Russian Women Dating BLOG

Your first meeting with your Russian woman is probably the most exciting moment of your relationship.

After a period of correspondence and you both confirm that there is a serious compatibility between each other, it’s time to suggest to meet each other.
But your first meeting needs proper preparation. Its’ not like meeting each other at a Starbucks shop. The only place I suggest to meet her is in her country. The reason is that you can get familiar with her roots and that she will feel more comfortable. But travelling for her (if she is from Russia and you from America, or UK) is almost impossible, due to visa difficulties.

Travelling to Russia or Ukraine is not a big deal for someone who lives in the Western part of the world. You need a passport, a visa, a hotel with visa support and an airline ticket, that’s it. And if you need some useful travel information for travelling within Russia, have a look here.

For information about visa, we have written a special topic about it: visit our Visa information topic.
If you look good then hotels in Moscow are not too expensive. Rates from about $70,- are not difficult to find. Visit this hotel resource which includes visa support (and airline tickets too).

Your first meeting should be at your hotel, or on the airport where she can pick you up. You can hire a car with driver (she can arrange that for you) which drives you to your hotel and your can start building your relationship.
If for one reason you want to outsource all these things, then I suggest to arrange your meeting by a certified agency who can do all the arrangements for you. You can give them your wish list and the only thing you have to do is travel to Russia and from the moment you arrive at the airport, everything (like transport, hotel, meeting arrangements, sight-seeing) will be arranged for you.

What do I have to take with me (presents)

It depends how big her (first-grade) family is, but here is my suggestion and what most men I know did:

• Bring flowers (Russian women love flowers!). No matter from how far you have to travel. You will find a way to keep them fresh during your travel time. Use a plastic bag with a wet piece of small towel and give it to the Cabin Attendant and ask her to give it a safe place during your flight. Or if you travel to two or more transfer airports, buy these flowers at the last transfer airport, every airport in Europe has a flower shop.
• Take something like a (not too strong) perfume or Eau-de-toilette as a welcome present.
• Also buy a piece of jewel (necklace is always good) for a romantic moment during a suitable stadium of your visit (if no romance will arise, you always can take it back home).
• And last but not least, take also some little presents for her parents, kids, brothers and sisters (if there are any). It is not necessary to buy something ‘expensive’ it is just the gesture that counts. Some chocolate, or a souvenir from your country, a nice T-shirt for her child(ren), younger brother, or sister. But do not exaggerate, don’t show yourself as the ‘rich guy’ from the West.

How do I act

Don’t boast about the things you have

Being ‘wealthy’ is not a main priority for Russian people. Having many friends, a cozy family and being healthy and happy is more important. So do not express yourself or compare things where ‘money’ is involved, people could get a wrong impression from you and you even could insult them. To have your own car, boat, TV or microwave is normal for the western culture, but for many Russians (especially the ones who live outside the main cities) an almost unreachable, luxury. So skip this part during your conversations with her family and friends, and try not to insult them by making jokes (with the best intents) of the general Russian life, when you visit Russia.

Respect her culture

Russia has beautiful art, history and beautiful (ancient) cities. Although they do not smile a lot (Russians only smile when there is a specific reason to do that), the people are real nice and kind to you. Especially those you will meet in person. Remember, your girlfriend will turn into an ‘important’ person when she introduces you to her friends and family. And the reaction of all people you meet will be like they are very happy for her. Always show your respect and integrity, to all the people you meet. After a few days you will discover the beautiful part if this country and her inhabitants and I am sure Russia will create an unforgettable impression for you too!

Open your heart to her country

When my husband travels to the little town where I used to live then he is exited to meet his Russian friends and family again. For me, Russia will always be my home-country. For my husband it became his second-home country and he loves it. He made many Russian  friends and I have more contact with my friends, then I had before I left Russia (Internet, Skype and Web-cams are magic-tools in this ’small’ world). To be honest, I never ‘left’ Russia, I only moved to another place to ‘live’. Traveling from my current residence to Moscow is even shorter than traveling from Moscow to my original place of birth where many relatives still live. Even flying from New York to Moscow is almost as far (in travel time) as flying from Moscow to Irkutsk-Siberia (where I was

Your checklist before you go

• Passport (at least 3 month valid before due date)
• Hotel booking confirmation with invitation letter (needed for visa)
• a tourist visa
• Airline ticket
• Credit card (in almost every city in Russia there are ATM machines for cash draw with Master and Visa cards)
• Some cash (not too much!)
• Presents
• Flowers
• Photo camera
• Save every ‘evidence’ that you have visited Russia (see below)

Important information!

During your visit, you must collect any evidence that you have visited her and her country. Collect all tickets (airplane, train, subway), bill’s, (taxi, restaurants, hotel voucher, anything) and make copies of your photo’s you shoot during your stay. You will need all this when you both decide to start the K1-fiancee procedure. All US authorities connected to the k1-fiancee visa procedure, will ask for it. They need all evidence that you both have indeed a serious relationship with the purpose to marry each other. So do not throw away any evidence that you have visited her and that you have been with her.

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