping us all understand what real Russian women are like.
Best wishes from Canada,
Basta
March 19, 2008 at 4:30 am
Oh what a treat! Thank you again Mascha for giving us in insights into your world over there. Here in the states being faithful and not drinking are very important to a lot of women too, unfortunately they are nowhere near as beautiful and charming as you. If I ever get lucky enough to be with you or a woman like you I would be so happy all the time I’d never want to drink again anyway.
March 19, 2008 at 5:56 am
Mascha rocks!
Watch the video at about 55 seconds, the question is “What do you look for in a man?” I am so conditioned to Western type women, I waited for her to get a big smile and start giggling and saying all kind of silly stuff. Not our girl Mascha, she gets SERIOUS when talking about a man. She means it, she has thought about this and knows what the parameters are from her own experience. She isn’t drawing on information from Cosmo, or Sex and the City, or any thing of the like. She has seen her world and knows what she requires in a man. Even if she wasn’t stunning (she is), even if the way she speaks wasn’t adorable (obvious), the words alone tell me how different she truly is.
If I could tell Mascha one thing it would be this: You give me hope.
March 19, 2008 at 5:58 am
Mascha,
What percentage of russian women your age speak good english like you? Im slowly learning russian myself. Good day to you.
Nick
March 19, 2008 at 8:04 am
Randall, you were right about Masha being serious when she talked about her future husband and what she wants him to be. And she was more than serious, saying she wouldn’t marry a drunk. Having one goodnight beer everyday is still considered to be a binge-drinking. So when saying I don’t want him to drink means she doesn’t want him to drink. At all.
March 19, 2008 at 10:57 am
Mascha,
Thank you for your amazing video!
I have a question for you,
How fast do relationships move in Russia?
Do they become friends first for a long time and then move to a relationship or do you usually just start dating?
Thank you so much!
Josh
March 19, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Randall,
As far as my question to Mascha “what kind of man are you looking for”, I was perhaps not clear enough; so, let me clarify my question to Mascha:
In the video you have said what kind of man you don’t want (no drinkers, etc). Besides this, what qualities do you look for in a man? (Character traits, and anything else you may be looking for in a man)
March 19, 2008 at 12:37 pm
GL: I surrender… I surrender… have mercy!
Mascha: I once believed that no woman would ever take me alive but now I want to live knowing that women like you do exist. You have been a wonderful ambassador. Thank you for giving me renewed hope.
-Mick
March 19, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Spaceebo Mascha!!!!
Thank you for answering my question and for volunteering your time to help show the world how amazing Russian women are.
Now gents, what are you waiting for?
March 20, 2008 at 12:58 am
Thank you so much Masha and GL. It is a real wonderful thing you both do and it brings a special warmth to see the sincere nature of Masha and to understand the honest dreams and wishes she brings out for so many women in her country.
Spasiba.
🙂
March 20, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Lovely video, thanks a lot! Altough I found the first one better – the one where Masha spoke more spontaneously and did not learn the text by heart 🙂 But I understand, the girl is doing indeed a great job with telling the world about real Russian women!
by the way, i was in Russia last week and made some photos and comments on my blog: http://1000petals.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/one-russian-tourist-visiting-russia/
see you! 🙂
March 20, 2008 at 7:39 pm
[…] You can see Mascha’s next video interview here. […]
March 21, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hey GL, you told me to post my questions on your blog so other readers could benefit from it, however, I don’t know where to post it! haha.
Anywho, I have a question for you.
Since you live in Russia, what is the best way to meet Russian girls? (or men in general?)
I’m going to Russia in 2009 (that or Japan) but I have no idea how to approach Russian people. Many girls don’t want a man who drinks, so bars wouldn’t be a good place.
So say my friend and I see some russian people in a park (or maybe sitting on some random bench in Moscow) what would be the best thing to say to them? I’m sure the best first question is, “Do you speak English?” and if they reply yes, what next?
Thanks GL! keep up the awesome blogs.
Josh
March 21, 2008 at 11:49 am
very interesting question 🙂 To ask if they speak English is really wise! What always works well is to ask the way, kind of you are looking for some place… Looking forward for the advice of the RW_man, based on his experiences :))
I think it also depends on the reason you want to meet a girl. Remember that normal Russian girl do not like “just to have a good time”, they are keen on serious relationships(and a marriage!)
good luck :))
March 21, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Thanks again everyone for being so involved and absorbed with this video. Mascha get’s a big smile every time she reads one of your comments and it only gives her more confidence and fuel to keep doing more.
