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Title: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 04, 2006, 08:02:21 AM
Be honest.  Results are anonymous.

Sex is not a variable - all choices "like sex whenever  and whereever you want it".
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: BillyB on November 04, 2006, 08:39:54 AM
Character, personality, body, and face are my choices. I like high intellegence but it's not a requirement as long as she's not a total airhead.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 08:40:33 AM
I'm one of the "Other" clickers . . . even though some would consider "terrific sense of humor" and/or "artistic soul" part of "great personality" I feel they both deserve separate mention, and are important to me.

~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 08:46:22 AM
Character, personality, body, and face are my choices. I like high intellegence but it's not a requirement as long as she's not a total airhead.

I picked personality and body, but not character or face.  With character, as long as she's basically loyal, and not dishonest or spiteful, I'm good.  Definitely not in the market for a saint. And I'm more drawn to 'girl next door' looks, a la Meg Ryan or Alyssa Milano, than classic beauty.

Intelligence is a must for me.  I've had too many a girlfriends who definitely weren't airheads who still couldn't even begin to discuss the kinds of things that interest me.

~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Michelangelo on November 04, 2006, 08:48:06 AM
I'm glad to see that character is # 1.  Looks like the majority of men here DO have their heads screwed on straight...
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 04, 2006, 08:54:11 AM
Boar,

SOH is a "must have" to me as well, and I consider that part and parcel of personality.  People without SOH rarely have a warm, efflorescent, and understanding personality.  But some people with SOH lack empathy.

Is "basically loyal, and not dishonest or spiteful" average, as in "normal"?  
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In an online survey of 1,427 men and women aged between 25 and 35 by the Hamburg-based GEWIS institute for social research for "Woman" magazine, 53 percent of women said they had been unfaithful to their partner, compared with 59 percent of men.

BTW,  WTF is "artistic soul."  Sounds like "wild and adventurous" - fun for a weekend to me or a companion for a travel holiday.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 09:01:07 AM
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WTF is "artistic soul."  Sounds like "wild and adventurous"

No, no.  Artistic soul as in "grasp of aesthetic distinctions," or better yet, some sort of talent in art, music, design, or literature. 

My ex, while on a gallery walk with me, actually looked at an abstract painting and said, out loud (and a bit loudly) "my 5 y.o. nephew could've painted THAT."  ::)

By the time we divorced, she at least knew good wine from dreck, and artisanship from kitsch. But some things just have to be there to begin with.

I'm not going to comment on the validity of an "online survey," although I think Kinsey found much the same result more scientifically.   ;)

~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: SANDRO43 on November 04, 2006, 09:15:16 AM
Gator, I'm mistified by the "Great Personality/Great Character" distinction, they seem practically synonimous to me. Care to expand on that ? (I have to sacrifice one of them because of the 4-answer max ;D)
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: jb on November 04, 2006, 09:18:20 AM
Since I'm already married, I'm stuck with what I've got.  And it's a handful on it's best days.

I think rather than asking for some of these qualities, one should first decide if he has the ability to adapt and conform to her needs.  For example, in Boar's dream girl she has to be interested in his interests, that's gonna be tough because his interests are likely to be so totally foreign to the average RW as to not even be on the table.  Unless he's talking about classical literature, classical music, ballet, and other common arts found in the FSU.

In my wife I have found a combination of a sweet nature, high intelligence, an innate sense of humor, generosity, competence in most things not mechanical, loyalty, honesty and a high degree of stubbornness.  She also has a willingness to try new things, within reason, without negative comments, i.e., I wouldn't ask her to go sky diving on a whim, but when I wanted to buy a new fishing boat she was all for it.  But most of all, she is accepting of all my own flaws and is very forgiving when I screw something up. 

I think after some men actually get to know a Russian woman beyond the fantasy, they are going to find getting along with her is going to be a two way street.  With a lot of the traffic running her way, not his.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Michelangelo on November 04, 2006, 09:24:04 AM
I got the same qualities in my wife, too, JB.  But with the inclusion of things mechanical. 

But alas, did get the stubborn streak, which seems to be innate in FSU women  ;D

She does sky dive.  But hates fishing.

I'll add one deficiency....she has a total lack of sense of direction.  Last week she was bringing a friend to out flat and got lost for an hour!  She did finally make it  :)
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 04, 2006, 09:29:46 AM
Sandro,

Describing physical traits is easy.  There are not many variables.  Describing a person's non-physical traits is difficult, especailly for a woman because the variables and possibilities are limitless and changing. That is why we do not understand women - they are very complicated.  

