1. Russia is more economically advanced than a lot of the third world countries where women seek overseas husbands. Many Russian women are already educated and successful, and thus they may not be seeking to immigrate for financial reasons. Thus, the thinking goes, their motivations are pure and they’re not so likely to leave you alone, confused and crying in the airport.

2. Word has it that men who seek mail order brides find Russian women more feminine than Western women. To hear them tell it, Russian women are more attractive than Western women. How much of this perception is real and how much of it is superficial “exotic appeal” remains to be seen is unclear at this point.

3. Most men who seek overseas brides are middle-aged or older, and young Russian women tend to be more open minded about marrying an older man compared to Western women. They tend to believe that older men treat their women better than young men do. For better or for worse, most men prefer beautiful women, and most men find younger women more beautiful. A middle-aged man can easily find a young and beautiful Russian woman much easier than in his home country.

4.Language: The United States is the most desired destination for most Russian mail order brides, and English language skills are spreading rapidly throughout Russia. DO remember, too, that mail order brides are probably more motivated than most to learn English, thus removing one of the greatest barriers to international matchmaking. Of course, complete fluency might be too much to expect, but once she gets to the US she will have the chance to practice daily. Who knows she might end up speaking English far more fluently than you’d like her to.

And let’s not forget, there is a certain type of American man who, for perhaps dubious motivations, would actually prefer a wife who can’t talk…

This article is the second of two articles on different types of mail order brides. In Part One I discussed the Queen of Diamonds and the Green Card Mama; now we take a look at two of the better kinds.

3. The Traditional Wife

This type makes a stable spouse and a great mother. She is usually from a conservative background, often rural or working class. She is not usually highly educated. A Traditional Wife has dreamed of marriage and children as long as she can remember. She will gladly clean, cook, raise your children, and “do her wifely duty”. Many men find this type to be satisfactory, even ideal.

A word of warning to the romantically inclined – may find this type to be less than ideal, to put it mildly. Although a Traditional Wife places great emphasis on the institution of marriage, it is the role of wife and mother along with its social status that she wants, not romantic love. Indeed, many Traditional Wives want to get married “to have kids”. Period. After a while you may end up wondering if she would be happy if you moved alone to Fiji and mailed her a sperm sample and a paycheck each month.

4. The Hopeless Romantic

This one is the all-time favorite, the woman that everybody seems to be looking for. Take her to see “The Titanic”; she’ll cry. If you want a wife who is ruled by her heart, this is the type for you.

The Hopeless Romantic type comes in two sub-varieties: the Angel; and the Infatuation Junkie. Infatuation Junkies are usually very young. What you are likely to get is a sexy, passionate ball of fire, but be careful – such marriages tend to be exciting but unstable. If you can get through the tumult of the marriage’s early years, however, she might just mature into a wife who values romantic love yet is able to tell the difference between real love and raging harmones – an Angel, in other words. If that happens, thank your lucky stars because you are luckier than most.

In recent years, there have been hundreds of foreign women marrying American men. The Internet has been one of the major sources behind this idea and is playing a big role in how men and women meet. There are hundreds of websites dedicated to providing online dating features and making it possible to contact a woman outside the man’s country.

According to a survey conducted by the American bride agencies, there are more than 150,000 women married to American men each year. Their marriage success ratios are very high; only 4 percent of these women get divorced.

There are a large number of women from the Philippines who marry. However, mail order bride marriages have been banned since 1986. In recent years the numbers have increased due to the involvement of foreign agencies. The second most preferable foreign women are Russian (Former Soviet Union) and Ukrainian bride. According to a marriage agency’s report, close to 1,000 men are registered each month searching for a foreign bride.

According to a recent survey, there were 607 American men who applied for a mail order bride. In total, there were 206 responses, all from different countries. Each man’s profile showed that they are typically white, highly educated and well established. Another survey that was recently done showed that when 100 letters were sent to the marriage agencies to observe the responses of mail ordered brides, the results illustrated that 10 to 40 percent of those responses came from Russian women.

Most Russian brides want to marry foreign men not just the American men The major mail ordered bride agency have a list of more than 500 Russian women at any one time. The mail order bride agencies lay claim that they can marry over 100 American men and Russian women every year.

Mail Order Brides: How it Works

Thousands of men enjoy their mail order bride marriages and are living a happy and peaceful life. You can be the next one if you follow the guidelines given from a reputable mail order bride agency.

To meet your foreign girl, you need to first visit their home country. After you get there, you will be invited to a large social meeting to find a woman who is right for you. These social functions are completely private and entry is done by invitations only. Before you attend, you will get the entire list of women available. These meetings are well organized and are intended to make you feel comfortable when you meet with the woman you chose.

