|
Wife needs friends
[1 2]
|
keithjames
12 posts
 author
|
 posted 4/28/2005 9:24:52 AM
 reply
Privet! My name is Keith and last year I married a wonderful Russian woman Natasha who lives with me in Burlington NJ. We are quite happy in our relationship, she is kind and warm and full of vibrancy and life, 23 and speaks very good English. But she is shy and has had difficulty making good friends here, so I'm hoping to get her in contact with other Russian or American women in the Philadelphia or South Jersey area for friendship and support. Another Russian/American couple would be wonderful to meet as well.
|
|
|
karkana
3 posts
author
|
posted 9/25/2005 4:55:31 PM
reply
Привет, меня тоже зовут Наталья, мне 24 года. Хочу познакомиться с твоей женой. Мой e-mail: karkana2000@yahoo.com
я живу не далеко от вас.
|
dan123
3418 posts
author
|
posted 9/25/2005 5:30:22 PM
reply
Лучше уж ты им пошли e-mail. Если кликнешь на "автор", то там будет их e-mail.
|
celexa
409 posts
author
|
posted 9/25/2005 7:31:58 PM
reply
Do not let your wife to contact with another russian woman in your area if you want your relationship to last longer. Shyness is an asset. Keep it this way and you will never have a problem. Kitchen, bed, garden and children - these are her activities should be limited to. By introducing her to spoiled russion immigrants you would open the whole can of warms.
|
Cheburaha
199 posts
author
|
posted 9/25/2005 9:23:21 PM
reply
A little jaded there, Selexa?
|
celexa
409 posts
author
|
posted 9/26/2005 3:08:57 AM
reply
He is trying to entertain his wife. That means she isn't too busi performing her housekeeping duty. She is bored. As soon as she find sombody to speak russian with she would be on the phone 24/7. His telephone bills will go to the roof. And this is just a begining.
They are in the middle of the nowhere now. As soon as she learned that there is life beyond the patato field she would start to cry for moving, for shopping in NY, for going out to fancy restarans (not to local Burger King or Big Boy).
But the real disaster will happend when all her new friends would visit them on a weakend. Keith is not familiar with a good russian tradition of drinking to the point of complete amnesia. I really feel sorry for him.
|
Regina
4 posts
author
|
posted 10/4/2005 10:29:34 AM
reply
Hi. My name iz regina. I live next to Atlantik City, in Margate with my boy friend. (He is Americain) I also wanted to meet some friends. Write me on my e-mail malishka1785@mail.ru
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 11/9/2005 10:37:08 AM
reply
Privet Regina!
Balshoye Spasibo vasha electronaya pismo! Ya Amerikanyets, maya Zhina Russkaya. I'll give her your message, I'm sure she will write to you.
dasvidania!
Keith
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 11/9/2005 10:47:27 AM
reply
Zdrastvootye celexa!
Spasibo for your advice, but Natasha is doing very well. We do go out a lot, she loves to go to NY or Philly, out to eat and shopping, but so do American women. I never believed I should limit her activities to domestic things, I want her to lead a full and interesting life, and have all the opportunities available to her here that American women do. After all, she'll only stay with me if she loves me, which she does more than any woman I've ever known. Maybe I'm different but I allow her to be free and grow and develop as any American women would, and she loves me for it. She's starting at Rutgers Camden in January, and she travels back to Russia a few times a year to visit her family. However, she still needs to find more friends nearby to help with her homesickness. She has a few more friends now but people get busy and it never hurts to have a lot of friends.
|
Leny
813 posts
author
|
posted 11/9/2005 11:06:43 AM
reply
Keith,
Good for you. Any person, without regard to gender, should strive for a fulfilling life. Usually family, friends, career (education) and significant other are all integral parts of one’s development and happiness. It's nice to see that you help your wife to achieve these simple but important goals. Treat your wife with respect and understanding, and you can sleep well because you have done all that you could for the relationship to work. 
|
T_S_O_L
41 posts
author
|
posted 11/10/2005 12:40:07 PM
reply
Kudos Keith! Obviously a man of compassion here who cherishes his wife and in her interest hopes to help her flourish in life and relationships. Keep on keeping on Keith. Best wishes to you and your wife.
I'm not in the neighborhood or I would invite her for tea.
Peace.
