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[quote=Anonymous]A Russian "bride" here: there is no argument that US economy is much larger than Russian economy, the GDP/capita is higher etc. However, Russian middle class would be way more educated than US middle class. You can live about same in Russia for income of around $600/month as you would live in the US for $5,000/month. The reasons are: free schools, child care, cheaper food, free housing, low taxes. You basically only spend on food and clothing.

It still doesn't change the fact that women who want to grow their potential, income, expand professional opportunities wouldn't want to leave the country. There are fewer opportunities for  educated women over 40 y.o. comparing to the US. You are a "granny" in Russia after age 40. Many "brides" are over 40 marrying US husbands who are 11-20 years older. This particular applies to women in smaller cities or remote regions. In Moscow and St Petersburg not so much - incomes in these cities are already very similar to US "middle" class and housing is free. Many families have familial assets accumulated since soviet times which are worth hundreds of thousands.

I was a Fulbright scholar but didn't use the scholarship as my US husband I met on such dating website wanted to marry me, and was willing to pay for my degree himself. If I went to the US on Fulbright, there would be visa limitations and I wouldn't be able to work for a few years. Once I finished my degree, I found a gainful employment in DC at a much better position I would have landed back in Moscow. We also had a pretty happy marriage for 16 years:traveled, had a child. Unfortunately the marriage didn't work out as he went after another foreign woman. But it doesn't mean that our choices back then were wrong or there was no love etc.

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