I will attempt a simple definition:

A woman with a great personality gives you interesting conversation and laughter throughout every day (provided the man is not an idiot).

A woman with great character gives you support, trust, respect, fidelity and understanding for your life.  

Now where do I put "accomodating" and "comforting"?  probably personality.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: SANDRO43 on November 04, 2006, 09:31:49 AM
I'll add one deficiency....she has a total lack of sense of direction. 
Interesting, I often noted this in Italian women, too, and I wonder if it may be a generally feminine trait.

For instance, when asking a new friend where she lives, I get her address AND a complicated set of point-to-point directions ("Take this street, then turn left where you see a Dry Cleaner on the corner, next you'll see a gas station, turn right after the supermarket. etc. etc.), while I just need the address and can work out the course on a city map, if necessary.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 09:34:54 AM
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For example, in Boar's dream girl she has to be interested in his interests, that's gonna be tough because his interests are likely to be so totally foreign to the average RW as to not even be on the table.  Unless he's talking about classical literature, classical music, ballet, and other common arts found in the FSU.

Well, that's a good start, actually, and one of the things attracting me to the possibility of pursuing this.  You've been married awhile, so I don't know if you realize how utterly rare it is, outside of RW-oriented sites, to find women who actually list museums and galleries as being among their interests and hobbies.

I know I look (and sometimes act) a bit "81," and Gator actually called me unsophisticated here once, or at least implied that I was, but I come from a very artistically and musically talented family, am a modestly published writer myself, and have had a lifelong interest in art, art history, architecture, and design.  

The right woman for me doesn't have to come "pre-equipped" with any of that, but she should be able to understand and appreciate those sorts of things, at least. Few things are more disappointing to me that being invited into a woman's home only to discover she has hopelessly bad taste, and no clue.
~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 09:38:48 AM
Slightly OT digression . . .

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For instance, when asking a new friend where she lives, I get her address AND a complicated set of point-to-point directions ("Take this street, then turn left where you see a Dry Cleaner on the corner, next you'll see a gas station, turn right after the supermarket. etc. etc.), while I just need the address and can work out the course on a city map, if necessary.

There have been studies on this, and it's true.  Men navigate by direction and street names, women by landmarks.  As an educator, I work with a lot of women, and they actually get annoyed when I don't want to stand there and hear about every donut shop, taco stand, and shrubbery I'll be encountering on my way to where they're telling me to go!  ::)

We now return your thread to you unharmed.  ;D

~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: SANDRO43 on November 04, 2006, 09:41:30 AM
Rats, I had to sacrifice Hot Body >:(. Another valuable general asset would be Culture, as T/B pointed out (musical appreciation being most important in my case).
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: SANDRO43 on November 04, 2006, 09:44:30 AM
There have been studies on this, and it's true. 
Female rats in mazes ;D?
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 04, 2006, 09:44:53 AM
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Gator actually called me unsophisticated here once, or at least implied that I was

If I did, I was wrong.  Please accept my apology.  A fairly common trait among posters is  to make judgments without much information.

Thanks for explaining "artistic soul".  Right-brain people.  They are interesting and fun, and their spirit carries throughout life, not just art.  Their creativity makes them half of my “wild and adventurous” definition.  My current girlfriend is left handed, an ex-model with breasts, and a dabbler in art.  She is more intuitive/emotional than me, and I like that in combination with my mostly analytical left-brain style (provided we can continue to communicate).
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 04, 2006, 09:49:29 AM
On the OT comment about women and directions (and related to men not wanting to stop for directions).

When we lived in tribes and men and women were being hard-wired as part of evolution, men were "hunters" and women were "gatherers".

Think about it.  Women went to the same bushes every day to collect fruit or roots, and men chased mobile prey not knowing where the prey would lead them.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: SANDRO43 on November 04, 2006, 09:56:39 AM
Thanks for explaining "artistic soul".  Right-brain people. They are interesting and fun, and their spirit carries throughout life, not just art.
Quite so. I once did a little statistical study on 169 widely-known composers of classical music, born from the 1600s to the 1900s : their average age turned out to be an astonishing 66.5, invariant through the 4 centuries except for a slight dip of 2 years in the 1800s. Creativity for longevity ;)!

