| Sadly, some men are attracted to Russian dating | | | | women as if they are dishonest scammers who have |
| websites because they believe it's easy to court and | | | | to "prove" otherwise, and booking trips to meet a |
| marry a Russian woman and that the standard rules | | | | lady without even consulting her, just to name a few. |
| of courtship don't apply (or they're at the very least | | | | Though some of these examples may seem |
| relaxed). These beliefs stem from the Russian | | | | extreme, they happen on Russian dating sites every |
| women stereotypes that are still so prevalent in the | | | | day. These gentlemen would more than likely NEVER |
| international dating industry, namely that women | | | | try these techniques with women from their own |
| from the former Soviet Union are poor, miserable, | | | | country so why do they think Russian women are |
| and desperate to leave their countries, that they're | | | | any different? Again, it goes back to the myths. |
| willing to marry any Western man who proposes, and | | | | While courting a Russian woman is in some ways |
| that Russian women dislike Russian men and long to | | | | vastly different than courting a Western woman |
| marry a foreigner. Such men are regularly | | | | (language barriers, cultural differences, distance, etc.), |
| disappointed and it's often these spurned suitors who | | | | the core basics are the same. Men must still make an |
| cry scam when their Russian dating experience go | | | | effort to be charming and polite if they want to |
| awry. | | | | attract a potential mate, they must still treat women |
| How Men Treat Women on Russian Bride Sites | | | | with respect, they must still get to know a potential |
| Differently Than They Treat Other Women | | | | partner before proposing marriage or exclusivity, and |
| So how do (some) Russian bride seekers break the | | | | they must still consider a lady's thoughts and feelings. |
| basic rules of courtship and romance? By seriously | | | | Though it would be nice, there is no shortcut when it |
| proposing marriage in the first email or two, feeling | | | | comes to love. Men who join international |
| entitled to dominate a woman's time and attention | | | | matchmaking sites for this reason will almost certainly |
| because they pay membership fees or have | | | | be very disappointed. |
| purchased her contact information, treating Russian | | | | |