For TheSearch

[SeanT]

Hi Greg:

You said you'd like to hear "my" story. There's really no a lot to it I suppose. I need to limit details because my wife is a private person and wouldn't approve of me "blabbing" about our private life. Plus she doesn't like this forum too much since we tried to help someone on this board (a while back) and the person was nasty after he disagreed with our advice. Anyway, my wife and I met three years ago in Odessa. Odessa isn't too far since I live/work in Hungary. No - we didn't meet through an agency... never used one.

She was the only girl I ever seriously corresponded with; and, after we met I went back to Odessa several times. Back in Sept. 2000 we took a long vacation together to Warsaw, Prague and Budapest.  Five months after that, Lena moved to Hungary to be with me. We lived together for almost a year, got two cats - Billy and Masha. [Billy died - BUMMER - bladder stones twice... kidneys failed... shame because he was an angel... personality like a dog not a cat. We just bought two new purebred kittens in Odessa. The apartment is full to capacity.]

We were married a year ago today. I have ZERO regrets. Lena is a loving wife and always dotes on me, she's a good cook, always watches my health. There's nothing she won't do for me. She definitely has my love and respect. Eventually we'll move back to the USA. She'd rather stay in Odessa... or if not there then somewhere in Europe - a cultural thing more than anything else. But USA it will be, (she'll follow her "vreednee zites" anywhere because she loves me ) . The USA will be good for her in the long run. She'll go to school to be an RN and I'll work in electronics/IT/whatever.

I don't know how I got to be so lucky in finding her. Some people just win the lottery. I did... no money... just a loving wife. That's all I really need anyway. I remember reading JohnK and KenC's posts after they were married and thinking how lucky they were. ME TOO now! Life is good!

That's about all I can think of. Gotta go... and call my darling wife. She's in Odessa... planned to be back today for our anniversary... life didn't cooperate... OK Monday she gets back!!! :-)

Sean

[thesearch]

... in response to For TheSearch, posted by SeanT on Feb 14, 2003

Thanks Sean,Good luck to you both. How long do you think that you will remain in Ukraine? Do you think that Odessa has more than beautiful women than places you have been in the USA?

[SeanT]

... in response to ^, posted by thesearch on Feb 14, 2003

Thanks. I/we don't live in Ukraine. Lena would love for us to live in Ukraine. I wouldn't mind it, I like living in Central/Eastern Europe. The culture is nice and generally more relaxed. Plus the cost of living is lower, (it was MUCH lower; but the dollar is in the toilet - 25% hit to our cost of living in the last 18 months). But, there's no work, for the most part, (American level salary) to be had in Ukraine - so no dice. We live in Southwestern Hungary right now because of my work. Hungary shares a border with Ukraine. Lena's happy that she can visit in Odessa any time she wants. We'll stay here as long as my work is here - the pay is damb good, (LONGGG hours though). Odessa ABSOLUTELY has prettier women, in general, than the USA, in general. Mostly because they're thinner and take more pride in their everyday appearance. The first mod to our apartment when Lena arrived was a full length mirror on a closet door by the front door so Lena could do an "end of runway inspection" before she left the apartment. Ukrainian women take pride in their femininity and looks and svelt figure. If they "got it", they'll sure as hell flaunt it - and a large percentage "got it". A Ukrainian woman wouldn't be caught dead on the street in a pair of sweats - just ain't gonna happen. ;-)

Sean

[thesearch]

... in response to Re: ^, posted by SeanT on Feb 15, 2003

Sean,

Thanks for the info.

[ChrisNJ]

... in response to For TheSearch, posted by SeanT on Feb 14, 2003

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[SeanT]

... in response to Happy Anniversary!!!!!...nt, posted by ChrisNJ on Feb 14, 2003

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