BTW, good point about women favouring bushes and shrubs ;).
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 09:57:51 AM
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Gator actually called me unsophisticated here once, or at least implied that I was

If I did, I was wrong.  Please accept my apology.  A fairly common trait among posters is  to make judgments without much information.

Not a problem, and of course.  I believe what you actually said was that I didn't strike you as a "big city type" and in that respect, you were completely accurate; I'm not.

But I'm no bumpkin, either.  ;D

~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: jb on November 04, 2006, 10:10:36 AM
The only woman I ever knew with a sense of direction was my ex.  She could give explicit directions so I could go straight to hell.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: KenC on November 04, 2006, 10:12:44 AM
Gator,
Interesting poll.  (And no I didn't pick "youth" :o)

Surprisingly, Lena is better at finding her way than I am.  I guess I would have to gather the fruit and berries in a different lifetime!

Your description:
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My current girlfriend is left handed, an ex-model with breasts
is a total hoot!  I think a mix of left/right brain couples keep it interesting!

One other observation I would like to add is in regard to "hot" body.  I think most of us would consider a "hot" body as one close to perfection, but it is my experience that this is not necessarily correct in a practical sense.  I have been with women with less than perfect bodies that just knew how to use their assets well and others much closer to perfection that didn't have a clue.  In my mind a "hot" body is less about the physical dimensions and more about what they did with what they had.
KenC
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: TexasBoar on November 04, 2006, 10:19:09 AM
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In my mind a "hot" body is less about the physical dimensions and more about what they did with what they had.

Yep.  My favorite physical descriptor for female hotness is "lissome."

It refers to a dancer's flexibility, nimbleness and grace.  ;D

~Boar
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Bruno on November 04, 2006, 11:05:36 AM
The more important option for me to choose a wife is not in the poll...

I wish a potential good mother for our future children...
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: SANDRO43 on November 04, 2006, 11:15:51 AM
It refers to a dancer's flexibility, nimbleness and grace
"Classical" dancers are very graceful but can be quite cold (too much on their minds ?). They do have a very well-developed pubo-coccigeal muscle, though ;).
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Daknack on November 04, 2006, 02:46:33 PM
Ok, Ill give my answers, and explain why I gave the answers I did.

First my designation between charactor and personality.  Charactor - ethics and morals.  Personality is just who they are.

First I chose Hot Body.  Sorry Im a man, I have a Pee-pee and Im being honest.  If a woman cant get me excited, then honestly she doesnt bring much to the table for me.  I have alot of best friends I can tell anything too, but I have no interest in sex with them.

Then I chose beautiful face for the same reason above, plus there is an aestetic (I know I spelled it wrong) reason for just enjoying a womans face.

Then I chose youth, because I am young enough to consider it an important thing to a realtionship with me.

Then I chose personality.  I want to enjoy being around them. Sense of humor included in this.

OK.... I did NOT choose charactor, because honestly I have a pretty low opinion of womens ethics.  overall they tend to be far more flexible and illogical in terms of ethics which should not be flexable but fairly ridgid.  Some things are right... somethings are wrong.  Women tend to bolt at the first sign of trouble.  I also know Im gonna catch hell for posting this.  But I see what I see, and Ive seen alot in the last few months.

I gotta admit I was very very tempted to exchange youth for high intelligence.  I waffle between the two.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: BillyB on November 04, 2006, 03:09:15 PM
DaKnack,

I always thought you were attracted to women who knew how to cook good food?
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Bruce on November 04, 2006, 03:27:27 PM
Great face, hot body, character make the first three easy then its between intelligence or youth.  I chose youth.  Fifth would be intelligence.  I guess I am an animal but fire away.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Albert on November 04, 2006, 04:24:14 PM
I chose hot body, but what I really want is a slender woman, but no emaciated model types.   She doesn't have to have big boobs, in fact I don't like much over a B plus in size.  The bigger ones look nice in the sweater, but are quite gross when they fall to the waist when in the raw.  A nice small, tight a$$ and long slender (particularly in the upper thighs) legs really send me.

I chose intelligence and personality as 2 and 3.

My 4th choice for 'other' would be a good sense of humor.

