It is common knowledge why western men search for Russian women to marry, they are the most beautiful women in the world, always looking after their bodies and keeping themselves feminine and immaculate looking, a characteristic that western men love, and find hard to find nowadays in a western women.
Some men are looking to marry a Russian women who are much younger than themselves; this is usually because they have heard this is possible through the press or on the internet. Although it is possible to marry a younger women much comes down to your own personal characteristics, if you are looking for a life partner with a considerably younger women you should be very sure that you are compatible with each other to save any problems at a later date.
It is a common fact that in Russia if you are a young women and not married by the age of 25 you will be considered to be an old maid and past it, many Russian men will lose interest and probably think the women has some mental problems. When a women reaches the age of 25 if she is not marries she has little chance of finding a good partner for a long term commitment and marriage, Russia has a big problem with a shortage of men, there are 12 million more women in Russia than men.
Due to the problem of a shortage of men for partners is the main reason Russian women search for a foreign husband, it will be surprising to know it is seldom a matter of wanting to marry a foreign man to escape poverty in Russia, as the country now has a big economy and many women have good jobs and careers. Getting back to the fact that many western men are looking for younger women, those marriages may look fair to men but it may not be fair enough for younger women who desire to have children.
Many western men hope their Russian wives will remain Russian and keep her Russian characteristics, the main reason he looked for a Russian women to marry, however if your lady does not stay in Russia and has little contact with Russian people and friends in your home country she will at some point become very westernised, this maybe disappointing to some men. So it is important to let her keep in close contact with her Russian roots and visit family and friends regularly.
If you want to have a successful marriage with a Russian women it is very important that you learn about her culture, life, people and if possible her native language you will then have a better understanding of your women and there will be less of a cultural barrier to cross.
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