You are served refreshments and food and there is music to enjoy at the function. You can attend all the functions you wish to find the right woman for you. The women who attend are not shy are willing to share much about their lives. For this reason, your selection to finding a life partner should be easier. Since they have no experience regarding past marriages, these women are seeking a good life with a sincere husband.

Since you have the opportunity to talk with many women, you can find the one that is suitable for you. Once this is done, the agency will then arrange a separate meeting for you where so you both can share your cell phone numbers and other personal information.

Social events can be a bit overwhelming since there are many women there for you to meet. The best way to deal with this is to know first what you are looking for in your bride. It will narrow down your search and keep you from feeling obligated to choose a bride.

One of the most important discussions you should have with your foreign “prospective” bride is future children. The reason for this to lay to rest any misunderstandings that could occur. Do you want children or does she? This is pretty important to ask about. Remember to set priorities and meet only those girl who meet them.

Communication between you and the women will not be an issue since many speak English fluently. If there is a problem, the agency will provide you an interpreter.

What is your duty? Your duty is to find several suitable women for you to choose from; the organization will do the rest. The organization will arrange your private date with the woman you choose, provide a city tour and even arrange your marriage. Whatever your choice, these mail order organizations will help you to find a suitable partner, so that you can enjoy your marriage life with pleasure and peace of mind.

Russian brides are the most popular type of mail order bride. However, when going into this type of market, there are most scams than honest deals. Many people turn to the Internet to find love. There are millions of online dating consultants and plenty of mail orders. However, how do you know that you are being scammed? Look for the following signs. If you can recognize any of them to your situation than you are most likely being scammed!

Well first, you should be caution with anyone online dating or brides. When you put your profile on site, you should let yourself go and place a picture online. Most of the time people only search pictures so if you’re serious, add a pic. If someone responses to your profile and claims to be in love at first sight, stand back.

There is no such thing, even if they do have a legitimate feeling about you, it’s not love! No one can fall in love to a profile. Next, think about the Russian’s picture. Did it look professional? If so, then don’t keep an interest because most Russian’s who are there for love or marriage, don’t get professional pics done. You should look at their income and guess their personality. If the picture contradicts, your impression of the woman, than it’s not the person or it’s a scam. You do have a possibility of getting an honest profile and done by professionals, but it won’t be model quality.

Once you get to know someone (a couple of responses), you should ask her to take a picture of herself in front of a landmark like the Kremlin or in her garden or something that will look like the Russian environment. You can possible trap the person early one by asking for more pictures. If the person is using pictures of someone else, she/he may forget what they sent you to begin with and then you can call them out if there are discrepancies.

Look at the letters; do they look like they are mass-produced? Is your name only placed in a couple places all the time? Also, pay attention to content. If you are never asked about your life, family, the city you live in and so on, then they aren’t interested in meeting you. Also, make your letters personally like your dog died or you took the long way home today and if you get no response to that than the letters are mass produced and it’s a scam. There are so many more things that you can pick out of the conversations or letters that will tell you it’s a scam. You shouldn’t allow yourself to be blind and specially look for some of these tips.

When it comes to Russian Brides, you must be careful and try to find any signs of a scam. It can be hard to judge someone whom you’ve become accustomed to lean on, but it must be done to protect your privacy, feelings, and bank account.

1.The Queen of Diamonds

If you are romantic, then avoid this one if you can. A dead giveaway: if the word “generous” appears in her profile, then head for the hills (unless she’s talking about herself – in that case she may be a Green Card Mama). These women sell themselves to the highest bidder – and just in case think you’re in no danger just because you’re not rich, remember that if your mail order bride is from a poor country and you are at least class, you’re probably rich by her standards. The Queen of Diamonds type can be further subdivided into two varieties – the Good Queen and the Wicked Queen. The Good Queens are quite straightforward with honest intentions – it’s normal and accepted in many cultures for a woman to marry for financial reasons. The Wicked, on the other hand, wants to trick you into believing that she loves you. If your Wicked Queen is beautiful, there’s a good chance that once you get her home she’ll find someone richer than you are.

2. The Green Card Mama

This one wants to marry a place, not a person – and a husband will get them through immigration a lot easier than a rubber dinghy on the Rio Grande. Some of these will sneak past you before you even get out of the airport; others will wait for the right moment to hit the highway. Some are happy to live as illegal immigrants; others will wait for their green card to arrive before announcing “I’m sorry sweetie, it just won’t work!”

But hey, they’re not all bad. If you feel cynical after reading this, stay tuned for Part II, which offers a far more optimistic assessment of two other kinds of mail order brides – the Traditional Wife and the Hopeless Romantic.