I try to avoid beautiful faces because I have never met such who was not really hung up on herself.  And particularly with FSU women, more so than AW, they tend to think they are more beautiful than they actually are anyway.  I think this is because of the agency hype that they have bought into totally from their side, as well as from the slobbering from the guys on these boards.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Daknack on November 04, 2006, 05:27:51 PM
DaKnack,

I always thought you were attracted to women who knew how to cook good food?

Of course but Im also an excellent cook so I can live without it
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: av8or1 on November 05, 2006, 12:16:10 AM
OK.... I did NOT choose charactor, because honestly I have a pretty low opinion of womens ethics.  overall they tend to be far more flexible and illogical in terms of ethics which should not be flexable but fairly ridgid.  Some things are right... somethings are wrong.  Women tend to bolt at the first sign of trouble.  I also know Im gonna catch hell for posting this.  But I see what I see, and Ive seen alot in the last few months.

Daknack,

Well I actually agree with you on the general lack of ethics in women these days.  'Part of the reason I've headed across the pond as much as I have.

But to return your honesty, I posted only because curiosity is getting the better of me: what have you seen in the last few months??

Best,

Jerry
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Kuna on November 05, 2006, 05:11:12 AM
Hmmm...  interesting question but it could lead to a novel if I wanted to explain my exact reasons...

Ultimately I chose Hot Body, Beautiful Face, Character and Personality...

It gets complicated though if we were to all start debating what a beautiful face is (for me it's "Mischievous and playful expressions"), or indeed what a hot body is (beautiful curves without being grossly overweight)...

Character and personality are easy after reading Gators descriptions but I struggled not to include intelligence.  I usually need someone to challenge me mentally but a girl with great character (Good conversation, sense of humour, etc) would ultimately be better for me than "book smart".

Youth?  No thanks...  I tired of dating girls of a so called "appropriate" age for me (because of the dysfunctions), so started dating "youth" and quickly discovered they weren't as emotionally scared, but they lacked the life experience that makes sharing time together interesting.

I've started corresponding with a few girls from UKR and some appear to be very interesting.  Who really knows what someone will be like though until you meet them. 

The indefinable attribute that I assume we're all looking for is "essence".  I'll let you know when I've found it.   :)
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Turboguy on November 05, 2006, 05:57:40 AM
It seems like a fair number of guys have gone with a beautiful face and a hot body as their top choices.  I think those are the things that often draw us to someone in our selection process but to me they have little to do with marital happiness.  To me, if someone has those it is just a nice bonus.

I have two things that to me are not negotiable.  One is that I don't want someone who drinks a lot and I doubt if I would ever be interested in gal who was overweight.  If I married someone and she became fat I will hang in there and accept it but for the initial choice no.

I picked character as my selection.  It is really not quite what would be my top choice though.  At least not character in it's traditional sense although it is one of the most important.   I think connection would be a word that I would use to describe what my most important thing would be.   I would want someone I felt connected to, someone I enjoyed being with, someone I enjoyed doing things with.  Someone who I could share my life with and someone who felt the same about me.

I think we are all influenced a lot by the things we have experienced.   I think if someone had a wife who cheated on them then the thing that is most important to them in the next would be fidelity.  If they had someone who was not into sex, then their top priority might be someone who really enjoyed sex.   Perhaps that is why a beautiful face and a hot body are important to so many.  It is hard to find in an American woman.

In my case I spent 18 years married to a gal who really couldn't care if I was alive or dead until she lost me.   Our sex was great, I had no problem with fidelity.  I just would not want another marriage where I was the person who mowed the grass and brought home the paycheck. 

I like intelligence and even when I used to date AW I seemed to attract very intelligent women.  Yes, I dated a few that were dumber than a brick but they were the exception.  I think intelligence makes for much better conversation.

I think another essential thing is common goals and common lifestyle.   I think you have to want the same things in life and when I say common lifestyle, life is different in the FSU and in the USA we all know that.  I think a gal who is a concert pianist is not going to be happy with a guy who is into Harley's and all night poker games.   I can remember meeting a gal a long time ago in Russia who told me the only thing she liked to do was to sit on the couch watching TV, smoke cigarettes and drink beer.  She and I would never have worked out.   That is my two cents worth.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Michelangelo on November 05, 2006, 06:58:09 AM
Many guys who start the quest for a foreign bride from the FSU are influenced by the beauty of the girls they see on agency web pages.

