Over the last decade more and more men are looking out with their own country to find a partner for life. Russia appears to be a particularly popular place for men to look for a bride. But why? Could family values be the reason that so many men are choosing Russian brides.
The idea of a young woman staying at home and looking after her husband and kids has become slightly frowned upon by women in some areas of society. Not so for the majority of Russian women. For them staying at home and being a ‘house wife’ is a desirable position to be in, and certainly does not make them feel belittled or stupid.
Many women in Russia are very well educated. This is due in part to the fact that the education system is very good as well as the fact that many universities are free. The Russian love of reading is also responsible for an active and intelligent mind for many Russians. Books are cheap and television expensive. So if a woman wished to go on to have a career then she would be in a position too. For most Russian women this would not gain them respect and a high standing in society.
Being a good wife and mother is the ultimate goal for most Russian women. A married woman who stays at home to raise her children is given a great deal of respect and is certainly not looked down upon as is so often done in other societies. In fact if a woman is not married by the time she is 25 she is seen as a failure and people around her may think that there is something wrong with her.
The way to a high social status for a woman in Russia is to get married. This is not to say that women are adverse to hard work. Women firmly believe that is the responsibility of the woman to provide a warm, supportive and loving home while the man goes out to provide the finances for her family. It is a harder job for women to provide this type of home in Russia than it is in other societies. The gadgets that make looking after a home easier in other societies just aren’t available to most Russians.
One of the main factors in any Russian family is dependence. The Russian family is a very strong unit and it is normal for a woman to rely on her husband for financial security. This theme may have something to do with the living arrangements for many families. It is not uncommon for a large family of 3 generations to live in only a few rooms. This fact promotes cooperation, reliance and dependence as these are essential qualities when a family is living in such close proximity.
As history tells us, the life of the Russian people has, at times, been a struggle. Women have therefore developed skills at being resourceful and managing to complete any task, even if she has to go in a round about way to do it. This tenacity and resourcefulness means that a woman often gets her own way without her husband even being aware of it! In most cases a woman is quite happy to let her husband take the credit as she is more interested in getting something done rather than caring about who did it.
Many men are turning to Russia to find their ideal brides and their apparent family beliefs and their values that a husband, as well as herself, should be treated with the utmost respect gives us a clue to just why this is.