A typical Russian lady
willing to marry a foreign man: her portrait
Each of us has some typical images in mind:
an ideal man, an ideal mother, miss Perfection
and so on. It doesn’t mean we try to make
our fellow mates fit all these criteria.
But cliches can help us understand what
we want.
I’ve seen a lot of descriptions
of a typical Russian lady. Some of them
are too lofty or idealized; others are too
ironical and even cynic. I guess the truth
is middle. We’ve met thousands of such women
for 7 years and I’ll try to paint a typical
portrait of a Russian lady seeking a foreign
man for marriage.
The ground:
• Age:
about 30, looks good • Height:
middle – 5.5 ft • Weight:
110-132 Lbs • Eye
color: green or brown • Hair
color: blonde • Build
body: Normal • Education:
University • Occupation:
Economist, teacher or physician • Smoker:
No • Drinker:
Socially • Religion:
Christian • Marital
status: single • Children:
1 or 0 • Languages:
English 1-3
Main features:
Age: We’ve
got different women but the majority of
them are around 30. The younger ones are
may not be very serious about their future
life or… they haven’t yet got
disappointed in Russian men. Older women,
as a rule, have deep roots here like children,
friends, relatives. Those who are 25-35
usually have had some experience of relationships
with Russian men. Some of them already have
children. But they are still free in their
actions and quite mobile. They’ve just
got a higher education and are starting
their career. So leaving a job is not going
to be too painful for them so far. They
look good, keep fit and go in for sports.
They do not learn English
intentionally but they can still remember
something from school. Many of them have
already been abroad (or heard something
about life in foreign countries from friends
and relatives). “A different life level”
is shocking! They cannot stop thinking about
it. Once they get the idea, “Why, why
should I marry a Russian man? There are
so many wonderful guys in the world!”
And they go ahead!
Colors:
There is the myth over the net that Russian
women are family-oriented. Well,
this is not a myth. This is true! Russian
women cannot live a different life. They
simply have no examples! The most ardent
Russian feminists (we’ve got some:)
sing praises to love and family.
There is another myth: Russian women seek
foreign marriages to improve their level
of living. It is not a myth either. It is
a sort of excuse for parents and friends
that they are going to leave. “At least
life there is better!” they say. Just
imagine: you are going to leave everything
you have now for… uncertainty. Now
you understand the necessity of finding
some excuse for your close people?…Take
into account that Russian family links are
very tight!
I dream about
happy marriage...
Click my photo!
Russian
women are strong ones. They have
already survived the intermediate period
between the severe and orderly communist
regime and the complete chaos. You trust
us; it was hard to get foodstuffs for money!
If you wanted milk you got to come to the
milk store at 7 a.m. and stand in a line
for an hour! I do remember those times…
Then happened a series of hard economic
and political crisis. The country had to
survive. Those who have survived are strong
indeed (however, some simply got drunk).
Religion. Most
of women are Orthodox Christians. But their
belief is not really stable because religion
was strictly forbidden in the Soviet Union.
The majority of people were atheists. The
first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was asked the
question, “Did you see God when flying
in Space?” You can guess he answered
“No”:). This comment of his became
the top of atheistic gloating delight. Religion
is popular now and people have amazingly
quickly divided into Christians and Muslims
mainly but they tend to periodically change
their positions…:) We got other religions
here including Catholic and Mormon Churches.
Children. It
is typical for Russian women to give birth
to children when they are young. The age
of 20 is just OK! It is the safest age:
absence of hard diseases helps women avoid
complications. Besides, the very process
is going easier when a woman is that young.
By the way, if a woman is bearing a child
at the age of 28 and more she is medically
considered an “old-bearing” one.
That is why some women of 26-30 already
have kids. In fact, being pregnant is the
highest family value here and Russian people
do appreciate it. Women without children
are objects of people’s sympathy.
Education and job.
The majority of them are physicians and
teachers. They don’t earn much here.
Young specialists get less than 100 $! But
their jobs are emotionally hard.
However, Russian women
are the most beautiful! It is not
a myth. They say in medieval times beautiful
women in Europe were often considered witches
and burned on a fire! We’ve never done
this to the Russian women genetic fund!
:-) Add the mixture of nations: eastern,
western, southern, northern… When one
of our men-clients came to Kazan and walked
around he felt upset. He said, “I thought
you got the most beautiful ladies on your
site but they ALL are that beautiful here.
I missed my chance to see so many beauties!!!”
It’s true :)
Of course Russian
ladies are curious. They come to
marriage agencies with the thought, “Let’s
first see what it is. Maybe it’s going
to work well?…”
They have a share
of adventure because a reasonable
woman will never make up her mind to fly
overseas to a country without relatives
and friends, especially if she knows no
language. They like traveling and learning
new things that helps them adapt to a completely
new environment.
The portrait is
ready! Well, is that what you are looking
for?