FSU girls are pretty; however, in reality, you can see the same things in states like Florida, Texas and California in the US.  True, the agency pictures are slick and show girls at their touched-up best  ;D

However, ordinary girls on the streets are beautiful.  Perhaps cuz of Jeans (and genes) and short skirts and the fact the girls are in shape and walk so much.  Hard for a fat girl to look so hot.

Having said that, the purpose of my post is this:

Girls in the FSU do have strong character when it comes to family.  They truly care about their parents and will take care of them.  This is a good trait.

So while guys may be attracted to beauty, the real beauty of the girls is their love of family.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Stirlitz on November 05, 2006, 07:21:21 AM
Sex is not a variable - all choices "like sex whenever  and whereever you want it".
I disagree. It is easy to find a woman who has one of the quaities in the poll, or even several, but it is very hard to find a truly SEXY woman. At least, in my experience most women are not really interested in sex (at least when they are younger than 30). They would find many more reasons against having sex than for it.

Sexuality is very important to me. I have only found three (or four at best) women who are really sexy. One of them is now my wife: sexy, beautiful face and great body, smart, sweet, nothing is left out; does not hesitate to suggest sex and even teases me when I fail to do so. Another was very good but she was a terrible beach, dealing with her is like being at war, except when you are in bed — but that would compensate a lot; and I nearly married her; she also had a pretty face and great body. The third was my mistress years ago and she really had nothing special except being very sexy. But I still remember her. That is all!! Only THREE WOMEN that I think of as WOMEN. I hardly remember the rest.

What is special about those women they would NEVER think of excuses why we should not have sex. They would always vote ‘for it’ whenever suggested, and never hesitate to suggest themselves. Which stands in sharp contrast to the majority of ordinary women who are much quicker to think of a reason why sex is bad and should be avoided unless… (here goes a long list).

So, I think the poll misses something very important which is also hard to find. Not every woman possesses this quality. And not very many.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 05, 2006, 07:41:17 AM
Hi Stirlitz,

If your words "truly sexy" were on the list, every man would choose it.  Rather than discover the obvious, I attempted to eliminate sex as a consideration.  It would have been better if I wrote "even though we know it is not true, assume for purposes of this poll that all choices like sex whenever and wherever you want it."

You said "only three".  That is not bad if your total number were 6, or not good if your total number is 200.   ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Stirlitz on November 05, 2006, 07:46:57 AM
My total number is somehow between 6 and 200 ;)

However I noticed that not many men are really interested in sex over other things. You can check: re-run your poll with ‘sexiness’ included.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Kuna on November 05, 2006, 07:47:32 AM

You said "only three".  That is not bad if your total number were 6, or not good if your total number is 200.   ;) ;) ;)

Hey Gator,

Those three winks in a row look like a twitch!   ;D
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: jb on November 05, 2006, 07:51:56 AM
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They truly care about their parents and will take care of them.  This is a good trait.
So while guys may be attracted to beauty, the real beauty of the girls is their love of family.

This is certainly true.  My wife's mom, (my MIL), has been diagnosed with cancer this past week.  My wife has been inconsolable with grief, worry, and stress until we got her a ticket to fly home.  She will likely remain in Russia until it is over. 

This is an issue I knew about, but had not really understood fully.  For men considering a FSU wife, they should be cognizant of the fact that family emergencies can occur without warning and will present huge stresses on your marriages.  This says nothing of the financial strain on the family budget.  Buying air fares with little advance notice is very expensive.  It's a good job I had tucked away an extra $5,000 for just such an event.

The closeness of the Russian family cannot be over emphasised.

P.S.  I would think a woman's "sexiness" should be a subject best explored during the courtship.  Of course, the OWW will not know if he's marrying a hot sexy woman or an ice cube until it's too late.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Admin on November 05, 2006, 07:59:04 AM
This is certainly true.  My wife's mom, (my MIL), has been diagnosed with cancer this past week.  My wife has been inconsolable with grief, worry, and stress until we got her a ticket to fly home.  She will likely remain in Russia until it is over. 

This is an issue I knew about, but had not really understood fully.  For men considering a FSU wife, they should be cognizant of the fact that family emergencies can occur without warning and will present huge stresses on your marriages.  This says nothing of the financial strain on the family budget.  Buying air fares with little advance notice is very expensive.  It's a good job I had tucked away an extra $5,000 for just such an event.

The closeness of the Russian family cannot be over emphasised.

