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Americans Marry Russian Women. What For?
Pravda ^ | April 29, 2003 | Olga Blagodarova

Posted on 04/30/2003 3:51:12 AM PDT by WaterDragon

American men use Russian women for self-affirmation. The latter seem to be liking this fact

Marriages between Russian women and American men are very successful and harmonious, Olga Makhovskaya, the senior research assistant at the Psychology Institute in Russia's Academy of Sciences says. When an American man switches from the model of American family where husband and wife are partners equal in rights to the model of an Orthodox family, he thus raises his own significance. In Orthodox families men are given more authority and are more respected. It is certainly an advantage for a man and raises his social and psychological status. In a word, American men seem to have tired of the feminism propagated by American women, and it is frequent that they seek Russian women to start families.

Russian wives in America give up the traditional model of the Russian Orthodox family which relieves them of a heavy burden of responsibility and gives a chance to have a normal life in a family where the range of responsibilities is more definite for them: children, family affairs and housekeeping. At that, Russian women enjoy more attention and support from husbands.

As psychologists say, now Russian men undervalue the essence of family. The whole of the burden, housekeeping, upbringing of children, earning of money are shifted onto women. And, at the time when Russian women have so much responsibilities, their husbands spend their time dozing in front of TV sets in desperate attempts to find out the meaning of life and to understand the truth of the universe. They merely disregard everyday problems that are essential for their families as they consider the above mentioned idle thinking to be of higher importance.

That is why, as Olga Makhovskaya thinks relations in families between Russian and American partners are more harmonious. Each party gets what it wants to have. Husbands get authority and status, and wives are given, in exchange, peace in family and well-being. "Families of this kind where husbands are Americans and women are Russians prove to be long-living, as the roles in the family are clearly distributed and the mechanism operates good, although these are mixed families. In such families each of the couple is ready to make concessions and on the whole, wonderfully performs the role."

In addition, as researches held by Olga Makhovskaya reveal, marriages between Chinese men and Russian women are also very successful. ?There are tens of thousands of such marriages in Russia's Primorye region in the Far East. Chinese men are hard-working, they don't abuse in alcohol drinking and bring their wages home. In a word, they have lots of advantages by contrast with Russian men." It is sad, but the researches don't mention for whom Russian men suit wonderfully.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: maledominant; marriage; psychology; roles; russia; russianorthodox
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
The poor soul was looking for Russian love and the cruel moderator deleted him! :)
141 posted on 04/28/2004 7:08:24 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: cyborg
My friend's father married a mail-order bride from the Ukraine. Go figure. LOL
142 posted on 04/28/2004 7:10:24 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. --Kahlil Gibran)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
I met a really nice lady from the Ukraine... nice lady. She was a mail order wife *LOL*
143 posted on 04/28/2004 7:14:09 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: RusIvan; RussianConservative; wonders; FormerLib
Whoo-hoo ping.
144 posted on 04/28/2004 7:16:25 PM PDT by MarMema ("Hamtramck is going to be a pioneer city for the whole United States.")
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To: RusIvan; RussianConservative; wonders; FormerLib
Whoo-hoo ping.
145 posted on 04/28/2004 7:16:41 PM PDT by MarMema ("Hamtramck is going to be a pioneer city for the whole United States.")
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To: cyborg
Small world. :)
146 posted on 04/28/2004 7:18:01 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. --Kahlil Gibran)
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To: WaterDragon
Some folks just seem to prefer the "Reubenesque" women.

Not me.
147 posted on 04/28/2004 7:18:07 PM PDT by jackbill
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
too small LOL
148 posted on 04/28/2004 7:18:50 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: flying Elvis
I don't think this article necessarily means mail-order brides, just Russian women in general. I went to school with a few who were already here - they didn't have to find their ticket to the US. But their cultural affinities were pretty close to what this article talks about. They were all hard-working, didn't spend every night out partying or at the bars, they dressed well, and were exceedingly polite. Definitely not in it just for some guy's cash.
149 posted on 04/28/2004 7:21:37 PM PDT by July 4th (You need to click "Abstimmen")
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To: billorites
I keep getting email from a nice Russian woman who wants to meet me. When my Nigerian business partner comes through with the dough I'm going to send for her.

Hahaha. I used to string the Nigerian Businessmen along and get them to fax me documents, call, etc. It was the joke of the office. I would respond with these insane responses of massive mental instability and the fruits would still call and spend several hours pursuing me. I'd fill things out incorrectly, screw this up, screw that up. It was great fun.

150 posted on 04/28/2004 7:37:48 PM PDT by YoungKentuckyConservative
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To: flying Elvis
. I don't know whether it's urban legends or not, but I've heard some horror stories about those blushing Russian brides.

After 5 years

Divorce rate for American man to american woman marriages : 50+%

Divorce rate for American man to Russian Women : 20%

I'll take those odds in a heartbeat.

151 posted on 04/28/2004 7:52:34 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
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To: Jonx6
I was amazed at the amount of super hot, dirt poor women in CA


You're right...


have you been to Costa Rica?
152 posted on 04/28/2004 8:02:36 PM PDT by dagoofyfoot
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To: Truthsearcher
The #1 quality men look for in women, is beauty. The #1 quality women look for in men, is wealth.

American men are attractive to women from Russia and Asia because even an average American income can afford lifestyles that overwhelming majority of men in those countries can't provide.

Something else to consider. In Russia, if you're a man and make a decent living, you have a wife and a mistress. It's a lot more common there than here. So American Men are also considered much more faithful than Russian Men.

153 posted on 04/28/2004 8:06:40 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
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To: WaterDragon
their husbands spend their time dozing in front of TV sets in desperate attempts to find out the meaning of life and to understand the truth of the universe.

Was there something missing in the translation or is she being sarcastic?

154 posted on 04/28/2004 8:13:22 PM PDT by Tribune7 (Vote Toomey April 27)
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To: SouthernThunder007; Admin Moderator; admin
FREEPmail me .... when you get another account or smth.
You can review my profile page as well.

Good luck

AdminModerator, why was post 137 pulled ? Seemed like a reasonable enough question to be honest.

155 posted on 04/28/2004 8:20:27 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
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To: flying Elvis
I've heard some horror stories about those blushing Russian brides.

Anything substantiated or documented?

156 posted on 04/28/2004 8:21:04 PM PDT by free2freep
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To: WaterDragon
Hmmm, The only thing I can offer here is that men. Most real men if they care to admit it is that they want a submissive wife or mate. This means to say that they want a wife that will defer to them as the leader of the family.

A woman that is submissive to me attracts me. Women who who are contentious simply turn me off.

Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

157 posted on 04/28/2004 8:25:05 PM PDT by ColdSteelTalon
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To: Tribune7
Sarcasm, I think.
158 posted on 04/29/2004 12:01:48 AM PDT by WaterDragon
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To: jackbill
Stick with your own preferences. There's enough variety in sizes around for men and women to find their ideal mate.
159 posted on 04/29/2004 12:08:05 AM PDT by WaterDragon
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To: guitfiddlist
Difference is, American women as I seen act like men. At work this ok, at home it is not. If I want male like companionship, I go see male friends, not girlfriend. Many American women also confused on what in life wanted and to much pain to date. Germans similar. That is of personal experience.
160 posted on 05/03/2004 3:05:21 PM PDT by RussianConservative (Xristos: the Light of the World)
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