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 11/10/2005 1:01:47 PM
reply
Spasibo Leny and TSOL! I appreciate very much your thoughts and affirmations. You know it seems the news always highlights these stories about American men who marry Russian brides and bring them here to be housewives and do nothing but take care of them. It always seemed so silly to me, as if any woman would really be happy doing that long term. Too bad they don't talk about all the great relationships going on out there.
I said you know if our relationship was going to work I should treat her just like I would any other normal relationship and let her be free to work or go to school, to have friends, and develop a life here that she could really enjoy and grow to love. So I want her to do all that stuff rather than sit at home and be homesick and unhappy watching TV all day waiting for me to come home from work! So she's really very active with her studies and school, travel, and she's starting to connect more with a few Russian girlfriends here. She has a few American girlfriends she likes, but neither of them has much time for her it seems.
I hope a few more Russian or American girls read about her and write us to try and connect with her. She's 24, bright, funny, happy, with a great personality, and speaks terrific English. She just needs friendships like she's used to in Russia that were meaningful friendships with decent people who will make the effort to spend some time with her, as she would with them.
By the way, we've heard there is a significant Russian population around Bustleton Avenue, can anyone suggest places to go there or ways to connect with Russians in that area?
Vsevo Kharosheva!
|
Sheriff
Admin
4081 posts
author
|
posted 11/10/2005 1:28:14 PM
reply
Aha, aware of Bustleton stuff!
Try russian food stores: Net Cost Market and Bells Market (addresses here: http://www.rususa.com/business/business.asp-typeid-160-state-PA)
Not exactly spiritual connection But you can get a quality food (much better than your average Acme) and russian newspapers/books/magazines.
Second is russian bookstore Knizhnik, it's next to Bells Market:
http://www.rususa.com/business/business.asp-typeid-181-state-PA
From there you can get bunch of local russian papers and see what's going on - events and such, maybe go to a russian restaurant, etc.
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 12/10/2005 12:00:31 PM
reply
Thanks sheriff, we are heading there this weekend.
We also saw a sign for Russian Banya from the PA Turnpike near there, do you happen to know the name and phone number of this place? Is it reputable?
Thanks so much
KJ
|
Sheriff
Admin
4081 posts
author
|
posted 12/10/2005 12:25:19 PM
reply
Don't know about that one, although I've seen the sign. We go to a small one in NJ, or to a couple in NYC. Sandoony is very good, I've been there. Here's Russian saunas and spas
[Message edited by Sheriff on 12/10/2005 12:25:43 PM]
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 12/10/2005 12:41:12 PM
reply
Where is the small one in NJ? Do you have the phone number?
Thanks again
Keith
|
Sheriff
Admin
4081 posts
author
|
posted 12/12/2005 3:16:36 PM
reply
Well, it is a private place, I don't know if it gets rented out to general public
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 1/26/2006 4:15:03 PM
reply
Hi Sheriff!
Any other interesting Russian places to visit on Bustleton you could recommend? Heading over there this weekend.
Thanks so much
Keith
|
Sheriff
Admin
4081 posts
author
|
posted 1/26/2006 9:48:27 PM
reply
There's a Cafe Michelangelo http://www.rususa.com/business/business.asp-typeid-140-state-PA,
it's close to Leo Plaza. There's always russians there.
If you like japanese food, there are several good sushi restaurants around, and russians are very fond of these - good healthy food.
I don't know, what are you up to? if you like clubbing, go to one of the larger russian restaurants/clubs, like Golden Gates or Cleopatra. You'd have to be prepared to reserve a table, and stay up until 3am.
|
keithjames
12 posts
author
|
posted 1/27/2006 9:04:20 AM
reply
Spasibo Sheriff!!
Terrific we'll stop in Michelangelo for coffee after Net Cost Market, is it close enough to walk?
What are Golden Gates/Cleopatra like? Are they restaurants that also have dancing? Perhaps we'll try one soon, do they have a web site you know of?
I don't know exactly what we are looking for. I just hear there is a large Russian population in the Bustleton/Phila area, and I'm trying to find places we can go to try and connect with Russian women my wife's age mid to late 20's. She's made a few good friends one from this site and another one over the internet. But one of the girls is moving away, her best friend, so we are back searching again.
Thanks again sheriff you have been a great help.
Keith
|
|
next 20 >>
|
New Topic
