During the course of the past several years, internet dating and international marriages involving Russian women has been increasing steadily. Many Western men find Eastern European and Russian women more attractive and intelligent than Asian brides, and such types of marriages become more popular as time goes by. As the demand of Russian brides grows, so does the amount of myths and misconceptions regarding Russian women. This article will try to bust those myths and explain to the reader, who a Russian woman really is.

The first and possibly most common stereotype is that many Western men think that Russian women are sacrificing, gentle and very feminine women who still cling to old-fashioned family values and that all they want to be is a housewife with no career ambitions whatsoever. This misconception is usually proven false very soon after you meet your bride-to-be. While the myth goes that women in Russia tend to sit at home ad watch after the kids while their “alcoholic and abusive” husbands work hard to put vodka (instead of food) on the table, this is typically proven false. Russian women who register at such internet dating sites as 2-brides.com are usually more intelligent and career-oriented than those who do not involve in international marriages.

Of course, this is not always the case, and you may still encounter the stereotypical Russian women who just want to be housewives in a foreign country. However, these women tend to change their point of view in several months after arriving to another country as they adapt to a completely different social environment than that in which they used to live.

Another common myth about Russian women is that they are generally pictured as prostituted seeking old wealthy Western men for their money. Once again, this is completely untrue, as the mere concept of prostitution seems to be completely out of sense for 99.9% of Russian women. The possibility of a Russian prostitute to register in an internet dating agency is negligible. A typical Russian woman who seeks a marriage abroad is an active, intelligent and attractive person who wants more from her personal life than her own society can offer. Sure, there are lots of kinds of Russian women, and you may encounter any type, not mentioning the scams and such. Internet marriage is not only expensive, rewarding but also quite unpredictable. And don’t forget that stereotypes are not your friends, especially in such matters as marriage.

Overall, without getting into much detail, most of those who met Russian women in person, tell that Russian women differ from the Western ones in only one aspect – more often than not, they make better wives. The main reason behind this is that the mentality of Eastern European is quite different than that of Western. Although Russian women adapt to Western society quickly, family and a loving relationship usually remains the most important thing to them throughout the marriage.