Polya, I think you're statistic that only 8% of foreign wives stay in the USA is probably totally correct.polya wrote:But poor Ukranian women marry poor Ukranian men everyday, so why should she expect a foreign man to be something she is not and local men are not? If she can't work in the USA to help pay back her husband for bringing her over, then don't bring her to the USA. Considering only 8% of foreign wives stay in the USA after one year - you've got a 92% chance of failure - another reason not to bring her to the USA. Silly US men thinking "everything will be fine" will just be taken for a ride by scheming Ukranian women. Don't say I never warned you after she runs to your local Police saying you beat her....
Why do poor Ukranian women marry poor Ukranian men? Because Ukranian women, despite it being a hard life in Ukraine, love their country, culture (not to mention their friends and family) and most don't speak very good, if any, English. The majority of Ukranian women feel they would be giving up a lot by leaving their country to live in one whose language and culture are very different. And for most of the women who would consider relocating, it would generally only be worth it with a foreign guy who can provide a future involving a substantial amount of money and a comfortable middle-class lifestyle. Maybe I'm just overly cynical for my own good but I'm simply basing it on my own encounters with Ukranian women.
I'm not entirely sure why there are so many Ukranian women on dating websites but maybe it's a little money-earner for them. I know one website where the women earn money for every e-mail they receive. Online dating between foreigners and Ukranian women makes much more money than for Ukranian women dating Ukranian men. I reckon the majority of Ukranian women would much rather date a guy from their own country because they share the same culture and language. I don't buy this argument that foreign men treat Ukranian women better than their own men do.