P.S.  I would think a woman's "sexiness" should be a subject best explored during the courtship.  Of course, the OWW will not know if he's marrying a hot sexy woman or an ice cube until it's too late.

jb,

Please pass along my, and Olya's, best wishes to Etna for her mom's speedy and full recovery.

I do not know too much about the cancer diagnosis and treatment options in RU, but I do know that Germany has world-class medical care. Perhaps that it something worth looking into.

In any case, we hope things will turn out OK for your family.

Best Wishes,

- Dan
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: viking on November 05, 2006, 08:04:32 AM
JB

Off thread here but very sorry to hear about your MIL. This is one of those life experiences where sex, a hot body, etc,,mean very little. It is now about caring, love, being able to put family ahead of everything else. A strong bond between husband and wife. You do not mention, perhaps its too personal, on what type of cancer or how serious, but I hope you and your wife are not separated too long. Should things turn in the wrong direction will you go to be with her?
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: jb on November 05, 2006, 08:17:45 AM
Thank you both, Dan and Viking for your kind wishes.

We do not yet know the full extent of the disease, only that x-rays reveal the presence of a tumor and blood tests reveal a 99% probability of cancer.  Exploratory surgery is scheduled for a day in the coming week, we hope the tumor will be excised completely.  Etna will arrive there Wedensday.

Dan, thanks for the tip on Germany, but I've tried to get Babushka to come here, she says she will only do so by train.  The lady is terrified of the thought of flying.  Believe it or not, there are competent surgeons in Moscow, they just don't work within the Russian National Health system, you have to actually pay hard money to get the good ones.  Palms have already been crossed, and she will get the best care money can buy.

Thanks again.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Gator on November 05, 2006, 08:37:07 AM
JB,

These are difficult times: for Etna's mama, for Etna, and for you.  I hope for a speedy recovery.  Yes, Russia has excellent private doctors, although not inexpensive.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: William3rd on November 05, 2006, 08:41:28 AM
jb,

As an aside- this is a good reason why people doing AOS should always apply for a travel document while waiting for the interview. Emergencies do not respect USCIS timelines.

A prayer for a resolution of this grave situation.

Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Daknack on November 05, 2006, 03:00:30 PM
Daknack,
Well I actually agree with you on the general lack of ethics in women these days.  'Part of the reason I've headed across the pond as much as I have.
But to return your honesty, I posted only because curiosity is getting the better of me: what have you seen in the last few months??
Best,
Jerry

Id be more than happy to discuss my experiances the last few months however I would like to do so off board.  When I tell you, you will understand why.  Id also ask you to keep anything I tell you to yourself.  Again I dont want it just being general knowledge.  Some of the Antidate people know a very small portion of the story.  Send me a PM with your info for whatever messenger you use (if its google messenger though I will stab you in your eye it sucks)

To Stirlitz:  First cool avatar!  Second I agree 100% With your sexiness thing, though I would call it willingness to engage in sex, because you can be sexually desirable and be a fridgid stick in bed.  I also agree that it would be in every males top four if they have a functional pee pee.  I did actually consider that when I voted but considered it a subset of "personality".  On further consideration Maybe the poll should be redone with the addition of Sense of Humor and Sexuality.

To Jb:  Sorry for your current problems.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Michelangelo on November 05, 2006, 05:52:02 PM
"They truly care about their parents and will take care of them.  This is a good trait.
So while guys may be attracted to beauty, the real beauty of the girls is their love of family."
This is certainly true.  My wife's mom, (my MIL), has been diagnosed with cancer this past week.  My wife has been inconsolable with grief, worry, and stress until we got her a ticket to fly home.  She will likely remain in Russia until it is over. 



JB~  Heartfelt good wishes and prayers to Etna and her mother, and to you, during these difficulty times.
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: vwrw on November 06, 2006, 05:50:03 AM
John, I am sorry to hear this about your wife’s mom. I wish for her to recover.
I agree, if a man is going to get married RW he should be prepared his wife will take care of her “left” parents as though they are her own kids. And if her husband were not glad (pleased) of that, she would begin to hate him.

I think, I understood why many man consider hot body to be important thing…perhaps, it is much more difficult for a man to see his woman’s inner beauty through a lot of fat ;). But in this case why big woman’s bosoms still let man to see if the woman has a kind heart?  I just wonder. ???

