Supply&Demand

[Lara]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Supply&Demand, posted by Rickster on Feb 18, 2002

Dear Rick, i do not doubt your or her sinsere desire to live long and happy and i wish it will be like that. The que was not of her DELIBERATE desire to marry you for a couple of years - the issue is IF SHE IS TOO GOOD 4 YOU, SHE'LL LEARN IT QUICKLY. That's all. The main point of peeps to be good enuff for each other. I dunno you neither your wife - it's only for you to know that. If when you get married there was an idea behind your mind that RW r kind of second rate ppl and you may find here much better wife NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR PERSONALITY but coz she wants to live in USA - well, than it will be sad I hope it was not your case.
Drunked, cheating druggers - omg - WHERE THE HELL  your wife found those men? It's a bit rediculous...

[Rickster]

... in response to Re: not a plan at all, posted by Lara on Feb 18, 2002

Lara,

I have no intention of insulting your country, but if you don't think there is a drug or drinking problem in Russia I would ask you to get out of your closet and look around. Is there one in America....you bet!  I don't get offended if someone tells me so.

Good take in regards to being "TOO GOOD", but sadly that applies to people with a narrow vision in life.  I am no better than any other person in this world....regardless of race, culture, or personal wealth. I don't wake up each morning evaluating if I am better than my wife and I doubt she does this either.  Sadly, in America, I think may people do like to evaluate their options on a routine basis and determine if they can find a "BETTER DEAL".  My heart goes out to those people because they will never be happy in life.  They are in a continuous search mode ready to jump ship for the better option.  I'm in it for the long haul!

[Lara]

... in response to Rediculous?, posted by Rickster on Feb 18, 2002

well,  I heard of alcohol and drugs prob - mostly from papers.....coz all men i know r prosperious well eductated peeps running international companies or working in them
I hope your wife didn't know any of those bad guuys personaly, coz it's always her choice who to be friends with Can not understand why she was scared of those things, that's why i asked
I absolutely share you attitude to "a better deal" looking ppl

[unsure]

... in response to Re: not a plan at all, posted by Lara on Feb 18, 2002

Lara,

I know I personally hold Russian people in quite high regard.  I would like to think everyone else here does as well.  I certainly wouldn't want to have a "second-rate" person for a wife.
I think that hardship makes people strong and that FSU people have shown an endurance and adaptability that is respectable.  Do I really know that much about the Russia culture?  No, I just have vague impressions I've gained over the years.  But I would like to learn more and see if I'm right.

John

[Lara]

... in response to Second rate?  Not at all..., posted by unsure on Feb 18, 2002

Not sure if any exists right now , i mean culture.  normally peeps mean history and trradition under this notion - well, we have a lot of both
Pretty often under "Rusculture" in terms of everyday life and attitude peeps mean our shovinistic society (still the situation leaves much to be desired) and if a feministic female doesn't want to fight 4 her rights inside the family(it's enuff struggles outside), a foreigner seems a good solution
Even among european/american educated rusmen there r still very few feminists (

[terry]

... in response to Re: Re: Supply&Demand, posted by Lara on Feb 18, 2002

Hi Lara

I find what you are saying to be interesting. may I ask a few Questions.   In your post to Supply & demand, are you saying that  the russian women may leave him because of the age differences , or just after she learns the american way's??  I understand what you are saying as I have seen a lot of it before here.  Are you russian or american? I do not recall seeing a russian name Lara before.

[Bob S.]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Supply&Demand, Lara, posted by terry on Feb 18, 2002

You're pursuing a woman from the Russian culture and you've never seen or read "Dr. Zhivago"?

It should be available on both DVD and VHS.  You now have a homework assignment.

[Lara]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Supply&Demand, Lara, posted by terry on Feb 18, 2002

Lara is a shorrt for Larissa i'm russian, married to a brit, living in Moscow That's why internation marriages r interesing 4 me
My statement is that if there is a descrepancy between peeps, they will not live for long. To post an ad like the one i described is the same as to offer "old foreigner would love to invite a young beauty to use her body 4 a while, until she gets the permission to stray all inclusive
And 2 be honest i'm so sad sometimes to see women ready 2 marry even a pinguin to leave russia (
It's so cool here, but they r too lazy to work to leanr something new and think that their long legs is enuff to marry a foreigner and live on his money somewhere....

[terry]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Supply&Demand, Lara, posted by Lara on Feb 18, 2002

"Thank You Lara

One other question. I ask this becasue I do not understand why You would be so sad about something some other person  wants to do. I am sad becasue soem of us have to look to other countries to find the wife we would like to have. I am sure there are some men that may look at this as just  a way to get a beautiful young women. But , most of us are sincere in what we are doing. where is the harm in it. If we get what we would like to have in life, that is a loving wife, and they get a better life and a loving caring husband, sound to me like a win  for both of them.

[Lara]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Supply&Demand, L..., posted by terry on Feb 18, 2002

It sounds nice 2 me, i believe it's like that at least in 70% of the cases, & i'm glad it's your personal position

Me is sad coz I'm very proud of my country, i believe in it's prosperious future, and i'm happy my hubby finks da same.

We have a statistic about RW leaving the country - it's about 10000 a year, not all of them r happy in their marriages, but some are And keeping in mind happy cases i would love to wish you to find your solemate wherever she lives - in Russia or next door

[PrincetonLion]

... in response to Re: oh, terry, i wish you knew our mass ..., posted by Lara on Feb 18, 2002

I am sorry but I cannot believe that so many Russian women go abroad every year... Where can I see the real statistics (from INS)? I guess, in reality the number of Russian women who get K-1 visa is even less than the quantity of Russian programmers (who get H1-B visa)...

[Dan]

... in response to 10000 per year? Impossible!, posted by PrincetonLion on Feb 18, 2002

The stats I saw indicated a rate of more than 300 people (not only women) were leaving Russia, never to return (to live), each day.

That translates into more than 100,000 each year.

[Source: http://www.countryreports.org/content/russia.htm Birth rate: 9.35 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 13.85 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Population: 145,470,197 (July 2001 est.)]

The INS is not going to be much help, since they will only track immigrants to America (many other countries out there --smile--).

And Russia is certainly not going to be promoting this information as it would prove quite embarassing.

- Dan

[tim360z]

... in response to Actually, I Think it is MUCH Higher . . ..., posted by Dan on Feb 18, 2002

actually,  I really cannot beleive the # of Russian families I meet in a given year lately.  It is incredible.  7-8 years ago I would meet 1 or 2 per year...now it is dozens and dozens per year.  Last night,  a family of 11 from Russian Georgia.  Very intelligent,  almost perfect English and just very nice people.

[KenC]

... in response to They keep arriving, posted by tim360z on Feb 18, 2002

Tim,
Wait til you bring a RW here.  Lena has the ability to spot Russians every where.  LOL  There are more here than you now realize.
KenC

[tim360z]

... in response to wait, posted by KenC on Feb 18, 2002

Yeah Ken,

  The past couple years its really incredible...everywhere and I mean with the whole family.  For me,  some are very easy to spot...but some are so good,  that from a distance I think they are Italians or French or Canadians or....Americans.  I will bet Lena is more adept at spotting them than I am.