Do All Russian Women Want To Escape From Russia ???
When someone searches through the Internet seeking a Russian
women, he will be very surprised by the large number of Russian
dating services. There are literally thousands of them on the
Internet! Have you ever asked yourself; why is that?.
>From all appearances it seems that all women want to escape from
Russia because Russia is in a very difficult social and
political and economic situation. I hate to disappoint you, but
that type of thinking is just a stereotype. Growing up, it seems
that each generation has their own stereotypical idea about what
Russia is and how her citizens respond.
For almost seventy years, Russia was a very closed nation and
outsiders (other nations), could not see or for that matter,
interact with the Russian citizenry. From this action of closed
borders, somehow, was borne the stereotype of what Russian women
looked like, peasant stock, with stern looks and aged
appearances.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the opening of borders
and the birth of the Internet, the whole world astonishingly
discovered just how beautiful, feminine, slender and educated,
Russian women are! Foreign men who were finally allowed to
travel to Russia, saw, with amazement, the beauty and grace of
the Russian woman. They looked upon these women just like kids
in a candy store.The typical stereotype disappeared as quickly
as melting snow in spring!
Unfortunately, as quickly as the old stereotype of Russian
females disappeared, a new stereotype emerged; "All Russian
women want to escape from Russia" and because of this new
labeling, the Internet has so many Russian Dating agencies.
The truth of the matter is, that the percentage of Russian women
who are looking for their "soulmates" through the internet is no
greater than the percentage of women from western countries such
as England, Canada, Australia and the United States who are
searching the Internet for their future intended !!!!
Here is an interesting tidbit: With the population of Russia at
approximately 170 million people as compared to the United
State's population of more than 250 million people, why is it
that you don't see as many dating agencies from other countries?
The answer, you guys, is a simple one..... CHOICE!!!
Women, from the USA and most other Western Nations have choices
to use or not to use a dating agency service. Almost all women
from western countries have computers at home or at the job.
Also, Internet services in most of these countries is
ridiculously low compared with Russia.
Only a few very big Russian cities such as Moscow and St.
Peterburg have Internet services which are more or less
affordable for the average person. Also, Russia is very huge
country, with its eleven time zones from East To West is now
just getting Internet services established. It is only within
the last three to four years that Internet service providers
have begun to take hold within Russia and the fees for monthly
service are out of the reach of most Russian citizens.
It is not uncommon for internet services to cost $100.00 or
more, a month. With the average salary, for example, for a
Russian doctor being around a $100.00, it is a luxury few
citizens can afford. But, we are talking about a single woman or
a one parent household. Do you think that the average American
single mother could afford this kind of money for Internet
services? So, this is the reason why you see so many Russian
dating agency! Russian women HAVE TO USE their service !
Another reason for these dating services is the language
barrier. For a very long time, Russia was a closed border
country and even when Russians learned English at school,
without the ability to practice the use of the language on a
daily basis, English was basically a dead language and these
agencies also became translators.
Now that everything in Russia has changed. It is a country that
is open to the world and people are now stimulated to learn
English. Internet providers are popping up all over Russia and
Internet cafes are entrenching themselves in cities, big and
small. In this situation more and more women can communicate
with their soulmates through the Internet without any help of
any marriage agency. They don't need translating services as
they did in the past. Many women prefer to spend money on
English lessons, than to pay very high prices for dating
services.
People all over the world are generally the same. Nobody likes
to show private letters to a stranger or to convey their most
private thoughts and Internet conversations to a dating service
employee for translation.
At the present time, Internet services are grows dramatically in
Russia. Yes, it is a difficult time in this vast country but it
is impossible to stop progress. Russians are beginning to
communicate with the rest of the world through their own
computer. In the very near future you will see a dramatic
reduction of Russian dating services, the "Russian Women Eager
to Escape" myth, and the typical stereotype about Russian women
totally disappears.