Home From Ukraine

[bleau]

I got home from Ukraine last night and will start a trip report soon....oh....we're engaged too. 

[BillyB]

Grats Bleau,  Now is the time to relax, unwind, and let it all soak in.

[Boethius]

Congratulations, bleau.

[Kineo]

Mosel tov!
 
May the two of you share much joy in the journey ahead of you.

[Muzh]

Hey Bleau, Hip Hip Hooray!!!

[bleau]

I would like to thank the ones of you that have supported me on this journey. I will not bore you with me packing my bags with check list, the trip over on the plane, going through customs in Kiev and how tasty the monkey food was on the planes.

I met my fiance standing straight up on a free personal's site Free Dating. Once we exchanged a couple of messages we both pulled our profiles, her first and then me and we never looked back. Paid agencies never crossed my mind but I wish the ones of you well that use them. Her age is 45 and my age is 65 and that was not, has not and will not be a factor in our relationship. We discussed it one time and she basically told me to..shut it up and not mention it again and I haven't.

We talked everyday in Skype and on the phone and had to use a friend of mine that lives near me that is Russian and is a translator.
She more or less helped clarify some differences between us in cultures and personal questions that we both thought needed answering,

I did not jump on a plane and fly to her soon after we started talking due to business commitments on both our parts and that was a smart move for both of us and is one of the main reason's we're engaged. She's a beautiful lady inside and out and was definitely a "catch" for any man that would take the time and romance her like I had to do. She showed me the many emails she had gotten from men all over the world and her words to me were..they are all jerks. I'll write more about that in another report.

In other reports I'll write about meeting her beautiful family, single friends and happily married friends...and the pro dater( maybe, maybe not) I mentioned in another post a few months back. I'll not be writing about all the beautiful material  things I saw while in Ukraine but this journey I began with this gorgeous lady and how it ended for us being engaged.

When I cleared customs in Kiev she was standing ready and was looking straight into my eyes with a big smile on her face. She came up to me and gave me a long hug, some kisses and said to me....my Bleau, you have come to me "as promised" but I knew you would, thank you and welcome to Ukraine. I'll have to admit I did babble a little and was already awe struck with her right off the bat.

She then introduced me to her aunt and uncle that lives in Kiev, another round of hugs and some flowers and welcome to our city and country. They too are awesome people and have been happily married for many years.

We talked for a few more minutes and then her aunt and uncle drove us to our apartment in Kiev. She had gone to Kiev earlier and looked at several apartments and rented this one from a hotel in Kiev.  She said I wanted an apartment like I wanted for us and I knew you would be happy with my choice, and I was. She paid for the apartment herself and would not let me refund her the money. She told me I know how much your plane fare cost so while in Ukraine I will take care of you and trust me she did.
She rented the apartment for $45.00 a night and almost smack in the middle Kiev near anything and almost everything.

In my next report I'll write about getting to the apartment, sharing this apartment together and our 3 days together while we were in Kiev before we left for her city on the train. I'll also not name her city because of the earlier discussion in another thread about the pro dater and agencies.

Cheers!

[Muzh]

Bleau, Godspeed.

[ML]

Her age is 45 and my age is 65 and that was not, has not and will not be a factor in our relationship.

I wish the very best for you.

However, you must realize that you really can't say such things as highlighted above.
This is like saying; I will not develop cancer or heart disease or have a stroke.
A nice wish, but such is totally unpredictable.

[Hammer2722]

Looking forward to reading your TR. Looks like you two hit it off quite well and I wish you both all the best in the future!!!! Hope the TR includes lots of pics!!!! We like pics....

[Shadow]

Congratulations on the engagement, and hope to read more soon.