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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think its more of a cultural thing than anything. Also do you work? Maybe you could try as an experiment to change the direction of conversation and make it more about business and see if her tune changes at all? Just a thought. My roommate in law school was Russian, so I got to know more about the culture/people there and I think this sounds atypical. Could be wrong just my own observation.

They seem more no nonsense and not into the silly fluff that many NOT ALL American women tend to talk about. Mind you, its not only Russian, French are very much that way too.[/quote]

I am African and I've had a very good Russian friend as well. She was strikingly beautiful, smart, and no nonsense but she wasn't full of herself. They very much like to bond with other women in an intimate way as that is very much common in their culture. However, culturally, she may not feel as inclined to invest in bonding with American  women as things seems to stay at a superficial level no matter how smiley and friendly and open they appear. You never get past stage one. You always feel you're starting over when ever you meet instead moving to deeper levels of friendship no matter how many years you've known them. It is a very controlled and frustrating way of interacting, but I've learned to handle that cultural aspect of having friendships here and adjust my expectations. OP, your friend's fiancee may very much be interested in getting to know you but have not yet negotiated how to go about it. [/quote]

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