Which of course we will do.. 🙂
GL
March 21, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Hi Kisha,
When Mascha talks about not wanting a man who drinks she is not referring to the guy who has an occasional beer. Because that is considered to be nothing here.
What she is referring to is the hard core vodka swilling alcoholics that are unfortunately everywhere in this society.
In Russia if you say that a man drinks it usually means that he can consume just under a half liter of straight vodka in one sitting.
At that point he either passes out..
Or goes insane..
Neither of which is fun to see I assure you.
Especially for a nice, young and proper girl like Mascha.
I have personally seen guys go into full on alcoholic seizures in public dining places and there is always a bottle of vodka sitting on their table.
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Leaving Las Vegas” you will know exactly what I’m talking about.
What’s even more shocking is that when this happens everyone just basically ignores the guy as if it were a normal thing.
I can go into some pretty explicit stuff at what happens next but I’ll spare all of you the gory details.
The point is this..
Girls like Mascha are used to a much harsher environment then what most of you can possibly imagine.
And the fact that girls like her can maintain a strong, healthy and sweet identity in the face of this is a miracle in my mind.
GL
March 21, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Axina,
Everything she says are entirely her own words. The only input I had on this was to try to assist on some basic grammar.
The message and meaning is all hers..
Thanks for your comments as usual..
GL
March 21, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hi Josh,
Check out this post..
Good luck.. GL
March 21, 2008 at 9:39 pm
One more link for you Josh.. concerning how to meet more ladies like this in public.
GL
March 22, 2008 at 8:06 am
GL, my point was that most of alcoholics have to have something to start with.
Beer at evening every evening is an alarming tendecy, not an occasional beer. Aloholism is an illness and like every illness it has it own stages. What you’re trying to wrap as an alcoholism-vulgarius is a terminal stage of it. It most certaunly gets worse with years.
“Girls like Mascha are used to a much harsher environment then what most of you can possibly imagine” – it’s nice to see that you don’t change your arrogant ways. Who’s most of you? If I may ask.
I’ve seen enough of alcoholics both in my distant family and in friend’s families. My friend’s grandfather is the most kind oldman I’ve ever known, but he’s the same person who was chasing her around the house with an axe in his hands, when he was drunk. So if Masha comes from this kind of family she must know herself what is better for her.
yours respectfully,
kisha
March 22, 2008 at 11:35 am
Hi Kisha,
I apologize if you took offense to the way I worded that comment because it wasn’t directed at you and it certainly wasn’t meant to belittle you since I can’t possibly know your background in this forum.
I think you understand my point was to point out the different levels of drinking which occurs between this Western society and this one.
Take care, GL
March 23, 2008 at 5:55 am
Tonight I was at a friends house for a big NCAA watching party. There were five single guys, and a couple of single women asked to bring some friends. 11 women showed up, half of them drunk. They drank, smoked, cursed, and were so disruptive our host – a former Marine – threw them out of the house. I would say the median weight of these women was about 190 pounds, most had tattoos visible, and the ones I knew have very high paying jobs.
This is what we have come to. A 2 to 1 ratio of women to men, and all of them couldn’t make it through a couple of hours without creating a problem. These are no longer women, they are the last vestige of what used to be women. They are not the same species and shouldn’t even be mentioned on the same page as the lovely and graceful Machsa.
After the event, and the games, I showed the guys Mascha’s video. They were so moved that we watched it several times. One friend summed it up best, “The women that just left repulsed me, the woman in that video GIVES ME HOPE”. I told him I said the same thing. When I think of Mascha dealing with so many negative things that GL mentioned, and the women I was around tonight that have been given so much, I am disturbed. We NEED these women, not just personally, but our culture needs these women to inject new life into it. It is too easy to look a the women around you and think they are the future. Mascha, and women like her are the future, or we many not have one.
March 23, 2008 at 9:03 pm
GL, Thanks for the reminder to check out what’s new on your site and Mascha, Thank You for taking the time to add something personal and special to the experience here.
I have become quite skeptical and also a bit cynical regarding the possibility of meeting someone from another country who might fulfill my dream of a warm and loving family life. However, as all intelligent men in North America are beginning to understand, the concept of a beautiful, charming and affectionate life partner is becoming much more fantasy than reality.
