If you are trying to date a Russian woman, there are things that you need to know. Eastern European Women and western women do not abide by the same rules. We will give you examples of the best rules to abide by and explain why you should follow these. Here are the rules to dating Russian women.

One: Take Initiative

Russian women will want you to take initiative. They like the man to be in charge of their interactions. While they are independent, they also want someone that will be a “real man”. Taking initiative is one of the most important rules for dating Russian women. They are extremely feminine and act like a lady. She expects you to be treated a certain way and you have to step up to her standards.

Often in Western society, men and women are in competition. In Russian culture, the man is expected to take charge of the interaction. It is expected that you will be on top of your responsibilities and taking the initiative in dating will help point towards being in charge in other areas of your life. Basically, one of the rules for dating Russian women is that you should take initiative for your life.

Two: Be Honest

Honesty is the best policy. Russian culture does not engage in small talk. If you ask someone a question they will answer fully. For example, in western culture, if you ask how someone’s day was, it’s more of a formality. They are expected to say, “good”, or something of that sorts, and move on. In Russia culture, this question would warrant a full response. Someone would tell you the truth about their day.

This is one of the most important rules for dating Russian women. They are so understanding and some of the best people to be around during the hard times. They will respect you honest through any situation, which a reason that Russian women are some of the best partners.

Three: Show Your Manners

Manners should be important in any relationship, but even more important when you are dealing with Russian women. Russians are raised learning formal manners and they expect to have this in return. One of the duties of the mother is to make sure that their children learn formal manners. These include how you should respect your elders, table manners and much more.

Four: Compliment Her

Russian women are feminine and they spend a lot of time on their appearance. She will like to look good and dress well, so let her know! The male to female ratio in Russia is in extreme favor of men as there are about 10 million more women. Because of the pressures that are placed on women for marriage and building a family, appearance is often a way to impress a man. She wants you to acknowledge the effort she puts into her appearance.

She will buy the best makeup and clothing brands, so get specific when you compliment her. She will appreciate you for noticing her. Appearance is probably important to her, so it’s likely that she has spent some time in the gym getting her body perfect. Tell her that she looks beautiful. It’s just a small gesture that shows that you are actually paying attention to her.

Five: Confidence is Key

We’ve stated before that Russian women want a “real man”. This doesn’t have to be in appearance, they just want someone who can take charge when they need to. In order to take charge, it’s important that you are confident. Women love confidence because it shows that they are not afraid to take a shot. Or maybe if you are scared, it shows you can get over your fears.

Due to the fact that Russian women are so family oriented, they look for someone who is confident in many areas. They want to know that you can confidently take care of a family and do the things that you need to do as the man of the house.

Six: Listen

No woman wants a man that will keep talking and pay no attention to her. Russian women are no different. They want a man who will listen to them and make sure that she feels heard. Russian women are among the most educated people. She is well rounded in many topics and will want to share her opinion with her.

While you should be able to listen, you should also be voicing your own opinion.  Ask her questions about her interests and hobbies. Let her know that you care about what she says. Above all, she will appreciate that she can have a real conversation with you.

Seven: Be Yourself

Don’t try and be fake, she will see straight through it. She will appreciate any interests that you have in common. You’ll want to use this as talking points between you. Don’t try and fit the mold that she wants you to be. Russian women, will accept you if you accept them as well. They will care more about a genuine connection and how you treat them.

Eight: Communicate Clearly

When talking with Russian women, there will probably be a language barrier. At the end of the day, you have to make sure you are communicating effectively. It’s pretty likely that you will have a different sense of humor and understand things differently. Communication will be extremely important but in order to successfully date Russian women you must try to understand her.

If you follow these eight rules for dating Russian women, you will be much more likely to be successful. Russian women are not hard to get to know but there are some things that they must have. They want to be seen as feminine and want to lead a great family life. Russian women yearn for relationships where they can be understood.

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