 
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: jb on November 06, 2006, 07:41:32 AM
Thanks to everyone who has expressed sympathy here, Etna really appreciates your good wishes.  My point for bringing it up was to illustrate how a "good" woman reacts to family problems and stress.  A western man should be prepared for this if he climbs aboard this runaway freight train.

from vwrw;
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I think, I understood why many man consider hot body to be important thing…perhaps, it is much more difficult for a man to see his woman’s inner beauty through a lot of fat . But in this case why big woman’s bosoms still let man to see if the woman has a kind heart?  I just wonder.

vwrw, when the man sees the big bosoms, he is not at all interested in her heart, he is lusting after something else.  I don't think very many women in ordinary and usual circumstances ever understands why men are such visual creatures, why they are attracted to either large breasts or long legs.  Yet a girl on the hunt for a man, will cleverly display these body features to their best advantage, somehow subconsciously knowing that it will attract the male.   In the same way a lot of men usually don't understand when a woman is giving off sexual signals to a man she is interested in.  Some flirting signals a very subtle and not easy to read, the man with poor dating skills probably never learned the visual clues, and therefore missed out on a lot of great girls/women who were initially interested in him.  If she spends 10 minutes in a man's company and gives him the clues, and he doesn't respond correctly she will assume he's not interested and then the clues go away, and she moves on.  For this reason I believe it's true that usually the woman knows within minutes of meeting if she is going to have sex with a man.  After she has made up her mind, either consciously or subconsciously,  it is then only a matter of courting and wooing before she allows him into her bed.  If she discards his as a possible mate in that first 10 minutes, he then stands little chance of the relationship ever coming around.

Anytime a woman tells a man she "just wants to be friends", he should understand that's the kiss of death.  A man, on the other hand, will tell a woman he "just wants to be friends" when he is tired of his current girlfriend and wants to keep the new girl on the hook for later.  Totally different objectives from two opposite perspectives.

Does that make sense to you?
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: Son of Clyde on November 10, 2006, 07:00:03 AM
JB, sorry to hear the sad news and I am hoping your mother in law will recover fully. What about American doctors in Russia? Doesn't immigration use them for visa exams? Not sure if the medical facilities are up to date but having an American doctor might ensure better all around treatment.
Title: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: 2tallbill on December 02, 2020, 12:03:09 PM
Bumpity bump bump!
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: japtats on December 02, 2020, 12:22:03 PM
Someone said sexiness , I am not sure , I ended stuff with hot women . I remember them but don't lose sleep, I remember one , my ex fiance , she had looks , body , work ethic , academics , she supported me when I was broke .


All.the rest I can replace easily , her I cannot , not easily. Looks fade , your income grows , marrying for looks purely is a wrong investment. You can always get more 5 years down the line .

When you meet a woman who has it all, and makes you feel 'this Is it , won't get any better than this ', she is the one you remember
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: msmob on December 02, 2020, 12:40:21 PM
I couldn't take this poll seriously

Other: plenty of money in the bank ...

'Youth'? ... this poll should have an upper age limit ;)
Title: Re: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: ML on December 02, 2020, 02:13:55 PM
I am a body man.

But, I must admit, beautiful faces are great to look at.

All in all, personality is probably the most important trait . . . along with not being overweight.
Included in personality (for me) are pleasant demeanor, smiling most of the time, rarely in bad or surly mood, softly spoken words, kindness, etc.

Average face, average body, average intelligence and great personality . . . yeah, I'd probably take her.
Title: What Would You Choose for a Wife?
Post by: 2tallbill on December 02, 2020, 03:09:11 PM
Great Character First and foremost. I have preached this a thousand
times. You can compromise on anything except character. If she has character
then you trust her. That is the basis for ANY relationship in my opinion.

Great Personality I've dated some really gorgeous women but some of
them had zero personality. I remember looking at a really, really beautiful and
sexy girl and realized I was bored with her.

That means I can pick two of the following.

Beautiful Face, Hot Body High Intelligence or other

I don't know how non-beautiful, non-hot or non-high intelligence
you get in this experiment/poll. Will the girl scare the neighbors?
Is she dumber than a bag of hammers?

Since nothing was said, I am deciding that she is rocket science smart
or average to clever since she has a great personality, I doubt that she
can be a dummy.

So I chose hot body and beautiful face.

Luckily, I don't have to choose between those options since I have Angel Eyes.