Mascha’s video is not exactly the end all of the story but it looks sincere and she is certainly a lovely, young lady. Just the idea that she is simply sharing thoughts and feelings without being scripted is refreshing. There are probably thousands of men who would trade their F-350s and Bowriders in a New York minute to be with someone as sweet as Mascha. I would, myself.
But I still wonder how rare she is in her country. How likely is it that the average middle aged American or Canadian guy is going to win the heart and devotion of such a charming woman as her?
I very much agree with another response on here which says that women like her represent a positive cultural alternative (if not thee only) realistic future for family life here.
Thanks again GL for keeping the site up and going and for the efforts to keep improving it and growing.
Thanks again to you, too, Mascha for sharing your thoughts with us hopeful but possibly pessimistic North American men.
March 23, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Randall,
really great comment, thanks!
March 24, 2008 at 3:50 am
Hi Randall,
That’s a heck of a story.. Thanks for sharing the site with your friends. I hope they will become regulars here and participate as well.
As far as Mascha is concerned.. like I said I’m amazed at how young ladies like her can maintain her calm and poise in the face of constant adversity.
I’ve seen her neighborhood that she has lived in all her life. Any public housing project in the US would be considered a safer and better upgrade from where she’s grown up and I’m not kidding.
I never understood the real meaning of Grace Under Pressure until I lived here and got a chance to understand these women.
GL
March 24, 2008 at 4:11 am
Hi Richard,
I guess I’m considered “middle aged” myself. I never for once thought “can this happen because of my age or not.”
I just simply went out and did what was needed to make it happen.. and it has..
Was it easy to do? Heck no..
Was it worth it?
Well let’s just say that a Ford F-350 or any other material item that is typically valued in the States is mostly irrelevant to me now.
And while I was doing this there was simply no room for cynicism if I wanted to move towards this goal..
Richard you are going to need courage, faith, boldness and persistence if you really want this for yourself.
And to tell you the truth.. I don’t think it’s the best idea in the world to compare the value of a love like this to anything material at all.
If you are still thinking that way then you are completely missing the point my friend.
That’s like trying to figure out what the monetary value is on something that gives love and peace to your soul and completes you as a Man.
One of the points behind this blog is simple..
These Ladies DO EXIST..
But are you going to do what it takes to EXIST for them?
If not then you can just keep looking at the pretty pictures and wish upon a star.
Richard.. I hope you are not really a cynic when it comes to this.
Cynics are doomed to failure and they really have no business being out here until they can be straight with themselves.
Please don’t take my comments the wrong way. But I want to tell you the truth and genuinely hope that you really do find the love you are looking for.
I just know from experience what type of inner mindset that’s going to require in order to really make that happen..
Take care, GL
March 24, 2008 at 8:05 am
GL,
We don’t know each other so my sense of humor as well as any sense of meaningful, life values might need to be clarified somewhat.
First, I place far less value than anyone on my age and its relative weight in romance or friendship or even business. However, most of the rest of the world does, in fact hang that burden on some of us whether we act our age or not. (by the way, I don’t)
As for the comparisons of material possessions to people, to be sure, I am NOT that shallow. I was referring to the mass majority of guys here who still think that what is in their garage is more important than who they share their life with. In fact when I said “I would” it meant quite the opposite. I have just about every material possession I could want or need and the smile on my daughter’s face is worth more than the whole lot of it. I have never seen a dollar amount that is equal to personal contentment or happiness. Houses, cars, jewelry and all of the other toys and bling will turn to dust eventually and none of it will go with us on that final day. My financial success has been far less valuable or fulfilling than the days of relative poverty and middle class emptiness that preceded it. While each life experience should have value, not everything else that you accomplish along the way does.
In regards to cynicism, try to think of it like a crow on your patio. It may be annoying and you may even hate it, but it serves a purpose. (for me the purpose might be target practice) Being a little cynical is just a defense mechanism like blinking your eyes or getting an adrenaline surge when you take a 35 mph corner at 60. In and of itself, cynicism is no more the kiss of death than shyness or boldness. It is a character trait and nothing more unless you allow it to govern and control your outlook. I don’t.
I have told every North American, single man I know and a few I didn’t know about your site. I’ve been waving your flag and singing your praises since the very first time I opened it up and took a stroll through it.
I would love to communicate with sincere, compassionate single women from any part of the planet including the FSU just to see what makes them seem so ‘real’ and intriguing. I have in the past and I hope to in the future, but I would also like to meet some of the people who write the blogs and find out what their experiences are really like. To see pictures of the things they do and the places they go even when they are not trying to sell a service or make a living in the process.
