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[Trenchcoat]

I'm not religious at all but I always thought that having a Religion could potentially make dating easier especially since OP here is Orthodox Christian and most of the FSU is also then that should in theory be a big bonus. Kind of like having your own dating network already set up, each Orthodox church in the FSU a potential breeding ground of hot FSW to date.

OP if you are still knocking around and haven't got this sorted yet in your position I would forget about online dating sites and fly straight to Ukraine say and visit Orthodox Churches there one after another. Surely a way better idea than clicking buttons your mouse at home. You'll get it done a lot quicker and better that way I wager.

It's always has intrigued me how religion could be used in dating in the FSU. Most in the West I get the impression aren't Orthodox Christians, that's pretty unusual I would guess. Most I would guess are Protestants, Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, etc. I'm no expert on Religion being not into it myself but that is the impression I get.

So the big question, would it be worth considering changing Religion if finding no luck in your current Religion in your country?

After all is there really such a difference between Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox Christian religions. Yes there will be differences in them of course but they are all part of the same Christian Religion. All it takes is realising and deciding that yes you could worship your Religion in a different way. And by doing so you could reap better dating rewards in the FSU.

Myself I am not religious and I would likely get irritated sitting through all the blah, blah, blah of the preaching even if there was easy dating at hand (not needed for me at present). I would also feel pretty fake and phoney and I don't like that. Even still it would intrigue me to see how if a non religious person or person willing to change their religion to the Orthodox Religion how they would get on in the FSU by visiting Orthodox Churches.

[2tallbill]

Even still it would intrigue me to see how if a non religious person or person willing to change their religion to the Orthodox Religion how they would get on in the FSU by visiting Orthodox Churches.

Marriage is a long term thing, faking a religion is a pretty dumb idea to get a girl especially an FSUW, which
most aren't super religious. Running around to different Orthodox churches to hit on girls as a non religious
man is like going to a hundred gay bars to hit on men when you aren't gay. What happens when you catch
one?

Be who you are and what you are. Being a big lying phony is not going to work long term. Spending 3 hours
in church every Sunday in a language you don't understand plus fasting well over 100 days per year will get
tiresome for someone who is faking it. If you lived during the Spanish Inquisition, I would say fake until you
make it, but the majority of FSUW do not fast, although some do during Velikiy Post (Easter lent fast).

Adopt one of Krim's ideas, join a volunteer group to help out old babushka's in Ukraine. That should work
during the short term.

Never try to fake or lie in any situation if you want a long term relationship.   

Udachi!

Bill

[Trenchcoat]

Marriage is a long term thing, faking a religion is a pretty dumb idea to get a girl especially an FSUW, which
most aren't super religious. Running around to different Orthodox churches to hit on girls as a non religious
man is like going to a hundred gay bars to hit on men when you aren't gay. What happens when you catch
one?

Be who you are and what you are. Being a big lying phony is not going to work long term. Spending 3 hours
in church every Sunday in a language you don't understand plus fasting well over 100 days per year will get
tiresome for someone who is faking it. If you lived during the Spanish Inquisition, I would say fake until you
make it, but the majority of FSUW do not fast, although some do during Velikiy Post (Easter lent fast).

Adopt one of Krim's ideas, join a volunteer group to help out old babushka's in Ukraine. That should work
during the short term.

Never try to fake or lie in any situation if you want a long term relationship.   

Udachi!

Bill

Surely if they are not super into being Orthodox Christian then it's less of an issue if you aren't either, you are just attending church like they are. I'm sorted for a girl at the moment but always just wondered. I'm not the sort of guy to want to be fake or phoney or be somewhere that I don't want be, generally church lol, but some guys may be less fussed.

Potentially, when setting down in the FSU it might be a way to get the job done quick without messing about with apps and online dating. I'm not all that up on the Orthodox faith or any other in terms of who can join in. I guess Google could tell me a bit more nowadays if I was bothered to Google, but if it's a case of just walk in before service begins and sit down somewhere while some dude bores on for a good while then maybe some guys reading here would be open to it. After all do you have to be really religious to partake or is anyone with a passing interest welcome?

Language could be a problem, having good command of Russian/Ukrainian could definitely make it easier. If not then I guess going to cities with a high proportion of English speakers may help. Myself I am glad that I am with someone who is not at all religious like me. However I can see how the Orthodox Churches could be a useful dating network just sat there ready to access.

[2tallbill]

Surely if they are not super into being Orthodox Christian then it's less of an issue if you aren't either, you are just attending church like they are.

In your opinion how often does an FSUW attend a church?

[Trenchcoat]

In your opinion how often does an FSUW attend a church?

I don't have a big insight into this not being Orthodox Christian myself and having had few conversations with FSW on this matter. However, if a FSW attends an Orthodox Church fairly frequently she will likely wear a headscarf around her neck nearly all the time also, a tell tale sign there

That is what the first lady I met in Kyiv did, however while she went I think reasonably frequently I don't think she was fervently religious or obsessive in her attendance. She did say that she believed an Orthodox Wedding to be eternally binding and so she would only do a Civil Wedding in most cases - as do you really want to be bound eternally to each other forever. In Kyiv we went into an Orthodox Church she put up her headscarf and I admired the internal architecture of the place. Think she just did the cross sign type of thing or similar and she was done. I don't know if it ever gets much more than that. Seems a fairly quiet affair with not much room for chit chat in there but I could be wrong, I have never been around at a full service.

Second girl, Kherson Girl was also an Orthodox believer. However I think less so than the first girl at least at those points in time when I was with them. She wore a big wooden cross at night lol but she never wore a neck scarf and wouldn't visit any Orthodox Churches in Kyiv as she didn't have one with her and I don't think she really wanted to visit any either. From asking her although she would go at times I don't think she really went often all that much.

Many go to Orthodox Churches around Easter time and at Christmas I have learned from questioning FSW even some who aren't really religious. However less FSW seem to go at other times of the year. That is as far as my insight goes into it all. Perhaps you can tell us more Beel?