Why Russian Women Marry Older Men

By Tony Rockwell

Russian dating sites often have female members of all ages, but a large majority of them tend to be younger. Men question these 18 to 21 year old ladies wondering if they are truly good marriage material and why they would be seeking older husbands. A simple cultural lesson about the beautiful girls of Russia and Ukraine help guys realize why they begin looking for love at an early age.

Russian and Ukrainian ladies are not the only ones who are attracted to older men; they are often desired by women across the globe. It could be because of the experience and security they can offer, or the fact that older gentlemen have had enough of the bar and club scenes and are ready for faithful relationships. It's not uncommon for Russian and Ukrainian girls to wish to be married right as they turn 18, while their opposite sex would rather wait to settle down. This is one explanation of why these younger women are often seen matching up with men of 5, 10, or even 20 years their senior.

Another reason is because countries of the Former Soviet Union encourage an extensive education so most girls attend universities and are quite mature and intelligent than men from other countries may be used to from younger women. These ladies are taught a wide variety of subjects and are raised with the desire to constantly know more. Older men have more experience and education themselves so they have more to talk about with younger Ukrainian girls than they would imagine. While some may consider these matches as strange or unusual, marriages between mature Western men and younger Russian women actually last longer than many traditional marriages.

Many can thank International dating sites for introducing the happy couples. Critics often suggest that these marriages don't last long, however the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that "marriages arranged through these services would appear to have a lower divorce rate than the nation as a whole". Plenty of men are disregarding the negativity and rumors that are spread about mail order marriages, since "mail order bride and e-mail correspondence services results in 4,000 to 6,000 marriages between U.S. men and foreign brides each year," reports the USCIS.

Younger Russian women aren't the only ones getting hitched to older men. More mature women are also finding love with guys as much as 20 years older than them. A former Russian Playboy executive turned author, Elena Davydova, has recently rewritten The English Wedding, describing her wonderful life and marriage with her older British husband. They wed 5 years ago, when she was 46 and he was 68. She supports and even encourages younger Russian girls searching for older partners and cites a number of reasons in her best-selling book. International dating is becoming more socially accepted around the world and more men are enjoying the exciting world of meeting Russian and Ukrainian women online. - 32510

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