You asked that I don’t take what you have said the wrong way and I beg you do the same. I’m not being critical here. I just want to find out more about who these ladies are and what they are searching for that doesn’t exist for them already.
March 25, 2008 at 11:27 am
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the clarification about everything.. My apologies for misreading what you were trying to get across originally.
We are certainly on the same page here.
And I greatly appreciate you “waving the banner” and opening the eyes of other guys around you.
When you get around to coming out here you are more then welcome to pay a visit and we can sit down and chat over a quiet meal someplace.
Would be a pleasure I’m sure to converse..
GL
March 25, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Thanks – I can’t see the video, cause my computer is too old, but I will see it when I am at a better computer. My last drink was in 1980, my last cigarette also, by the grace of my God, and the mircle of Alcoholics Anonymous, which is what Russia needs and the Ukraine also. Both sides of my family came from east Europe, but over a hundred years ago now. When I was in the Ukraine, three times, Chernovtsy, in the west of Ukraine then south, I saw a lot of vodka drinking. My dream is to open a treatment center for drinkers that really want to stop but can’t! I’d love to have this adventure, since I can’t keep what I have, unless I give it away. I did see a lot of poverty in Ukraine. I did read a lot of the responses to your video and I know that the women of Russian/Ukraine do wonderful things living in the conditions where they do live, and that they are a very thrifty people.
I live alone in the sticks of Minnesota on my own land, off the grid, downloading sunlight for power, and burning wood in an outdoor boiler, with LP gas back up for heating, in winter time. I’m an hour north of Minneapolis/Saint Paul, on the freeway. I have my own well, and electric well pump, indoor plumbing. People who live in the villages of Russia/Ukraine don’t have all of this, but over here we live very comfortable, in the country, just as they do in Moscow, even more. All the TV stations out of the Twin Cites and Duluth, plus dish TV from a satellite if wanted. The only hard part is dial up internet connection. I’m working on that, with a wireless connection fairly soon! The only problem is that the women of Russia all live in the city and they’d be lonely out here, cause I love being alone and I study a lot, then watch the News. The women in the villages want city life, cause they believe that even in USA, living in the county is like living in the villages of Russia. A hard life! I am a rugged American pioneer type of a man! But if a woman likes that, then I’d be happy to share my life with her, even her child also. I don’t ever want to move back to the city, even a small city. I have 20 acres of land and I love it! My friend has horses, and I can help to take care of them, ride when ever I want to -play cowboy or Cossack!
Since I don’t drink, I am healthy, and since I don’t smoke, then I am more healthy. I will live to be a hundred and one years old – yes?
Thomas the north woodsman, on Dave’s machine.
Thanks!
March 26, 2008 at 6:58 am
This is directed to everyone –
I spent a little time off the grid myself in the Ozark Mountains, very peaceful time in my life.
My friends and I have spent countless hours discussing what to do about women. Most in my group have been divorced and all were ugly and very expensive. Our conclusion was this: We simply have no choice but to look outside the Western culture for women. If you don’t believe that, reread the story I posted above. We all get lots of attention from women, but these are not acceptable women, they are barely women at all. Can you imagine telling your children you met their mother because she was drunk and cursing during a basketball game and you thought that was cute? Our focus has been in South America, but their are (IMHO) more drawbacks than the FSU (as I see it). It is much easier and cheaper to pop down to Cancun and check out the women than to fly around the world where few if any tourists go. And I hear Siberia is cold! Again, in my opinion, you have to go where the going isn’t easy. I am told by people that live there, that Western Europeans are constantly using their Holidays to invade Eastern Europe looking for women. It is no secret anymore.
There may come a time when this window of opportunity no longer exists in the FSU. You may look back on these days and wish you had acted sooner. Things change. I like my “stuff” here in the US. A fast convertible, good Harley, golf course at my back door. It will be hard for me to leave for an extended period, but I really see no alternative for me. This isn’t about what a woman in the FSU can do for you, it is how can you get to her, and win her. Plan friends. Look up airfares, join and confederate with other like minded men to share expenses. Read, study the language, be prepared for a lot of work and a lot of time and lots of money. That is what I am doing.
Yesterday some friends at work left for a vacation in Europe – 14 days. I thought to myself how they were willing to go there and spend time just for enjoyment. How much more important is to go there to find the real thing?
March 30, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Hi Randall,
I totally remember when I also wanted things like a shiny fast car too.
