After years spent in the Russian love trenches that are Moscow, I decided it was time to take another look at Russian women. Much has been said on this topic and aside from vodka, hilarious bears in fez hats riding unicycles, hot women are another thing Russia is best known for.
One thing many men forget when googling Russian women is that they are WOMEN. Aside from cultural differences , woman are still women all over the world and there is nothing particularly magical or stereotypical about Russian women.
Well, apart from their hotness
Remember - Russian women are more traditional.
They are traditional in the sense that gender roles are more fixed - think america in the 50s. This doesn't mean that Russian women are timid, opinion-less home-cleaning drones, it just means there is a stronger male/female balance.
They are traditional in the sense that gender roles are more fixed - think america in the 50s. This doesn't mean that Russian women are timid, opinion-less home-cleaning drones, it just means there is a stronger male/female balance.
This balance is changing, but for the moment, Russian women still like their man to be manly
Putin knows what's up
As a man, things will be asked of you - you'll be expected to be the breadwinner, take charge of situations and fix all manner of shit when it breaks - cars, plumbing, you name it.
If you have a penis, you must fix stuff and carry heavy things.
Basically, for Russian women you must be strong like Arnold, rich like Gates and gentle like a hipster poet, cranking out soothing lyrics on a Macbook pro.
Fortunately, there are only like 50 men left in Russia, so women have mastered the fine art of settling for less. After all, Putin can't be with all Russian women at once.
If you can live up to at least some of your male functions, you will be fed and 'looked after'. This is good, although I've seen it turn plenty of Russian dudes into massive babies that can fight and drink, but flip out when 'mummy' hasn't prepared any food.
Fortunately, there are only like 50 men left in Russia, so women have mastered the fine art of settling for less. After all, Putin can't be with all Russian women at once.
If you can live up to at least some of your male functions, you will be fed and 'looked after'. This is good, although I've seen it turn plenty of Russian dudes into massive babies that can fight and drink, but flip out when 'mummy' hasn't prepared any food.
It's hilarious and sad at the same time.
Wedding bells
The next thing you might like to know about Russian girls, is that they are usually big on getting married young, by Western standards anyhow (if you know Russian, you can read more here).
If you're 25 and unmarried, your ovaries are like a ticking time bomb and society has deemed you 'almost old'. Like a lot of things, this will most likely balance out in coming years, but I don't know whether Russian women will turn into Carrie Bradshaws any time soon.
With this in mind, don't be surprised if you are dating a younger girl who is hell-bent on marriage. If you are looking to meet a slightly more mature Russian female, don't despair statistics show that most are divorced by age 27-30 and are ready for round 2!
But shit, who said a touch of jaded was a bad thing?
Wedding bells
The next thing you might like to know about Russian girls, is that they are usually big on getting married young, by Western standards anyhow (if you know Russian, you can read more here).
If you're 25 and unmarried, your ovaries are like a ticking time bomb and society has deemed you 'almost old'. Like a lot of things, this will most likely balance out in coming years, but I don't know whether Russian women will turn into Carrie Bradshaws any time soon.
With this in mind, don't be surprised if you are dating a younger girl who is hell-bent on marriage. If you are looking to meet a slightly more mature Russian female, don't despair statistics show that most are divorced by age 27-30 and are ready for round 2!
But shit, who said a touch of jaded was a bad thing?
Russian girls are easy to approach
Perhaps this is a natural consequence of meeting ladies in different countries, but I've found Russian girls/women generally easy to approach and get talking too (this could be because of my stupidly ridiculous good looks).
This doesn't mean there's a tendency to put out quickly, it just means starting conversations in various contexts is no big deal. Perhaps it's a cultural thing, but Russian men and women seem to be pretty straight-up in conversation. Often when dealing with a girl there seems to be less 'game' playing.
So, in closing, women are women and Russians just play a bit more of a traditional game. The best news for men (especially us foreign guys) is that here, there are more women than men and just like in any market, it raises the value of the existing product. It's the law of scarcity played out in all its beauty and the reason why you see so many fat mullets shooting way out of their league.
Perhaps this is a natural consequence of meeting ladies in different countries, but I've found Russian girls/women generally easy to approach and get talking too (this could be because of my stupidly ridiculous good looks).
This doesn't mean there's a tendency to put out quickly, it just means starting conversations in various contexts is no big deal. Perhaps it's a cultural thing, but Russian men and women seem to be pretty straight-up in conversation. Often when dealing with a girl there seems to be less 'game' playing.
If you get a number here (the ones from the bathroom stalls don't count!) you are far more likely to get a response. In the West, sometimes girls give out those precious digits so guys will go away or not be offended but I haven't encountered any of that in Moscow.
So, in closing, women are women and Russians just play a bit more of a traditional game. The best news for men (especially us foreign guys) is that here, there are more women than men and just like in any market, it raises the value of the existing product. It's the law of scarcity played out in all its beauty and the reason why you see so many fat mullets shooting way out of their league.
but can you handle the competition?
Related Articles
This post first appeared on An English Perspective On Life In Moscow, Russia, please read the originial post: here
