Text 3. A Russian wife for a foreigner: there are problems
“Why did I decide to marry a foreigner? I couldn’t find a worthy partner in Russia and believed the myth about interesting, serious Western men. “There are no cheats there, they are all gentlemen”, I though thought. Actually, even abroad the same old ‘Russian’ problems – cheating and lies – are hidden behind the façade”, says Olga who was married to a Swede.
In most cases Russian women turn to marriage agencies for help in finding a foreign husband. Most of these offer a one hundred percent guarantee to women under forty with higher education, good housekeeping skills and a knowledge of English.
Unfortunately most women do not stop to consider why these foreigners are looking for wives in other countries. Marriage agency managers openly admit that these are usually men over 40 with mental disorders such as schizophrenia or alcoholism.
There exists an opinion that first in line for foreign wives are worn-out “second-hand” husbands-to-be, sexual athletes and … ageing mothers searching for permanent nannies for their sons. These are men lacking demand among the local women.
There may also be elderly men of eighty and over who want to marry young women. In the West with its widespread emancipation, such a suitor could possibly find himself in prison. There are places where a woman can make a perfectly official complaint to the police if a senior citizen proposes to her. Meanwhile the attentions of pensioners are, unfortunately, still of interest to Russian women. But, as is often the case, the women picture not real life, but a fairy-tale that has no relation to reality.
“In the mornings, between baby feeds, I went out to clean offices to earn a measly wage to keep the family”, continues Olga. “My husband didn’t have a job and didn’t want any financial responsibilities. The rows soon began, and then the fights. After yet another beating I couldn’t take any more and turned to the social services”.
Despite significant mistakes by Russian women, the number wishing to marry abroad isn’t decreasing. On average any professional agency has an archive of at least a thousand Russian women, one in two of which is a lonely beauty with higher education. Russian women are used to considering themselves the most beautiful in the world, and this is the case.
Foreign men marrying Russian women have their own reasons in mind. In most cases they don’t want to see their wives as competitors in business and assign them to the role of housewife. Far from every Russian woman today, however, accepts such an allocation. Statistics confirm this: the majority of Russian wives abroad begin to get actively involved in business. Naturally this causes protests from their husbands. Very often such independence ends in divorce.
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With increasing accessibility to the Internet, the process of Russian women emigrating for marriage has increased several times over. Call into any business center providing Internet services, and you’ll see girl students with their dictionaries writing letters to their foreign friends. “Unfortunately, for many Russian women such concepts as ‘confidence in the future’, ‘stability’, etc. are based on the size of her husband’s wallet and not on her own education, skills, job or earnings”, says Eugenie, who works at an Internet café.
If you still decide to marry a Russian beauty, ask yourself this important question: do you need this? International dating is a serious step to take. First of all, think: are you lonely? Are you financially stable? Are you ready to take on responsibility of a woman from Russia and, possibly, her child? If the answer is yes, then you’ll be happy together and your country will become a beautiful setting for your marital bliss.
1. Translate into Russian:
One hundred percent guarantee, mental disorder, ageing mothers, baby feeds, measly wage, competitors in business, to take on responsibility, this is the case, good housekeeping skills, worn-out “second-hand” husband-to-be, widespread emancipation, marital bliss, international dating, senior citizen, to accept an allocation, on average.
Translate into English:
Обратиться в брачное агентство, подать жалобу, финансовые обязательства, одинокая красавица, большинство россиянок, заработок, по иным соображениям, высшее образование, существенные ошибки, пожилой человек, в среднем, основываться на чем-либо, по крайней мере, доступность.
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2. Fill in the gaps with the suitable word.
1)divorce; 2)marriage agencies; 3)professional qualifications; 4)higher education; 5)freedom; 6)fairy-tale; 7)housekeeping skills; 8)reality; 9)depend on; 10)independent; 11)knowledge; 12)stay home; 13)foreign husband.
In most cases Russian women turn to a)…….for help in finding a b)……. . As a rule these are women under forty, with c)……., good d)……., and e)…….of English. All of them are dreaming of a f)…….that has no relation to g)……. . In fact, when they get abroad, in most cases they have to h)…….and run the house, as their i)…….are not enough to find a job. So they j)…….their husbands and lack k)……. . Some of them want to be l)…….and their hunger for independence often results in m)……. .
3. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions.
Russian women usually turn ……. marriage agencies ……. help ……. finding a foreign husband when they’ve despaired to find a worthy local one. Any professional agency has an archive ……. ……. least a thousand Russian women, one ……. two ……. which is a lonely beauty ……. higher education. ……. increasing accessibility ……. the Internet, the percent ……. Russian women emigrating ……. marriage has increased several times ……. . Most ……. them are ready to get married ……. a not very young foreign man only to escape ……. Russia. However ……. most cases foreign men enter ……. marriage ……. certain reason – they need a complaisant housewife.
4. Points for discussion.
1) Why do you think many Russian women nowadays want to find a foreign husband?
2) Why do you think foreign men look for their wives in Russia and not in their countries?
3) What demands do foreign men make of their future Russian wives?
4) What problems might Russian women face up when they get married to a foreigner and start living abroad?
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