But if we guys are honest about this…
A big part of why we wanted this “Stuff” was to try to impress the “girls” in our own hometown in the hopes of dating them.
I don’t know how many years I used to think that way..
But I can tell you with all honesty now..
Is that once you get the right girl.. You tend to start forgetting about your car and more.
“Everything But the Girl” right? 🙂
GL
March 30, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Actually, nothing impresses a girl more than a guy who ALREADY has a beautiful girlfriend.
April 4, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Hey everyone,
I really like Hero’s comment about impressing a girl. It has been my experience on more than a couple of occasions that spending time with an attractive female friend has brought noticeably more attention from other women than any amount of time I’ve spent going out on my own or with the guys.
To me this phenomenon is at the heart of the whole issue about NA women and their competitive frame of mind. When the women we are used to seeing around here come across a guy that interests them, they not only don’t usually care if he’s with someone else, they actually feel that there is some personal advantage to ‘taking him away’ from the other gal. The very idea that they would never allow another woman to do the same thing to them doesn’t seem to enter into it.
For most of my life the majority of the friends and associates I’ve had have been women. The clear advantage for me was that I’ve heard way more intimate details and chatter than most of my male friends could imagine. However, the down side is the very same thing. I have heard so much from female friends over the years that it has left me doubting the sincerity of nearly all NA women. (I have been blessed to have known many remarkable women, too, but they are few and far between)
Oddly enough, much of what the NA women talk about, from their teens to middle age, is the shortcomings of men yet when they find a guy who best fills out their laundry list of character traits, they become instantly bored. The competition stage with other women drops off and is replaced within the relationship and that turns the guy off completely. Then these same women go ‘hunting’ again. And isn’t it funny that this is the point in relationships where the girls accuse the guy of having issues.
To be fair though, men who don’t see this coming are not exactly ‘victims’ all of the time. Watching some of my male friends trying to ‘play the game’ in clubs has been just as dumbfounding to me as watching the women. From a certain vantage point of life experience or maybe terminal apathy to the situation, seeing both ‘teams’ playing out this little drama has kept me at home with a good book or movie for a long time.
The one thing that has stood out to me in every country I have visited is the impression that NA is the stronghold of these undesirable attitudes. It is so odd to me that even though we live in this highly technical world with instantaneous communication, that other countries look at our social behavior and say, “Thanks, but no thanks”. Wouldn’t you think that it should be just the opposite?
We have all of the toys and perks that life can offer but the fulfillment of family eludes us here because we refuse to embrace the very values that brought us this far to begin with. How ironic and sad.
April 4, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Richard,
Seems like Western women in their drive to be what they see as equal with men have actually far surpased our own competitive natures and taken it to a whole new level. I can’t say I understand it though. Perhaps they don’t even know why they do it.
But while we’re looking for answers I’d say that television and the media is another good place to start. Is impossible to under state what a roll model means when it comes to picking up good or bad habits. Thanks Hollywood.
Newfoundlander
April 5, 2008 at 4:35 am
Richard your insights are impressive and true as ever, the thing that many AW seem to want to want the most is the thing they can’t have. Anything they can have they don’t want.
Deep in the core of our culture is the desire to be the most wealthy, have the fastest car, biggest house, most expensive ski-boat, and the best job. It’s a never ending chase that people spend their whole lives trying to reach, only to realize that they missed out on their life in the process.
April 5, 2008 at 8:01 am
To all,
Yes, I can see some of you men still need to take the plunge and experience a Russian-woman. I got engage to Ekaterina from Yaroslavl in Saint Petersburg and we met a second time in Moscow. I plan to visit her in her hometown for her birthday. What knowledge can I share? A few quick impressions. Forget about the HE-man-image, looks come second. Your personality, attitude, spiritual well-being and conduct is much much more important. Dress conservatively, T-shirt and jeans will not work the first time you meet. Tie and jacket is perfect. You can never overdress in Russia. Remember when she walks next to you she wants to feel proud of you. Show you off to the passer-byes because you are HER MAN. Be a gentleman. Social drinking is ok for the occasion but anything more is a no-no. Bring her presents and remember it is not the quality or quantity that counts, it is the act of giving. The act of being generous. Make her the center of the conversation. Observe and listen. You have to win her trust. Love and sex is still way down the road if you can win her over. Oh yeah and never forget to pay for everything.
That my dear friends is meeting your Russian woman the first time in a nutshell.
