2. What age difference would you say is acceptable between foreign men and Russian women?
Traditionally, in Ukraine and Russia people get married in young age, and usually the age of partners approximately
the same, with 1-2 year difference. But if we talk about international marriages and age difference between foreign
men and Russian women we should take into consideration several factors. First of all, men in the West since
young age concentrate on the career, and only after 30 they start thinking seriously about marriage and family.
Many foreign men of 35-45 say they have never been married and decided to create a family, when in Russia by
this age men have been married and divorced (some several times) or live in marriage, and have children of 15-20
years old. So, the first factor why Russian girls of 20-25 say they would be interested in men of 35-45 is their
understanding that in the West younger men are not ready for creating a family. Then, a Russian woman would
move to a foreign country, where the only person she would rely on and be supported by will be her husband. So,
women expect more stability, support, care from older men, more experienced and those who know what women
want. The third factor would be the following: foreign men live active and healthy life - they visit gym regularly,
mostly do not have bad habits as alcohol, smoking and using drugs, and take care of themselves. So, at the age
of 45 they look, feel and act like our men look at 30. At the same time Russian women get serious and mature
earlier than women in the West - their life is harder, they have to start working at early age, and often a girl of
18-19 studies and works the same time to pay for her studies and living (but, of course, there are infantile women
at the age of 30 even...). Add to all said factors of Russian psychology: a woman should be married, not married
woman is considered inferior to a married woman (even if the marriage of the latest is not happy); and social
studies showing that in Russia there are more women than men. As a conclusion, Russian women want to get
married and they have more chances to find a husband abroad through international marriage agency than in their
native city; any age difference would be ok if the man feels he would justify expectations of the woman towards him.