Best
Herman
April 6, 2008 at 12:59 am
That’s an interesting perspective Herman, it’s a complete role reveral of what we’re used to. WE need to look good so SHE will be proud of how WE look. Men are so used to just being accessories to their women that we would never even think about he fact of us taking the time to look good would make our ladies proud, and of course with the time they take to look their very best we are also very proud of them. This positive cycle of pride and enjoyment of the other person in the relationship is completely missing from our society. Trying to impress their own man is about the last thing on most AW’s minds.
April 14, 2008 at 1:28 am
Herman,
Your advice is completely accurate and spot on..
I don’t know how many times I’ve emphasized how important it is to be a gentleman but I don’t think I can say it enough. Your comments and additional validation on this fact is always welcome.. Congratulations on you and your new lovely lady from Yaroslavl.
GL
April 14, 2008 at 1:33 am
Richard,
Great observations.
I know these comments are coming a wee bit late on my part but I just wanted to say that I believe that the “competitive” nature of women that you describe is a part of their genetics no matter which country they come from.
Russian and FSU Women are also highly competitive but it comes out in a VERY different way from what you are probably used to. It’s much more subtle and based on the lady doing everything she can to be attractive and a pleasure to be around.
GL
April 14, 2008 at 1:37 am
Hi Northwoodsman..
In general I feel that it’s going to be more of a harder sell to convince a lady over here to live in a remote place in your country.
That’s not to say that we don’t have many girls who live in a tiny village here who would be OK with that.. but even if you manage to find someone like that since they often don’t even have any telephone services let alone internet you’d have to also keep in mind that the probability of her speaking english is much lower then with a woman from the cities.
I don’t know if this is what you want to hear but I want to tell you the truth and hopefully that will help you..
Take care,
GL
April 15, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Thanks everyone for the valuable comments of points of view on FSU Women and western women.
Many “russian brides” sites display the Russian (FSU) women’s preference for their male partners from 18 to 50 (approximately) even when the woman is only 18 years old.
QUESTION FOR MASCHA:
How does she feel about this and what does she think about it? Do FSU women really don’t mind such a big age difference or is it merely the agencies trying to entice more western men to sign up in hopes of finding a much younger bride?
September 22, 2008 at 6:00 pm
rw_man,
Since the term “Russian brides” comes up from time to time on here, in reference to all of the international dating and marriage sites, I would like to know if you have actual knowledge about any of those sites.
I know that any sort of site that lists people interested in meeting other people will have fees attached. Usually the fees are for the men and of course that is primarily in NA, but I have heard that women in the FSU pay quite a bit to be listed on these “bride” sites and that they can earn credits based on the number of paid contacts they receive. As a photographer I can tell instantly that most of the sites originating in the FSU are using professionals for all of the pictures posted. That alone, considering the number of women listed would run into several thousand dollars annually. Since the cost of contacting any of the women is so prohibitive to the men on this side of the ocean I can not imagine that these sites are legitimate or even completely legal over there, yet many of them continue to operate year after year.
Are there honest dating sites over there that do their homework and list only serious, marriage motivated women? Are there sites that offer some assurance that the ladies are not scammers or “plants” that are placed in the system just to bring in cash? When I speak to the few people I’ve known who work for actual matchmaking services they can name off dozens of supposedly legitimate foreign dating sites but it seems that they know very little about the details of these places. Do you actually know of any matchmaking services that operate out of the FSU?
I have looked at many travel options for that region and to be honest, there are very few to choose from. No matter how many you find they all seem to funnel back to only 2 or 3 companies doing a regular business there. What can you tell me about the flights, accommodations and other costs associated with heading for Russia, Ukraine, or some other FSU destination for a few weeks? For one thing I will be traveling with a child and wanting to do a lot of rather touristy things. My travel always includes shopping for old toys and games, photographing local architecture and sampling as much local food as possible. Is club hopping a requirement for meeting ladies there? I’m not much into that here so trying it in another country would be a bit awkward at best.
Thanks for whatever help you can give on these thoughts.
May 17, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Hey again,
I was wondering why this video was removed because of terms of use violations? I mean that’s what it says when I try to view it?
do you plan on putting the video back up?
Thanks.
May 18, 2010 at 1:11 am
Contact youtube and ask them.. because i can’t get any answers from them as well and I’m not the only one who’s had issues like this with them.
June 20, 2010 at 7:37 am
Upload the video to vimeo. It’s hassle free.
June 20, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Youtube is crazy. They are known to delete harmless videos. Wheather it be tv shows or made videos.